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Republicans kill bill to rename a DC post office after Chuck Brown—the ‘Godfather of Go-Go’

In addition to being known as the nation’s capital, for many locals, Washington D.C. is “Chocolate City” and the home of Go-Go music. So naturally, Democratic non-voting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s efforts to name a city post office after local musician Chuck Brown, known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” seemed like a natural effort to honor D.C.’s rich culture.  However, on Tuesday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee took Norton’s bill off the agenda, preventing it from moving forward.  […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 4

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Trump denies he’s going to war in Chicago after threatening majority-Black city in jarring social media post

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is not going to war in Chicago after seemingly threatening to send his newly renamed Department of War to the majority-Black city in a Truth Social post over the weekend. TheGrio was on the ground at the White House as Trump was boarding Marine One to attend the U.S. Open men’s championship final in New York City. While taking questions from reporters, the president denied that he is going to war in […]

todaySeptember 7, 2025

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Trump threatens Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship in Truth Social post

President Donald Trump recently posted online that he is thinking about removing the citizenship of Rosie O’Donnell. Taking to his Truth Social platform, he expressed his disdain for the comedian. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote. “She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS […]

todayJuly 15, 2025

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President Trump shares post calling Biden ‘decrepit corpse’ days after cancer diagnosis

President Donald Trump regularly insults his predecessor and former 2024 presidential opponent, former President Joe Biden. However, Trump’s latest jab against the 46th president of the United States was rather personal and maybe not well-timed. On Memorial Day, President Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to re-share a post from right-wing political commentator Rogan O’Handley that made a personal swipe at 82-year-old Biden. “They stole the 2020 election and hijacked the country using a decrepit corpse as […]

todayMay 27, 2025 10

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Watch: Congresswoman Plaskett slams Republicans for blocking censure of Higgins over racist post

U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure by the Congressional Black Caucus to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., for his racist and now-deleted tweet disparaging Haitians. “Like nothing to see here. Move on,” said Plaskett of her Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following backlash for his post, Higgins attempted to walk back his remarks, where he called Haitians “gangsters” and Haiti the country the “nastiest country in the Western Hemisphere.” “You never want […]

todaySeptember 27, 2024

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Conspiracy about Haitians sparks criminal complaint against Trump and Vance, racist post from Republican

A conspiracy theory amplified by Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance continues to fan the flames, resulting in a racist online post, congressional outrage and a criminal complaint filed on behalf of Haitian immigrants in the United States.  On Tuesday, Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots advocacy group on behalf of Black and Haitian migrants and immigrants, filed a criminal complaint against Trump and Vance. For weeks, the Republican leaders repeated the false claim that Haitian […]

todaySeptember 26, 2024

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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge resigns, leaves post in 11 days without stating reason for departure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed emotions.” A former mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and later an Ohio representative in Congress, Fudge, 71, served as HUD secretary since the start of President Joe Biden’s administration. “As a dedicated public servant for nearly five decades, I have been devoted to improving the quality of life for the people of this nation, focusing on those […]

todayMarch 11, 2024