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December 19, 2021
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he can't back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, threatening President Joe Biden’s signature…
U.S. Capitol In Washington
December 19, 2021
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on D.C. lobbyists to diversity their K Street offices.
December 18, 2021
Cannabis companies say California's legal marijuana industry needs policy changes to get on better footing with an illegal market.
Queensboro FC Announce New Soccer Stadium In NYC At York College
December 18, 2021
Queens Democrat Adrienne Adams will make history as the first-ever Black city council speaker for New York City in January.
December 18, 2021
Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.
December 18, 2021
The two-term House member said the decision to step away by the end of the year was based on a…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Rep. Scott Perry thegrio.com
December 15, 2021
During a debate on a bill to combat Islamophobia, Rep. Scott Perry alleged that Rep. Ilhan Omar is affiliated with…
December 12, 2021
"I am so proud and humbled to call myself your next Sheriff," Susan Hutson said on Facebook early Sunday morning.
Tish James
December 11, 2021
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced that she was suspending her campaign for governor and will seek re-election.
Mayor Deqa Dhalac
December 8, 2021
The city of South Portland in Maine, which is 90% white, elected Deqa Dhalac as its first Somali mayor on…
December 4, 2021
As Democrats face pressure nationally and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp faces internal strife, the 2022 campaign will look different from…
Jamaal Bowman Ilhan Omar
December 4, 2021
It's an incredibly dangerous time and we've all got to step up and say something," Bowman recently told theGrio during…
AOC McCarthy thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
AOC has accused House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of turning a blind eye to the “violent targeting” of women of…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
Stacey Abrams announced Wednesday she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black woman governor in Georgia.
November 28, 2021
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar called Friday for House leaders to take “appropriate action” against Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert.
November 27, 2021
A heated debate is brewing over how to ensure racial and ethnic minority communities can elect the officeholders of their…
November 21, 2021
A difficult political atmosphere for President Joe Biden may have become even more treacherous with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse.
November 20, 2021
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has been elected to a fifth term with a write-in campaign that lifted him to victory…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
November 19, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris has become the first woman with acting presidential power in the nation’s nearly 250-year history.
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
November 15, 2021
Bakari Sellers has defended Vice President Kamala Harris against CNN’s latest bombshell exposé about alleged dysfunction in her office.