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June 11, 2022
Harris campaigned heavily in South Carolina during her 2020 White House bid, but left the race before the state’s first-in-the-South…
June 11, 2022
Local district attorney races have gained attention because those offices are often at the center of debates over law enforcement…
June 11, 2022
The order from the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals is the latest move in a legal battle between Republicans and…
Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wy.)
June 10, 2022
The opening of the historic hearings of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee on Thursday night was, in a word:…
June 9, 2022
During interviews with theGrio, Capitol Officer Harry Dunn and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reflect on attack committed by mostly white mob.
June 9, 2022
Ryan Kelley, 40, was arrested in western Michigan and awaits a court hearing in Grand Rapids, FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider…
June 9, 2022
Calls are getting louder for President Biden to sign an executive order to create a commission that would study reparations…
June 8, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana's congressional boundary lines.
June 8, 2022
Congress is holding hearings in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. Families of the victims and survivors of the mass…
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso
June 8, 2022
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50%…
Sign reading "Enough" with an image of a gun
June 7, 2022
We the people need to fight back and demand our congressional leaders act to bring about common-sense gun reform.
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio thegrio.com
June 7, 2022
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for…
June 7, 2022
Louisiana's governor will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that…
Karen Bass
June 7, 2022
Mayoral candidate Karen Bass in an interview with theGrio discusses the top issues in Los Angeles: homelessness, crime and the…
A gun and bullets on an American flag
June 6, 2022
To be fair, the amateur forensic analysts who love to claim that “guns don’t kill people” are actually correct.
June 5, 2022
A small airplane entered restricted airspace near President Biden's Delaware home, prompting the evacuation of the president and first lady.
Charles Booker Kentucky
June 3, 2022
I’m genuinely conflicted, y’all. Yes, Charles Booker’s latest ad is powerful and effective, and yes, it is a crude use…
June 2, 2022
In a memo sent to staff obtained by theGrio, the Biden White House listed commitments it is making to retain…
June 1, 2022
If you’re Black, then you know that the designation of “uncle” extends past genetic boundaries or familial relationships
Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 1, 2022
Dr. Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the president, told theGrio that he is concerned about rising cases among Black…