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Maxine Waters, LindellTV, Alison Steinberg, Government Shutdown, theGrio.com
October 1, 2025
“Excuse me. Stop it right there,” Waters interjected after a reporter asked her about "illegal aliens" and the government shutdown.
Hakeem Jeffries, Democrats, Government Shutdown, theGrio.com
October 1, 2025
"Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they do not want to protect the healthcare of…
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September 30, 2025
The federal government is close to a shutdown amid a battle over health care in America. Black Americans stand to…
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September 25, 2025
The White House urges agencies to consider a reduction in force, which would eliminate positions, ahead of a potential government…
Donald Trump, Trump economy, government shutdown, Elon Musk, Donald Trump budget, Donald Trump Elon Musk, U.S. government spending fight, Trump spending fight, Trump budget debate, theGrio.com
December 23, 2024
Trump’s decision to inject himself into the budget debate a month before his inauguration foreshadowed that his second term will…
Hakeem Jeffries, debt ceiling government shutdown, debt ceiling, government shutdown, theGrio.com
December 20, 2024
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to…
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, theGrio.com
December 20, 2024
Critics warn that President-elect Trump, influenced by the wealthy class, poses socioeconomic harm for Black and other vulnerable Americans. 
December 19, 2024
Democrats block Trump's last-minute demands to shut down government as GOP divisions deepen ahead of shutdown deadline.
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.
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.
October 12, 2023
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October 2, 2023
TheGrio asks White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the latest to avoid another threat of a government shutdown.
Jasmine Crockett, theGrio
September 30, 2023
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, admits she can get pretty “worked up and pissed off” over her Republican colleagues.
September 29, 2023
TheGrio asks Education Secretary Miguel Cardona if the Biden-Harris administration is considering pausing student loan repayments yet again.
September 29, 2023
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told theGrio that a government shutdown will devastate Black and brown Americans.
Kevin McCarthy, who is affected by government shutdown, government shutdown 2023, theGrio.com
September 28, 2023
MAGA extremists are demanding billions in cuts to vital programs that aid low-income families, which could lead to a government…
Maxine Waters and Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
September 29, 2021
TheGrio spoke with people involved in and around negotiations between the White House and Congress over a looming government shutdown.
Federal Employees In Chicago Hold Prayer Vigil Against Government Shutdown
September 27, 2021
For Black America this shutdown could compound hurt on top of hurt as loss of payment could further damage access…
December 26, 2020
President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham played golf on Christmas as uncertainty if Trump would sign Congress' stimulus package…