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House Speaker Mike Johnson, theGrio.com
October 27, 2023
After weeks of instability in the House, Republicans elected House Speaker Mike Johnson and some Democrats are not on board. 
October 22, 2023
For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has halted the U.S. House feeds into a pessimism about the country’s core institutions.
October 19, 2023
Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler announced Thursday she will not seek election to a full term in 2024.
October 19, 2023
Some say it’s not a reality that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will become the next speaker of the House.
Congressional Candidate Michael Moore, D-S.C., U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. theGrio.Com
October 13, 2023
At this time, Michael B. Moore is the only Black Democratic candidate looking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.
members of the League of Women, thegrio.com
October 11, 2023
The NAACP contends that Republicans unconstitutionally removed thousands of Black voters from the state’s 1st Congressional District.
October 5, 2023
House Democrats are making it clear their only vote for the next House speaker will be House Minority Leader Hakeem…
October 5, 2023
On the latest episode of “The Hill with April Ryan,” April D. Ryan breaks down the latest on Capitol Hill…
September 29, 2023
CBC members are asking President Joe Biden to grant Temporary Protected Status to citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
September 24, 2023
Rep. Ayanna Pressley held a roundtable discussion on student debt cancellation weeks before loan repayments resume.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, theGrio.com
August 3, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is coming under fire for his claim that Congress cannot govern the Supreme Court.
CBC, theGrio.com
July 30, 2023
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is continuing to ring the alarm on Capitol Hill over what they see as assaults…
Kevin McCarthy, who is affected by government shutdown, government shutdown 2023, theGrio.com
July 30, 2023
Lawmakers broke for their August recess last week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries of a…
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…