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Beware of stories spreading misinformation about Black men being fed up with Joe Biden and the Democrats

Let’s be perfectly clear. I’m not new to this conversation. I’m true to it. As much time as I spend talking with local, state and national elected leaders, stakeholders, grassroots organizers and party officials, I spend even more hosting and participating in events in barbershops and beauty salons, churches and community centers engaging everyday folks across America where I’m listening a whole lot more than talking. I’ve even written a few articles here and there about the importance of the […]

todayApril 26, 2024

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Rep. Summer Lee’s primary could test Democrats critical of Israel

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized how the conflict has been handled. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term lawmaker who has aligned herself with the “squad,” is facing a primary challenge from Bhavini Patel and the war has become a flashpoint in the race. Patel frames Lee’s criticism of Israel as part […]

todayApril 14, 2024 2

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Democrats say MAGA movement wants to take America back in time following Arizona abortion ruling

Members of Congress are blasting the Arizona Supreme Court for upholding a 19th-century abortion ban that they say threatens the lives of the most vulnerable: Black and brown women. U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., told theGrio former President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement wants “to take us back to those days when women and people of color had no rights.” U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., said the ruling is “horrible.” He told theGrio the “attack” on women […]

todayApril 11, 2024 1

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Congressional Democrats praise Biden after State of the Union address

Democratic members of Congress were pleased with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., told theGrio that the president did a good job of highlighting his victories. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson seated behind him. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “In his first term he has added 15 million new jobs, 20 more million people have […]

todayMarch 8, 2024 1

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House Democrats push bills to make college affordable for students

Democratic lawmakers are pushing a higher education package in the U.S. House of Representatives that would significantly increase need-based grants and expand funding to make college more affordable students and families without having to take on a large load of debt. U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., told theGrio that the goal is to allow everyone access to earn a college degree as it is “the most direct route to being a part of the middle class.” “Most people can’t afford […]

todayFebruary 17, 2024 3

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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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Black Democrats fiercely defend Biden after special counsel report claims of ‘poor memory’

Democrats are fiercely defending President Joe Biden after a special counsel report exonerating him of any legal ramifications for possessing classified material described the 81-year-old world leader as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” Political strategists tell theGrio that Black voters are likely not concerned about the claims made by Department of Justice special counsel Robert Hur and are more concerned about President Biden delivering for their communities – which they argue is plentiful. Hur, who led a […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024

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Do Biden and the Democrats think the Black pastors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza are on Putin’s payroll? 

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Will Biden heed the call of Black pastors who want a ceasefire in Gaza? Over 1,000 Black pastors from around the country representing hundreds of thousands of parishioners have signed open letters urging President Biden to tell Israel to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.  In a time of moral clarity, Black people, including young Black people, are […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024 1

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House Democrats frustrated by short-term bills to fund government

Democratic U.S. House members have voiced frustrations with passing short-term funding bills after Congress last week again pushed through legislation that quelled fears of a partial government coming to fruition. Congress on Thursday sent the stopgap funding bill to President Joe Biden, who signed it on Friday. The Republican-led House approved it on a 314-108 vote, much of the support coming from Democrats as Republicans were split. The measure, which funds federal agencies until March, easily passed the Senate, which […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024 1