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Clarence Thomas calls Washington a ‘hideous place’

FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.” Thomas spoke at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference, which hears federal cases from Alabama, Florida and Georgia. He made the comments pushing back on his critics in response to a question about working in […]

todayMay 12, 2024 1

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Hakeem Jeffries calls on Republicans to release funding for Haiti

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday demanded that Republican lawmakers immediately back the release of millions of dollars in funding for Haiti as the Caribbean nation is beset by political violence and instability. “America needs to stand with the people of Haiti,” Jeffries, a Brooklyn Democrat, told theGrio during his weekly presser. Jeffries said the money should have been released on Wednesday. Haiti has seen a rise in violence, deaths and kidnappings since late February as armed gangs members […]

todayApril 15, 2024 2

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GOP lawmaker calls college basketball players ‘illegal invaders’

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker involved in former President Donald Trump’s election denials was widely criticized after the Republican made false claims that buses carrying college athletes to Detroit for March Madness were shuttling illegal migrant “invaders” into the city. State House Rep. Matt Maddock made the claim Wednesday night in a social media post accompanied by photos of three buses near an Allegiant plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Maddock wrote that the buses “just loaded […]

todayMarch 31, 2024 1

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Congress calls on Pres. Biden to address the housing crisis, Israel-Hamas conflict and reproductive rights during State of the Union address

Members of Congress expect President Joe Biden to highlight issues of reproductive rights, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the housing crisis during his State of the Union address on Thursday.  Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told theGrio, that he hopes President Biden calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Biden addressed the Special Counsel’s report on his handling of classified […]

todayMarch 7, 2024 1

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Sen. Laphonza Butler calls for increased voter protections

U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler on Friday said that democracy is at risk, urging for voting protections to be enforced ahead of the presidential election in November. The California Democrat made the call in Montgomery, Alabama, at a hearing about protecting voting rights for Americans, particularly those in marginalized communities. “The very sense of our democracy is at stake” if protections are not honored, Butler told theGrio. “We must continue to do everything that we can to strengthen the franchise for […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 1

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Trump calls NC gov candidate Mark Robinson MLK ‘on steroids’

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor, fulfilling a pledge the former president made several months ago. At a rally Saturday in Greensboro, Trump compared Robinson, who is Black, to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the famed civil rights leader. Trump referred to Robinson as “Martin Luther King on steroids.” Trump said Robinson wasn’t sure how to respond when Trump compared him to the legendary civil rights leader, telling him: “I think […]

todayMarch 3, 2024 1

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Congressional Black Caucus backs Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after calls for resignation

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus support Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who has faced backlash for not alerting the proper officials after being hospitalized. In a statement obtained by theGrio, CBC Chairman Steven Horsford, D-Nev., stated, “The CBC fully supports Secretary Austin remaining in his role, and we strongly push back against efforts to politicize a deeply personal and private health diagnosis.” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks with reporters after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact […]

todayJanuary 13, 2024 2

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Biden calls on Black Americans to stand with him in 2024 

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. President Joe Biden showed Monday that he is committed to improving the lives of Black Americans, delivering a fiery denunciation of white supremacy and highlighting his record of accomplishments in the fight for racial justice. The president spoke at the historic Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where a young white racist shot and killed nine Black […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 2

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An emotional Biden calls out white supremacy, slams Trump and Haley at Black S.C. church

President Joe Biden denounced white supremacy and Republican attempts to rewrite America’s racial history as he made his pitch to Black voters, vowing to continue having their backs, during a visit to South Carolina ahead of the first Democratic primary of the 2024 election.  On Monday, Biden delivered remarks at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, where nine Black parishioners, including the church’s pastor, State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney, were tragically murdered by a white supremacist gunman in 2015. […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024 1

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