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U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman and former Congressman George Santos, theGrio.com
November 30, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., says that if Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was a Black man, he would've been ejected months…
Rosa Parks thegrio.com
November 30, 2023
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are continuing efforts to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday.
November 28, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is calling out former President Donald Trump as “the ringleader” of House Republicans.
November 22, 2023
Senate Chuck Schumer indicated that the nation’s first bill to regulate AI will focus on how to safeguard Black voters…
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
November 15, 2023
The U.S. Senate could soon vote on a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would be catastrophic…
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
November 14, 2023
Lawmakers and advocates warn House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a government shutdown could devastate the Black community.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, theGrio.com
November 8, 2023
Black members of Congress are standing by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib after the sole Palestinian-American serving in Congress was censured.
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
November 7, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives has only days to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown by next week’s deadline.
November 5, 2023
The AI industry has the civil rights community calling for caution, particularly regarding AI technology and law enforcement.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
November 3, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes there is “an urgent need” to move police reform legislation “forward."
artificial intelligence, thegrio.com
November 3, 2023
Members of Congress are pushing forward to ensure Black and other minority communities are not harmed by AI technology.
November 2, 2023
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer tells theGrio he is particularly concerned about how AI is used by law enforcement.
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…