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‘We, the People, deserve better’: Kamala Harris joins chorus condemning Trump pressure to suspend Jimmel Kimmel

Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined a chorus of elected officials and political figures condemning the Trump administration for pressuring media conglomerates to suspend Jimmy Kimmel from his decades-long late-night television show. “What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power,” said Harris in a public statement released Thursday. The former 2024 presidential opponent to now-President Donald Trump continued, “This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out.” The former […]

todaySeptember 19, 2025 1

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Democrats push for congressional hearing with Epstein survivors amid ongoing pressure

In their latest efforts to keep the resurged Jeffrey Epstein criminal case at the forefront of the national conversation, Democrats are pushing for a congressional hearing with survivors of the convicted sex trafficker and pedophile. In a joint letter led by U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., more than a dozen House Democrats requested the hearing from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. As President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Justice Department seeks testimony from Epstein’s imprisoned co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Democratic lawmakers […]

todayAugust 8, 2025

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Republican state officials pressure Costco to abandon its DEI policies

After doubling down on its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, wholesale giant Costco is being pressured by Republican state officials to abandon its commitment. In a letter to Costco CEO Ron Vachris signed by 19 attorneys general and led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the group of top state legal officers argues that the retail company’s DEI policies are “unlawful” and discriminatory “Although Costco’s motto is ‘do the right thing,’ it appears that […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Biden White House poised to announce historic preemptive pardons as pressure mounts

Some pardon announcements are expected in the coming days from the Biden White House.  Sources told theGrio the Biden administration is working around the clock on a two-pronged pardon issuance before President Joe Biden leaves office at noon Eastern on Jan. 20, 2025, when Donald Trump is sworn in as the next president of the United States. The two-pronged pardon announcement will consist of the regular pardon process that typically happens at the end of a presidential term. However, Biden […]

todayDecember 11, 2024 1

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Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions or after facing a conservative backlash online. In an internal memo shared by Lowe’s with The Associated Press, its executive leadership said the retailer began “reviewing” its programs following the court’s July 2023 ruling and the company recently decided to combine […]

todayAugust 28, 2024 2

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Members of Congress put pressure on Biden to grant protections for Haitians fleeing to the U.S.

U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., is urging the Biden-Harris administration to stand with Haiti and extend safeguards as they flee from the Caribbean nation to the United States. Clarke told theGrio the situation in Haiti “is very chaotic” as Haitians are “not receiving humanitarian aid” and some are on the verge of starvation amid the country’s instability. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Clarke demands that the […]

todayApril 19, 2024 3