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Georgians Go To The Polls In Critical Senate Runoff Election
January 5, 2021
Thousands of Georgia ballots may miss the election deadline due to USPS delays as the Senate runoff takes place.
AOC thegrio.com
January 4, 2021
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to President Trump's leaked phone call begging Georgia officials to call the state in his favor.
Raffensperger Trump thegrio.com
January 4, 2021
Brad Raffensperger said that Trump should not have spoken to him about the 2020 Georgia election and that an investigation…
January 3, 2021
Rep. Louie Gohmert, whose election-related suit was dismissed Friday, suggested that Trump supporters must use violence to air grievances.
January 3, 2021
Divided government can be a time for legislative compromises, but the 117th Congress is starting with the nation more torn…
January 3, 2021
It took a high-stakes Senate race and a Trump-era cultural debate to thrust Ebenezer Baptist Church into the center of…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
December 31, 2020
Haley Taylor Schlitz writes that Gov. Newsom should have appointed a Black woman to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat.
Trump thegrio.com
December 28, 2020
The New York Post urged Trump to "Give it up" adding "for your sake and the nation’s" in a new…
December 27, 2020
Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock have are meeting goals to win over voters supporting other candidates in November.
December 27, 2020
This is the African country’s first election since a peace deal was signed between the government and rebel groups in…
December 27, 2020
Few Republican lawmakers are speaking out on their support or opposition to the president's demands as Americans await relief.
December 25, 2020
The two Democratic candidates brought in millions of dollars in a two-month period, passing their republican opponents.
Birx thegrio.com
December 22, 2020
Dr. Deborah Birx plans to retire but is willing to first help President-elect Joe Biden’s team with its coronavirus response…
Joe Biden thegrio.com
December 22, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for a passing the coronavirus relief.
Alex Padilla thegrio.com
December 22, 2020
Gov. Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as California's next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by…
December 20, 2020
Roughly 40% of the U.S. population identifies as a person of color, but the U.S. Senate remains 91% white.
Trump thegrio.com
December 19, 2020
After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Russia was the source of cyberattack, Donald Trump took to Twitter to instead…
Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Delivers Remarks In Washington DC
December 19, 2020
Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris exclusively told theGrio about her input in making the Biden-Harris the most diverse in history.
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
December 19, 2020
Kamala Harris being elected as vice-president is historic but she has asked the public to celebrate virtually with her.
Tiffany Cross Nina Turner thegrio.com
December 19, 2020
MSNBC host Tiffany Cross confronted Nina Turner for comparing the choice of Biden or Trump as eating from a "bowl…