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U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., theGrio.com
July 28, 2023
Members of Congress slam Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he doubled down on the state’s controversial school curriculum on slavery. 
July 20, 2023
Warnock says the issue of voter suppression is a “911 emergency,” and a legislative response is crucial to sustain American…
July 20, 2023
Congressional members boycotted Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to Congress this week amid tensions between Israel and Palestine. 
September 21, 2022
A 10-page FDA report offers an account of what led to the shortage, which forced the airlifting of powdered formula…
KKK plaque
September 2, 2022
The federal naming commission recently discovered a KKK plaque located at the entrance of a West Point.
Bobby Rush
August 20, 2022
In an interview theGrio, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush reflects on his political career and activism rooted in the civil rights…
August 7, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Inflation Reduction Act will be among the "defining legislative measures of the 21st…
August 4, 2022
The predominantly Black city of Detroit could be without Black representation in Congress next term for the first time since…
July 31, 2022
The House passed legislation Friday seeking to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns with the 2022 Midterms on the horizon.
July 17, 2022
TheGrio is closely watching the Maryland gubernatorial and attorney general contests and the race for 4th Congressional District.
June 26, 2022
Jones is seeking re-election in New York's 10th Congressional District, which is comprised of Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.
June 21, 2022
Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week's end.
June 12, 2022
If the gun legislation goes into law, it would signal a turn from years of gun massacres that have yielded…
Karen Bass
June 7, 2022
Mayoral candidate Karen Bass in an interview with theGrio discusses the top issues in Los Angeles: homelessness, crime and the…
May 26, 2022
Despite calls for federal laws on gun control, most states are not even enacting them and seem to have little…
May 25, 2022
Will the mass shooting of children in Uvalde, Texas finally spur GOP members of Congress into enacting reasonable gun control…
May 25, 2022
New suggestions include renaming Fort Lee, named after Robert E. Lee, as Fort Gregg-Adams, after two Black army veterans.
May 20, 2022
The bill, backed by House Democrats, directs the FTC to punish companies that engage in price gouging and adds unit…
May 18, 2022
Brown, who spent almost 25 years in Congress, was released from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
May 15, 2022
After a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, leaders said the need to combat white supremacy, domestic terrorism and gun…