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Trump nominee for special counsel texted that MLK Day should be in ‘hell’ and used slur against Black people

The nomination of President Donald Trump‘s pick to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has imploded after leaked racist text messages he sent were made public. Paul Ingrassia said the federal holiday dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. should be in “hell” and that it was Black people’s “natural state” to be victims, among other racist and inflammatory remarks, according to a bombshell investigation published by Politico. In a now-dissolved group chat with Republican operatives and influencers, Ingrassia […]

October 21, 2025

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Civil rights groups warn of FBI’s past abuses of Black leaders in opposing Trump nominee Kash Patel

As President Donald Trump‘s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, gets grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing, civil rights groups are sounding the alarm about his qualifications and warning of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s past abuses against Black leaders and other citizens. In a letter addressed to Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., more than fifty civil rights and advocacy groups urged the committee to oppose […]

January 31, 2025

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Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Turner, 69, will appear on the November ballot after securing the most support from local Democratic precinct chairs during a party meeting in Houston. Jackson Lee had already won the Democratic nomination for what would have been a 16th term before her death on July 19, […]

August 14, 2024

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Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris’ coronation as her party’s standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and frenetic period for Democrats prompted by […]

August 6, 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

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NY-17 Democratic nominee Mondaire Jones warns ‘high stakes’ of Trump and Republicans’ Project 2025

Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 17th Congressional District, aims to reclaim his seat from Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler in one of the nation’s most closely watched House races. If Jones, who made history in 2020 as the first openly gay Black American elected to the United States Congress, is successful on Nov. 5, it would mean the return of a distinctive Black and queer voice on Capitol Hill. A lot is riding on […]

July 3, 2024

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Watch: Former Dem nominee for Arkansas governor talks ‘media blackout’ and engaging rural voters

Chris Jones, the former Arkansas gubernatorial Democratic nominee, addresses an alleged media blackout during his race against now-Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. On theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan,” Jones opens up about his important role as national co-chair of Dirt Road Democrats PAC. After traveling across the state to earn the votes of Arkansans, Jones said many constituents in remote, rural areas told him that when it comes to leaders and politicians, “Nobody ever talks to us.” That is why he […]

June 24, 2024

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Endorsement of Trump makes Tim Scott a contender to become Republican vice presidential nominee

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, is a realist. He knows Donald Trump is virtually certain to be the Republican presidential nominee this year. So endorsing the former president — as Scott did Friday — is politically advantageous and makes Scott a contender to become Trump’s vice presidential running mate. The withdrawal […]

January 22, 2024