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Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout
Read full article: Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnoutSeveral of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks.
Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Read full article: Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm electionsDemocratic state parties are launching an operation for the midterm elections intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
Read full article: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger windowThree men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened.
Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says
Read full article: Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker saysA Texas congresswoman says a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation.
Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color
Read full article: Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of colorThe Democratic Party is confronting its long-standing dilemmas over identity and ideology as it wrestles with populist challengers in communities of color.
Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights
Read full article: Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fightsThe Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment is sparking outrage among civil rights leaders.
Minneapolis turmoil has Democrats scrambling to figure out political strategy on immigration
Read full article: Minneapolis turmoil has Democrats scrambling to figure out political strategy on immigrationDemocrats are rethinking their midterm election strategy due to the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
Read full article: Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detainedAn immigration crackdown in Louisiana has forced some teenagers to grow up fast after their parents were arrested by federal agents.