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Sen. Laphonza Butler, theGrio.com
October 11, 2023
Sen. Laphonza Butler had never held public office before being appointed to the Senate to complete the late Sen. Feinstein's…
September 21, 2023
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place…
Barbara Lee race for Senate
February 12, 2023
Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat serving her 12th term, is gearing up to be the state’s first Black woman…
November 11, 2022
A groundbreaking grassroots strategy demonstrated that an engaged diverse electorate is the deciding factor in battleground races.
June 12, 2022
If the gun legislation goes into law, it would signal a turn from years of gun massacres that have yielded…
December 13, 2021
Herschel Walker's son Christian drew backlash on social media when he said Joe Biden was responsible for high gas prices.
August 18, 2021
Americans will have to expand our imagination and develop a new constitution that respects human rights and protects the right…
August 9, 2021
Sen. Braun was given a brief history lesson after tweeting the Founding Fathers "never intended the federal government to grow…
August 2, 2021
After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, wrapping up days of painstaking work.
July 27, 2021
Senators and the White House are locked in intense negotiations to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting.
July 26, 2021
Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal with as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at a news conference
June 24, 2021
The voting rights bill, For The People Act, in the Senate was the latest victim of our new abnormal, post-…
June 22, 2021
The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key test vote in…
June 8, 2021
A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement…
June 8, 2021
Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. An ambitious elections and voting bill is all but dead. Legislation on…
April 9, 2021
Nearly 150 groups called on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, saying it is a Jim Crow-era relic that can…
March 26, 2021
Chuck Schumer took stock of accomplishments including the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue while vowing action on voting rights and hate…
Hiram Rhodes Revels first
March 11, 2021
Against all odds and one year before the 15th Amendment, the first black male senator was appointed to serve in…
March 10, 2021
A Congress riven along party lines approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as Joe Biden and Democrats claimed…
March 1, 2021
Senate Democrats considered reshaping parts of the House-passed COVID-19 relief bill on Monday, hoping to salvage a minimum wage.