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September 27, 2022
Democratic senators want legislation that would limit authorities’ ability to use cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts.
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September 20, 2022
Senate Democratic hopeful Charles Booker discusses his viral campaign ad invoking a noose and calls out Paul for "weaponizing hate."
August 23, 2022
U.S. Rep. Val Demings seized the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Marco Rubio this fall.
August 18, 2022
If elected in November, Lt. Governor Barnes would become the Senate's youngest member and the first Black senator from Wisconsin.
August 9, 2022
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes won the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday and will face two-term Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.
August 9, 2022
Wisconsin’s primary elections are heating up as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Aug. 9 for the state’s next…
July 18, 2022
A survey conducted by the Diversity Initiative found that 28 Senate democratic offices are comprised of at least 40% of…
July 15, 2022
The House voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
July 7, 2022
Herschel Walker and his bid for Georgia’s Senate seat has been saddled with controversy, but one stood in contrast to…
June 25, 2022
Nsé Ufot, CEO of New Georgia Project, told theGrio that polls on the Warnock-Walker senate race should be taken “with…
June 16, 2022
Walker, the former football star turned politician, has a secret son with whom he allegedly has no close relationship. 
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May 26, 2022
The Senate commemorated the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, chronicled in the Oscar-winning 'Summer of Soul' documentary, with a resolution.
May 19, 2022
The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance…
Charles Booker, Cheri Beasley
May 17, 2022
Senate candidates Cheri Beasley and Charles Booker became the first African American nominees for their respective states.
May 13, 2022
Days ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, theGrio interviewed Kenyatta, who's vying to become the nation's first openly gay Black senator.
May 11, 2022
The legislative conundrum in the Senate over Roe v. Wade dates back decades, suggesting an uphill battle for the latest…
Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook
May 10, 2022
The Senate confirmed Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve's board of governors. She is the first Black woman…
May 2, 2022
TheGrio takes a look at some of the races to watch this election cycle in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and…
April 20, 2022
Advocates argue that legalizing cannabis would restore the harm caused by criminalization in Black and Brown communities.
April 4, 2022
Republican Sens. Murkowski and Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “historic nomination” to the Supreme…