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Maryland Democrats blast political group’s AI videos of Wes Moore as racist

A political campaign dedicated to attacking Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is being called out for AI videos it posted that Maryland Democrats say are racist and harken back to America’s dark history. The “No Moore” campaign, launched as an anonymous website and social media platform earlier this year, seeks to call out the leadership of Moore, who became Maryland’s first Black governor in 2022 and announced he is running for re-election in 2026. “Wes Moore torched a $5.5 billion surplus, rammed […]

todaySeptember 19, 2025 2

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‘Quit stunting’: Chicago mayor invokes hip-hop slang to blast Trump amid threat to send troops to city

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson excoriated President Donald Trump amid his constant war of words with the president, who vowed to send U.S. military troops to the Windy City to address crime. “This president has declared war on poor people,” said Johnson during a Tuesday interview on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight.” Pointing to the recent federal “crime emergency” that Trump declared in Washington, D.C.—despite crime data showing a historic 30-year low—Johnson said, “If you look at the arrests that he made…the vast […]

todaySeptember 3, 2025 2

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Trump sees ‘biggest financial success’ after earning $6 billion in new crypto venture. Critics blast it as unethical

President Donald Trump‘s crypto fortune reached new heights after an investment in a new cryptocurrency venture earned his family business a whopping $6 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump amassed his “biggest financial success” on Monday, surpassing his decades-long real estate portfolio, which includes properties around the world. The launch of the Trump-owned cryptocurrency, WLFI, is the equivalent of an initial trade offering, allowing investors to buy and sell on the open market like a listed company’s shares. […]

todaySeptember 3, 2025 1

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Hakeem Jeffries delivers record-breaking, nearly 9-hour speech, quoting Bible to blast GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, made history on Thursday after delivering a nearly 9-hour speech on the House floor to delay the passing of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act.” After standing for 8 hours and 44 minutes, the New York congressman broke the record for the longest House speech ever delivered in U.S. history, surpassing former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, who previously broke […]

todayJuly 9, 2025 2

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Black Democrats blast GOP efforts to impeach Mayorkas again

Congressional Black Caucus members are slamming Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for proposing a second vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a failed attempt last week. In a statement obtained by theGrio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., condemned GOP members for attempting to impeach Mayorkas without evidence that he committed an impeachable offense. “This is a political stunt and a hit job ordered by two people, Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene,” he said. […]

todayFebruary 11, 2024 1

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House Dems blast Republicans for pushing ‘anti-abortion agenda’ with new pro-life bills

House Democrats are slamming House Republicans for passing anti-abortion bills that they say are in line with an agenda to ban abortions nationwide. U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, told theGrio, “Republicans are dismissive of the people’s voices and continue to try to operate in a state of deception by putting forward these initiatives to fund these so-called pregnancy crisis centers.” The U.S. Capitol building is shown in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., in a […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024 2