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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.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Accepts Call to Lead Bangladesh’s Interim Government
Economist Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel prize in 2006 for establishing the microcredit institution Grameen Bank.
Arizona Judge Tosses Right-Wing Group’s Challenge to Abortion Ballot Measure
The lawsuit made a dubious claim that the language of the ballot measure was too confusing for voters to understand.
Colorado Fails to Collect Enough Signatures for Any Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative
Anti-transgender politics are becoming increasingly unpopular in polls.