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![Kamala Harris is seen beside the reflected screens of several DACA recipients with whom she is in audience](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-kamala-immigration-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris Has Gone From Immigration Reformer to Border Hawk. What’s Next?
Immigration is a major concern for voters, and it’s possible Harris may sacrifice migrant rights to win the presidency.
![A worker in a blue shirt drinks a gatorade while another worker in the foreground watches](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-worker-heat-400x300.jpg)
Workers in 13 Cities Rally for Protections After Heat-Related Deaths
Airport, retail, and agricultural workers demand on-the-job heat protections from employers and the federal government.
![People with banners reading "FOSSIL FUELS DESTROY LIFE" and "A LIVEABLE WORLD FOR ALL" congregate in front of a citibank in protest of their investment in fossil fuels](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-citibank-protest-400x300.jpg)
Activists Are Bringing the Heat to the Banks Funding Climate Crisis
The “Summer of Heat” movement is pushing Citibank to divest from fossil fuels. Will the bank listen?
![A resident casts their ballot in the state's primary election at a polling location on April 2, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-wisconsin-vote-400x300.jpg)
GOP Efforts to Curb Wisconsin Dem. Governor’s Powers Soundly Rejected by Voters
The two constitutional amendments to impede the Democratic governor were opposed by nearly 6 in 10 voters in the state.
![A protester holds a sign reading "AMERICA IS NOT A CHRISTIAN NATION" outside of the supreme court of the united states](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-america-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Most Women Support Abortion Protections, Including 40 Percent of GOP Women
A new survey finds that while the major political parties remain divided on abortion, US women are fairly aligned.
![Ilhan Omar is led through the catacombs beneath the capitol and giggles alongside others](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-ilhan-omar-400x300.jpg)
Ilhan Omar Defeats Primary Challenger Who Was Backed by Pro-Israel Donors
Omar defeated her main challenger, Don Samuels, by more than 16,000 votes after narrowly fending him off in 2022.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in the Bronx in support of re-election of Jamaal Bowman for Congress at St. Mary's Park on June 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0814-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders: Trump Lies About Harris’s Crowd Sizes Is Prep Work for Election Denial
False claims that Democrats used AI-generated crowd images is “laying the groundwork” to sow doubts, wrote the senator.
![New U.S. citizens take the oath during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives on December 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-naturalization-400x300.jpg)
Trump Backlogged Citizenship Process — Biden Has Halved the Time It Takes
Under the current administration, more than 3.3 million immigrants have attained US citizenship status.
![Signs in support of the Kids Online Safety Act are seen on chairs ahead of a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-kosa-400x300.jpg)
Queer Youth Are Derailing the Controversial Kids Online Safety Act
Worries over censorship and LGBTQ content has lawmakers in both parties casting doubt on the bill.
![Pro-Palestine demonstrators hold painted hands as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-blinken-400x300.jpg)
Tlaib Lambasts Blinken for Saying the US Respects the Geneva Conventions
“Is this a joke?” Rep. Rashida Tlaib replied to the secretary of state on X as the US continues to send arms to Israel.