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Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who…
Supreme Court theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
June 17, 2020
Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 meeting to help his reelection prospects, according to Trump national security…
June 17, 2020
Senate Republicans unveiled changes to police procedures and accountability, including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on chokeholds.
June 15, 2020
Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police chokeholds.
Supreme Court theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
Three months after President Donald Trump bowed to the realities of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump is back to business as usual.
Trump church theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
Black Lives Matter D.C. filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr for violating their civil…
June 10, 2020
Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain” as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul.
June 10, 2020
The U.S. military is rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, mindful of their divisiveness during this time.
June 9, 2020
Many Democratic lawmakers are wearing masks amid the coronavirus outbreak while many Republicans refuse.
June 8, 2020
The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, economists declared Monday, ending the longest…
June 8, 2020
Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, an ambitious legislative response to mass protests.
Mitt Romney BLM Protest theGrio.com
June 8, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney joined demonstrators in the nation’s capital on Sunday in a protest against police brutality on Black Americans. 
June 6, 2020
President Donald Trump is engaging with a feud with Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, calling her "incompetent" in a tweet.
June 5, 2020
Mayor Muriel Bowser paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement by renaming a street in the organization's honor and…
June 2, 2020
Law enforcement officers aggressively forced the protesters back, firing tear gas and deploying flash bangs into the crowd to disperse…
June 2, 2020
Wes Unseld, the Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship, died Tuesday after a series…
June 1, 2020
President Donald Trump derided many governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations.
May 28, 2020
An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country