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Donald Trump, Puerto Rico, D.C., Statehood, theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
"DC and Puerto Rico aren’t asking for special treatment. We’re demanding what should have never been denied," says Markus Batchelor.
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Virginia, theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
"The power is with the people," said Kamala Harris, former U.S. vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
David Scott, theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
Congressman David Scott's age and reports of health issues had dogged his political career in recent years.
Donald Trump, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Low IQ, theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
"There is a specific type of racism and white supremacy that attacks Black minds," Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio.
Virginia elections, Viginia yes vote, Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas, Virginia redistricting, Virginia Don Scott, Virginia Charniele L. Herring, virginia redistricting vote, Virginia redistricting vote results theGrio.com
April 22, 2026
Virginia legislators Louise Lucas, Don Scott, and Charniele Herring took on redistricting and helped shape a pivotal political moment.
Todd Blanche, Southern Poverty Center, Kash Patel, SPLC, SPLC Indictment
April 21, 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center is facing a federal indictment alleging it defrauded donors by using money to pay informants…
Trump Cabinet, theGrio.com
April 21, 2026
"His cabinet is clearly DEI for dumb people," said Svante Myrick, president of People For the American Way.
April 21, 2026
She faces a federal trial in Miami over allegations she and her brother stole $5 million designated for their family…
Black voter, Virginia, theGrio.com
April 21, 2026
Advocates and Democrats say Virginia's ballot measure on redistricting is about preserving Black political power under Trump's presidency.
Trump, marijuana, cannabis, theGrio.com
April 20, 2026
Trump complained about the "slowing walking" his order for the rescheduling of cannabis. Advocates say the reform doesn't go far…
Shreveport, Louisiana, theGrio.com
April 20, 2026
Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor delivered a tearful plea to the community as she struggled to comprehend the tragic murders.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia governor, theGrio.com
April 19, 2026
In a new Rolling Stone profile, Keisha Lance Bottoms reflects on her father Major Lance’s legacy, incarceration, and how it…
Obama Mamdani Bronx visit, NYC universal childcare program, Zohran Mamdani policy agenda, Barack Obama New York visit, Bronx childcare center event
April 19, 2026
Barack Obama met NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a Bronx childcare center where they read to children and discussed universal…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 18, 2026
A rare rebuke by Jackson illuminates a minority voice choosing to exercise her power outside of the nation's highest court.
Donald Trump, Haiti, theGrio.com
April 17, 2026
"This is a clear message to him...so he understands where the people stand, and the people have spoken," says Guerline…