Long DACA renewal wait times leave some ‘Dreamers’ without status, a job and fearing detainment
Renewal wait times for the Obama-era program that allows people who were brought to the U.S. as children to temporarily remain in the country and work have increased dramatically in the past year.
Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters
The government shutdown has some people rethinking what to hand out this Halloween. Some U.S. householders are preparing to give trick-or-treaters shelf-stable family foods like ramen or canned soup.
‘Why not me?’: the boot camp giving Indigenous women the tools to run for office
Indigenous women are underrepresented in the US Congress and other elected offices. The Native Action Network wants to change that
Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant keeps city council seat after recall election
The result, in her favor by 310 votes, clarifies how much of a polarizing figure she has remained in her district
Recall fever: Seattle socialist is one of hundreds targeted amid Covid rows
Recall attempts across the US in recent months have hit a fever pitch in response to Covid-19 and racial justice disputes, and a socialist city council member in Seattle has become the latest prominent seat to be targeted.
Colleen Echohawk aims to be Seattle’s first indigenous mayor: ‘We have to find ways to change’
Native American progressive Democrat has been working for years to address crisis levels of homelessness in Seattle
Scorning Biden, protesters in Portland, Ore., and Seattle called for more radical change.
In Portland, Ore., and Seattle, protesters marched through the downtown areas on Wednesday carrying signs opposing the police, immigration authorities and government in general, and some people in each city vandalized buildings symbolizing institutional power.
State Capitols ‘on High Alert,’ Fearing More Violence
Officials around the country are bracing for any spillover from last week’s violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. State legislatures already have become targets for protesters in recent days.
4 Stabbed and One Shot as Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash
Supporters of the president in several cities said they were still convinced that the election was stolen, no matter what the courts say. Some confrontations with counterprotesters turned violent.
‘Count Every Vote’: Protests Over Ballot Tallies Sweep Through U.S. Cities
Protesters marched in Minneapolis, New York and elsewhere against President Trump, while some of his supporters gathered near a Phoenix building where crucial votes were being counted.