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‘Ethnic cleansing’: Trump’s proposal to takeover Gaza sparks bipartisan outrage, call for impeachment

President Donald Trump‘s shocking proposal for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, displace nearly two million Palestinians, and turn the territory into an “economic development” has been met with bipartisan outrage and pushback. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, quickly slammed Trump’s plan and called on her colleagues to publicly call out the president. “Palestinians aren’t going anywhere. This president can only spew this fanatical bullshit because of bipartisan support in Congress for funding […]

February 5, 2025

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‘Donald Trump is not a god’: Rep. Bennie Thompson blasts Trump’s call to jail him, reacts to potential Biden pardon

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., is not intimidated by President-elect Donald Trump, who, during an interview on “Meet the Press,” called for the congressman to be jailed for his role as chairman of the special congressional committee investigating Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Donald Trump is not a god,” Thompson told theGrio during a recent interview, reacting to Trump’s unsupported claims that the congressman, along with other committee members like vice chair […]

December 12, 2024

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Members of Congress call on companies to retain DEI programs as court cases grind on

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democrats in Congress appealed to the largest U.S. companies Tuesday to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying such efforts give everyone a fair chance at achieving the American dream. The 49 House members, led by U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, shared their views in a letter emailed to the leaders of the Fortune 1000. The move follows several major corporationssaying in recent months that they would end or curtail their DEI initiatives. […]

October 15, 2024

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‘This can be his legacy’: Advocates call for Biden to create reparations commission in final months

Racial justice advocates are frustrated yet hopeful after meeting with White House officials earlier this week in an attempt to compel President Joe Biden, in his final months in office, to take executive actions on creating a pair of U.S. commissions on reparations and racial healing. The Monday meeting was hosted by the White House Domestic Policy Council after U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., requested that officials meet with leading racial justice activists who have worked closely with Congressional Black […]

August 9, 2024

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‘Kamala!’: Obamas call Harris to deliver endorsement for president in campaign video

In a new campaign video released on Friday, former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama called Vice President Kamala Harris to endorse her for president. “Kamala!” President Obama shouted over the phone as Harris headed to her motorcade while on the campaign trail. “We called to say, Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” said Obama, the 44th president of […]

July 26, 2024

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45,000 Black men join call to raise $1.3M for Kamala Harris campaign

Thousands of Black men raised more than $1.3 million during a Monday evening virtual fundraiser call in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. According to Quentin James of The Collective PAC, one of the organizers for the “Black Men for Harris” call, more than 45,000 Black men convened online to rally around Harris’ candidacy, just one day after President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign and endorsed his vice president for the party’s nomination. James, along with political […]

July 24, 2024

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Rep Marc Veasey is first CBC member to call for Biden to exit race

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crack emerged in Black Democratic support for President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill as Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas on Friday became the first Congressional Black Caucus member to call for Biden to end his campaign and make way for a new generation of leadership. Ending his campaign, Veasey said in a joint statement with three other Democrats, is the “responsible and patriotic thing to do” amid widespread concerns that his age, fitness and debate performance […]

July 20, 2024

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‘It would be a betrayal’: Thousands of Black women call out Dems amid efforts to oust Biden

A growing list of more than 2,600 Black women signed a letter to Democratic Party leadership, demanding that they not abandon President Joe Biden amid political pressure to suspend his reelection campaign. Organizers of the letter tell theGrio that ousting the 81-year-old president would be a “betrayal” to Black women across the country. “We fought hard for this administration to win. Fought hard to make sure that it was a Black woman on that ticket. Fought hard and worked hard […]

July 20, 2024

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‘Vile, crass white nationalist’: Critics call out VP nominee J.D. Vance’s flip-flop on Trump’s racism

Though you would never know it today, before he was selected as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, J.D. Vance repeatedly called out Trump and the Republican Party’s politics of racism. However, years later, the U.S. senator from Ohio emerged as a carbon copy of the former president based on his many views, including those about race. Critics who spoke with theGrio slammed Vance for his duplicity, noting that when it became politically expedient, he adopted the very ideologies of […]

July 17, 2024