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‘Risking children’s lives’: Senator Angela Alsobrooks blasts RFK Jr. after CDC panel rejects Hepatitis B vaccine

The Trump administration has rocked the medical community after an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, voted to end the recommendation of the hepatitis B vaccine shot for newborns at birth for the first time since 1991. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end the 34-year-old recommendation 8 to 3 on Friday, affirming U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, a medical conspiracy theorist who has long pushed for […]

December 5, 2025

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Senator Tim Scott scolds fellow Republican Nancy Mace for airport meltdown

U.S. Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., called out fellow South Carolina Republican, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, after the controversial congresswoman’s meltdown at Charleston International Airport. Mace blew up on airport police with expletives during an encounter last week, resulting in an incident report being filed with the Charleston county aviation authority police department. Mace is accused of berating airport staff, calling them “f–king incompetent,” reports The Guardian. The 47-year-old lawmaker, who claims airport security put her safety at risk, reportedly said […]

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‘I am not afraid of you!’: Senator Booker clashes with FBI Director Kash Patel over Trump’s MAGA agenda

Sparks were flying during a hearing for the Senate Judiciary Committee between U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., and FBI Director Kash Patel, which resulted in a testy shouting match. “I am not afraid of you!” Booker yelled as he and Patel clashed during a Tuesday hearing on the FBI director’s leadership since being confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February. Patel accused Booker of spreading “falsehoods” after the New Jersey senator pressed the FBI director over the terminations of top […]

September 16, 2025

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is ‘mad as a bag of cats’ over SCOTUS ruling says Republican senator: ‘That’s a good thing’

U.S. Senator John Kennedy, R-La., praised the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that blocks nationwide injunctions, potentially paving the way for President Donald Trump‘s plans to eliminate birthright citizenship and other executive policies. The 73-year-old lawmaker said he was “proud” of the 6-3 decision from the conservative majority of the court, which limited lower courts to injunctions for any said policy only in a plaintiff’s jurisdiction. “The Supreme Court has turned the universal injunctions into fish food, as well it should […]

June 28, 2025

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Senator Angela Alsobrooks explains why Black women did not lose the 2024 election

Despite the loss of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential contest being met with much disappointment from Black women — 92% of whom voted for the former vice president over Donald Trump — her friend and mentee U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks says contrary to what some believe, Black women did not lose the 2024 election. “I want to set the record straight,” said the Maryland Democrat on Thursday during a rally, where theGrio was on the ground, with Black women […]

March 15, 2025

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‘So dangerous’: Senator Angela Alsobrooks scolds RFK Jr. on claims about vaccines and Black people

Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks‘ questioning of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump‘s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has gone viral online after the Democrat confronted him on his past statements about vaccines and Black Americans. “We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that’s given to whites because their immune system is better than ours,” said Kennedy during a 2021 interview, which Alsobrooks read aloud during Thursday’s confirmation hearing before […]

January 31, 2025

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Doug Emhoff confronted husband of Senator Fischer who refused handshake from Kamala Harris

Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff reportedly confronted the husband of U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who infamously refused to shake the hand of his wife, former Vice President Kamala Harris, earlier this month. During a ceremonial tea event at the White House ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Bruce Fischer attempted to shake Emoff’s hand. Emhoff refused the gesture, considering the snub against his wife, according to CNN. As theGrio previously reported, Bruce Fischer refused to look Harris […]

January 22, 2025

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Senator Deb Fischer’s husband refuses to shake Kamala Harris’s hand and sparks backlash (WATCH)

A resurfaced clip of Nebraska Republican Senator Deb Fischer’s husband refusing to shake Vice President Kamala Harris‘s hand has gone viral on social media. On Friday, Jan. 3, Harris performed her duty as vice president to swear in the new class of U.S. senators in the new 119th Congress — which includes both Democrats and Republicans. However, after Sen. Fischer was sworn in by Harris for her third term in office, her husband, Bruce Fischer, who held up the Bible […]

January 7, 2025

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Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black U.S. senator but his legacy sparks debate

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. politics, where Black Americans were historically shut out of public office, particularly in the South. Scott, 59, has represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate for 12 years. The former U.S. congressman, state representative, and Charleston City Council member was first appointed to the Senate by then-South Carolina Gov. […]

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