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July 3, 2024
Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones aims to reclaim his seat from Rep. Mike Lawler in one of the nation’s most…
September 19, 2023
Mondaire Jones, seeking to reclaim his seat in Congress, will have to overcome a primary against Liz Gereghty and, by…
December 7, 2022
Despite Senator Raphael Warnock's runoff win in Georgia, a divided Congress will likely halt Biden’s Black agenda for the next…
November 29, 2022
The United States Senate has officially passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which will codify same-sex and interracial marriages.
November 17, 2022
A second term of a Trump presidency would be “dangerous” for Black, brown, LGBTQ, and other marginalized communities, say advocates.
August 24, 2022
Rep. Mondaire Jones was defeated in an upset primary election that will see the nation’s first openly gay Black congressman…
August 22, 2022
On Tuesday, New York voters will get a chance to decide their party nominees to head into the November midterm…
July 28, 2022
Advocates say emphasizing that the monkeypox outbreak is primarily among "men who have sex with men" could further harm the…
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 16, 2022
Black leaders in Congress and the civil rights space applauded President Joe Biden for his historic commitments to advancing LGBTQ…
May 26, 2022
There are so many reasons to pay attention to local and state-level races in your state, even if you live…
May 23, 2022
Jones, who represents the 17th District in upstate New York, announced Saturday he wouldn't seek re-election to his current seat.
May 19, 2022
While Title 42 will be lifted on May 23, there remains a concern that the U.S. will continue to unfairly…
May 11, 2022
The legislative conundrum in the Senate over Roe v. Wade dates back decades, suggesting an uphill battle for the latest…
April 6, 2022
As the Biden administration moves to lift Title 42, some are concerned about Haitian and African refugees getting the short…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
TheGrio explores what Republicans describe as "court-packing" with U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown.
Sen. Cory Booker and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 23, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson was moved to tears during a stirring speech delivered by Senator Cory Booker on Day 3 of…
January 26, 2022
A White House source tells theGrio that conversations are being had over possibilities to fill the soon-to-be vacant Supreme Court…
Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX)
January 6, 2022
Many Black Congress members are still processing the trauma of the Capitol attack, while leading efforts to hold insurrectionists accountable.
September 21, 2021
Members of Congress and civil rights leaders called out Biden officials as Haitian migrants are whipped and corralled at the…