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Two-Thirds of Americans Say Supreme Court Justices Should Have Term Limits
President Joe Biden recently announced support for reforms to the court, including term limits and new ethics standards.
Poll Finds Most in US Oppose Sending Troops to Back Israel as War Threat Looms
The US has been positioning its military assets around the Middle East as Israel continues to stoke tensions.
Georgia Board Gives County Officials Undefined Powers to Challenge Elections
The GOP-controlled board voted for the rule change after Trump praised them at a rally for “fighting for ... victory.”
Will Minnesota Soon Be Home to the US’s First Native American Woman Governor?
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Nation) formed the state’s first People of Color and Indigenous Caucus.
US Ambassador Pulls Out of Nagasaki Peace Event Because Israel Was Excluded
The US embassy said the peace event had been “politicized” because of the exclusion.
In Roll Call Vote, Uncommitted Delegates Choose Palestinian Victims Over Harris
The 29 delegates from eight states took part in a virtual vote to protest Harris’s complicity in US support for Israel.
Advocates Pressure Harris, Walz to Vow to Stop Sending Weapons to Israel
Pro-Palestine groups said picking Tim Walz was a step in the right direction, but Harris must go further on Gaza.
State Takeover of 8th-Largest Public School System Exemplifies Alarming Trend
Takeovers in education extend beyond Houston, Texas, and hurt low-income learners and students of color most.
AIPAC-Backed Opponent Narrowly Defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Primary
Nearly two-thirds of Wesley Bell’s campaign money came from fundraising efforts by AIPAC's super PAC.
“Has He Met Tim Walz?” Trump’s Attacks Against Dem VP Nominee Backfire Badly
The Trump campaign is attempting to paint the popular center-left Midwestern governor as a “West Coast wannabe” liberal.