Washington DC

All Articles

U.S. Capitol In Washington
December 19, 2021
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on D.C. lobbyists to diversity their K Street offices.
December 19, 2021
Robotic police dogs are being tested to fight crime in a handful of U.S. cities cities, but some residents worry…
Karine Jean-Pierre in press briefing room
December 18, 2021
The WHCA announced theGrio’s fourth row seat with its first updated seating chart in five years. It goes into effect…
December 1, 2021
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion.
November 28, 2021
Dave Chappelle wants the public decide whether or not the theater at Duke Ellington high school in Washington, D.C. should…
November 19, 2021
President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy."
White House Voting Rights Protest
November 17, 2021
Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested outside the White House on Wednesday during a second day of mass protests for voting…
Howard University and Phylicia Rashad
November 12, 2021
Howard University student activists and alumni say they have "zero confidence" in administration's ability to quell campus concerns.
November 4, 2021
Delivery man Ricardo Land, who exposed a rat infestation at a Popeyes in Washington D.C., has been suspended without pay.
November 3, 2021
Several Republicans who won office on Tuesday attended the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection, each claim they did not breach the…
Martin Luther King III, theGrio.com
November 3, 2021
Martin Luther King III was arrested and released Wednesday by U.S. Park Police after protesting for voting rights in front…
U.S. President Joe Biden
October 21, 2021
Biden invoked Dr. King's fight for racial justice and equality as he acknowledged roadblocks to his agenda on voting rights…
Washington D.C. thegrio.com
October 20, 2021
According to health data related to the rise in COVID cases, 49 of the 50 people in D.C. who died…
Gun Violence thegrio.com
October 19, 2021
Expectations are high for the city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director to curb the surging murder rate.
October 15, 2021
A Capitol Police officer has been indicted after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a Jan. 6 rioter’s…
October 6, 2021
The shop’s owner, Daniella Senior, had previously been invited to the White House last week where she also met with…
September 30, 2021
Congress passed legislation that would avoid a federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3, and sent the…
September 30, 2021
With President Joe Biden’s government overhaul at stake, Democrats charged into trouble Thursday as a promised vote on the first…
September 28, 2021
In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across…
police thegrio.com
September 24, 2021
A 12-year veteran of the D.C. police department has been charged with murder stemming from the death of Karon Hylton-Brown…