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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, longest serving Black woman in role, will not seek releection after a decade in office

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who made history as the first Black woman to serve three consecutive terms in the nation’s capital, will not seek re-election in next year’s mayoral election. Bowser, 53, announced her decision on Tuesday in a video message. “It has been the honor of my life to be your Mayor. Together, we have built a legacy of success of which I am intensely proud. With a grateful heart, I am announcing that I will not seek a […]

November 25, 2025

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Democrats implore Trump to step up role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza

Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump’s administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza, with more than 40 senators signing onto a letter Tuesday urging the resumption of ceasefire talks and sharply criticizing an Israeli-backed American organization that had been created to distribute food aid. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Republican president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, the senators said the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, created in February with backing from the Trump administration, has […]

July 29, 2025

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‘It did cause me some issues’: Jasmine Crockett explains why she dropped out of race for top House Oversight role

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett‘s bid to be the top Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ended abruptly when the congresswoman announced that she dropped out of the race following a preliminary recommendation vote from her colleagues. The Monday vote among Democratic members of the House Committee on Steering and Policy resulted in Crockett’s last-place finish. As a result, Crockett removed her name from the bidding, and, on Tuesday, House Democrats ultimately elected U.S. Rep. Robert […]

June 24, 2025

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Cory Booker faces backlash for vote to confirm Ivanka Trump’s father-in-law for ambassador role

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., is facing political backlash after voting to confirm Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, as the U.S. ambassador to France. Booker was the only Democrat to join a majority of Republicans to confirm Kushner 51-45. Kushner, a real estate billionaire and father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, witness tampering, and tax evasion in 2005. President Trump pardoned Charles Kushner for his crimes at the end of […]

May 23, 2025 4

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Karine Jean-Pierre bids tearful farewell to historic role as White House press secretary

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fought back tears as she delivered her goodbyes at the final press briefing of the Biden-Harris administration. On Wednesday, Jean-Pierre announced the very last press briefing before President Joe Biden leaves office on Jan. 20. This marked her 306th White House briefing out of a total of 537 throughout the administration’s four years. Reflecting on the Biden-Harris White House’s first day in office, Jean-Pierre noted that the administration held its very first briefing on […]

January 16, 2025

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After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers

ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second […]

November 25, 2024 1

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Watch: White House describes Kamala Harris’ role in shaping equity policies

As presidential nominee Kamala Harris hits the campaign trail with her newly announced running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in key battleground states, many Black and brown Americans are looking to learn more about the vice president and her work at the White House. When asked by theGrio about Harris’ role in shaping equity policy at the White House during Tuesday’s press briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted that the vice president and President Joe Biden have been “critical partners.” “You […]

August 7, 2024

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Appeals court won’t hear arguments on Fani Willis’ role in Georgia Trump case until after election

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and other defendants had asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments in the case, and the court on Tuesday set those arguments for Dec. 5. That timing means the lower court proceedings […]

July 17, 2024