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Stacey Abrams Georgia runoff Cobb County thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
Voting rights advocates in Georgia are concerned by a recent reduction in polling places for early voting in the contested…
Senate Minority Leader Schumer thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is considering forgiving $50K for student loan borrowers, according to Senator Chuck Schumer.
Rep. Cynthia Johnson Michigan thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
Michigan Rep. Cynthia Johnson released voicemails in which her life was threatened and that she would swing from a rope.
Trump thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
President Trump is reportedly planning to leave the White House on Marine One and take one last flight on Air…
December 6, 2020
Jaime Harrison, who challenged Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in November, received backing from a key Democrat and fellow South Carolinian.
December 6, 2020
This may be the only head-to-head debate between Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock ahead of the January runoff.
December 6, 2020
A collective of historian and archival organizations filed suit in a Washington, D.C. court to preserve records in the Trump…
Rep. Gregory Meeks thegriocom
December 3, 2020
Rep. Gregory Meeks spoke with theGrio after he was elected the first Black Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Joyce Beatty CBC thegrio.com
December 3, 2020
U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio was elected the 27th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday.
November 28, 2020
The Republican Party could risk losing the two Senate seats in Georgia if voter apathy on the right, sparked by…
Barack Obama Campaigns With Joe Biden In Michigan 3 Days Ahead Of Election
November 25, 2020
Former President Barack Obama appeared on "The Breakfast Club" and opened up about the Black community, politics, and his presidency.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC thegrio.com
November 24, 2020
AOC criticized McConnell for the Senate adjourned for the Thanksgiving holiday recess without passing COVID-19 legislation.
Rudy Giuliani thegrio.com
November 24, 2020
Rudy Giuliani says he 'exaggerated' when he claimed more votes than citizens in Detroit but the words he used were…
Emily Murphy Joe Biden thegrio.com
November 23, 2020
GSA administrator Emily Murphy is signing off on President Joe Biden’s election victory after weeks of delay.
Donald Trump thegrio.com
November 23, 2020
Trump will reportedly veto a defense bill over renaming of bases celebrating Confederate figures and includes a pay raise for…
Linda Thomas-Greenfield Shuwanza Goff thegrio.com
November 23, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Shuwanza Goff, two Black women, to serve in his administration.
GSA Denise Turner Roth thegrio.com
November 19, 2020
Obama’s GSA admin Denise Turner Roth has warned against partisan politics interfering in the transition of power from Trump to…
November 19, 2020
A former top-ranking Black Trump staffer refused to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect during an appearance on Joy Reid’s show.
Ned Staebler Michigan thegrio.com
November 18, 2020
Michigan entrepreneur Ned Staebler told Republican officials that their grandchildren would think of them as Bull Connor or George Wallace.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
November 17, 2020
Georgia’s audit of their voting machines has been completed and there is no indication that there was anything improper.