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“To hear establishment Democrats tell it, Republicans are as excited as progressives about the prospect of Abdul El-Sayed winning a pivotal two-person Democratic U.S. Senate primary in this battleground state on Aug. 4,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The former local public-health official holds left-wing policy views that could turn off swing voters in November’s […]

Tensions between progressive and moderate camps of Democratic party on display in key Senate race in Michigan The Israel-Gaza war created gaping divisions in the Democratic party and contributed to a resounding loss in a critical presidential election year in 2024. Two years later, the issue continues to dominate races across the country, as progressives try to seize on Israel’s falling popularity and a broad anti-war sentiment ahead of November’s midterms. A recent debate among two Democrats vying for one...

“The U.S. military on Saturday said it had launched strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz,” the Washington Post reports. ”The announcement came as Tehran declared the vital waterway closed once again and claimed that it had fired a warning shot on a […]

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old contractor awaiting regularization of his status, was shot dead by an agent claiming to have acted in self-defense, a claim disputed by the victim's friends and family.

Zeteo’s weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump’s second term.

Steve Sedgwick goes behind the scenes of NATO's dramatic 48 hours, where Trump's changing tone reshaped diplomacy and left allies guessing.

This year's NATO summit was a rough ride for European allies who were at first blasted by President Donald Trump and then given a parting pat on the back.

For weeks, Donald Trump’s fury has been growing at Republicans for failing to pass voter suppression legislation, demanding that they end the filibuster to do so. In a late-night tirade, he urged them to attach the SAVE Act to a must-pass defense spending bill, a dramatic move that reveals his deep frustration with them. As everybody knows, Trump sees restricting voting as the only way to stave off a midterm calamity. Meanwhile, in a striking piece, NBC News reports that Trump’s angry pressure has left Sena...

A new appeals court ruling is another blow to the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy that threatens millions of immigrants with unlimited incarceration without bond if they ever crossed a border illegally.   A sharply divided 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on July 2 that such immigrants must receive a bond hearing within […]

Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term.

Ties between Washington and the organization have worsened since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28

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Those conversations helped fuel Soto-Martínez’s decision in late April to push for a ballot proposal aimed at giving noncitizens the right to vote in city and school district elections. The proposal quickly gained momentum, with two-thirds of the council … Continue reading

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