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Trump says Democrats’ video message to military is ‘seditious behavior’ punishable by death

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.” The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s X account. In it, the six lawmakers — Slotkin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan — speak directly to U.S. […]

todayNovember 20, 2025 1

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Congressional Black Caucus fights for winning message in information war dominated by Trump 


As the Congressional Black Caucus holds its 54th Annual Legislative Conference this week in Washington, D.C., members of the powerful caucus acknowledge the challenges they face as a minority in Congress as they fight against the messaging machine of President Donald Trump‘s White House and the Republican Party. Since Trump re-entered office, Democrats have faced incessant criticisms and questions around what they are doing to effectively push back against Trump’s MAGA agenda, which has resulted in the rolling back of […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025 1

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President Trump calls out ‘Radical Left Lunatics’ and resurrects 2020 election grievances in Easter message

President Donald Trump delivered an unusual Easter message to his perceived political enemies, expressing his greatest hits of grievances, including U.S. immigration policy and lies about the 2020 presidential election being stolen. After initially posting a brief Easter message on behalf of himself and First Lady Melania Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social, minutes later, Trump posted another message to Democrats. “Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to […]

todayApril 21, 2025 1

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Can Democrats’ message on DEI convince white women to dump Trump?

As Democrats have pushed back against President Donald Trump‘s executive actions on eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion and their potentially far-reaching implications, some leaders are emphasizing the attacks on DEI will impact not just Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ Americans but also women — namely white women. Following Trump’s Thursday press conference, where he essentially blamed the deadly plane and helicopter collision near D.C.’s airport on DEI, Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., in a statement last week noted […]

todayFebruary 4, 2025 1

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Trump sends message to Black America, vows to make MLK’s dream a ‘reality’ despite anti-DEI orders

During his inaugural speech following his swearing-in as the 47th president of the United States, President Donald Trump sent a direct message to Black and Latino Americans and vowed to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream “a reality.” “To the Black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust that you have shown me with your vote,” Trump said inside the Capitol Rotunda before hundreds, including former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack […]

todayJanuary 20, 2025 1

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VP Harris surprises Black legislators at conference, delivers hopeful message about 2025 and beyond

TheGrio was on the ground as Vice President Kamala Harris surprised Black state legislators in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators’ 48th Annual Legislative Conference, held at the Capital Hilton hotel.  The rare vice-presidential appearance came exactly one month after Harris’ defeat in the 2024 presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump. It also marked her first public in-person remarks since conceding the election on Nov. 6.  The audience of approximately a few hundred Black […]

todayDecember 6, 2024

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Rep. Barbara Lee says this would be Shirley Chisholm’s message to Kamala Harris and Democrats today

No one has fought more in Congress to keep alive Shirley Chisholm’s legacy than U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee. The 78-year-old California lawmaker counts the late Chisholm as a mentor and friend.  Despite making history as the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and the first Black American and Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972, it took years for the “Unbought and Unbossed” congresswoman’s trailblazing career to be recognized on Capitol Hill. “When I came to […]

todayNovember 30, 2024

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Kamala Harris’ winning message has been there all along

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The venue — the Javits Convention Center — was chosen carefully and strategically, as much for its large glass ceiling as for its capacity. It would be beautifully symbolic, the campaign assumed, to have Hillary Clinton, our newly elected first woman president, give her acceptance speech under that glass dome while celebrating that we’d finally broken that highest, hardest […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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Watch: Black immigrant advocate has a message for Harris-Walz campaign

The head of a leading Black immigrant rights group has tough words for both the Trump-Vance and Harris-Walz campaigns.On this week’s “The Hill with April Ryan,” Nana Gyamfi, executive director at Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), calls out the racist conspiracies and policy positions pushed about Haitian immigrants by Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance. The ordeal has led to a criminal complaint filed by the advocacy group Haitian Bridge Alliance. Gyamfi equally had […]

todaySeptember 29, 2024