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Congress Marriage Rights theGrio.com
December 8, 2022
The bill, which requires all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages, passed with nearly 40 Republican votes.
December 7, 2022
From Stacey Abrams to student volunteers, activists overcame incredible odds to help deliver Senator Raphael Warnock a victory in Georgia.
December 6, 2022
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday.
Senator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
December 6, 2022
Georgia voters will cast their ballots to determine who will claim the state’s U.S. Senate seat for the next six…
December 6, 2022
Bass requested that the vice president administer her oath of office, and a Harris staffer said she was "honored to…
December 3, 2022
TheGrio was on the scene at the White House as the Biden-Harris administration celebrated the holiday season with celebrity and…
November 29, 2022
The United States Senate has officially passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which will codify same-sex and interracial marriages.
November 29, 2022
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61.
Tony Patterson in Florida
November 23, 2022
Florida's anti-fraud effort led to charges of "election voting by an unqualified voter" and "false swearing" against Tony Patterson.
November 23, 2022
Bolden's career in law was inspired by her great-grandfather, whose 1930s' death was deemed accidental after his lynching.
November 19, 2022
Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off…
November 17, 2022
A second term of a Trump presidency would be “dangerous” for Black, brown, LGBTQ, and other marginalized communities, say advocates.
November 16, 2022
Republicans won control of the U.S. House, returning to power and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Biden’s agenda.
November 16, 2022
Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black…
Andrea Campbell Summer Lee
November 14, 2022
While some major Black women candidates failed to pull out victories on Nov. 8, there were other wins to celebrate…
November 12, 2022
The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program.
November 11, 2022
“We are the state of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman and Thurgood Marshall," Wes Moore said during an interview with…
November 11, 2022
Joe Tate has made history by becoming the first Black representative to serve as House Speaker in Michigan.
November 10, 2022
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won his bid for re-election after gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams conceded. 
Mandela Barnes Ron Johnson
November 9, 2022
Mandela Barnes has been defeated in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to polling results from…