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1899 items · updated Nov 1, 2026, 5:07 AM ET
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Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time. Progressives are backing Puerto Rican independence, with more leftists concluding that statehood for the island is not enough. Source: The Nation thenation.com/article/world/puerto-rican-indepe… (link to thenation.com)
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Black voters test the socialist left's ceiling Black voters may determine whether Democratic Socialists of America can build on breakthroughs in the 2026 elections, particularly in the South. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/17/black-voters-democratic-so… (link to axios.com)
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A motion by Padilla, Bass, and Sandoval to direct the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a First/Last Mile plan for the Sun Valley Metrolink Station was withdrawn.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (metro.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Minnesota officials said in a court filing that the Department of Justice stopped sharing evidence in the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by immigration officers.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Truthout reports Todd Blanche won't rule out DOJ disruption of midterm elections certification; the outlet says seven in 10 Americans don't believe President Donald Trump will accept the results.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
ICE agents stopped a U.S. citizen student with disabilities walking to school and badly injured him, school and local officials say.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
The administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory in upstate New York, where President Trump's deal-making is on display.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Los Angeles County agenda: presentation, discussion and action on the HSH Measure A spending plan for FY 2027-28, including revenue projections and LACAHSA and LACDA spending plans.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
First lady Melania Trump's office says she secured a localized ceasefire for the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Boston ordinance 2026-1958, establishing a 'Bad Landlords List' and extending rental property code enforcement against chronic offenders, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The City Council passed an order for a summons for Phillip Eng to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Trump intensifica acciones por presunto fraude electoral y su Gobierno reporta 980000 deportaciones en 18 meses.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
Sarah Stogner, district attorney for Loving, Reeves and Ward counties, is investigating pamphlets mailed across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization as potential forgery.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Truthout reports the author beat the Trump administration in court and is now going to the ICC, hoping for justice for dozens of family members lost in Gaza.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The White House says first lady Melania Trump secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky, to begin Thursday, to allow humanitarian aid to enter.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Wealth tax backers plan an ad attacking Newsom in early presidential primary states for opposing Proposition 40, which would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
In a brief unsigned order, the US supreme court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to prohibit student IDs as a form of voter identification ahead of November's midterm elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)