Nation Dec 06 Transgender lawmaker Leigh Finke on the political backlash surrounding trans rights Two years ago, Leigh Finke became the first trans person elected to the Minnesota state legislature. Even though she endured numerous threats, she leveraged her position, and a Democratic majority, to help pass legislation protecting other trans people in her…
Politics Nov 26 Who are Trump’s Cabinet picks? Here’s every name so far President-elect Donald Trump has assembled his core Cabinet, and the nominees share a common theme: loyalists.
Nation Nov 20 Transgender Americans share concerns about Trump’s threats to rollback rights President-elect Trump made rolling back transgender rights a key issue in his campaign. He promised to limit access to gender-affirming care and to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports. His election has communities of trans people and allies…
Politics Nov 06 Trump nears threshold as Harris’ pathway narrows Past the 2 a.m. hour Wednesday, the Associated Press said the remaining battleground races are still too early to call. With the Electoral College tally, Trump has 248 of the 270 votes needed to regain the Oval Office, with leads…
Politics Nov 06 In rare flip, Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s 2nd district Shomari Figures won an Alabama congressional seat in a district that was redrawn last year after the Supreme Court weighed in on the key redistricting case. The nation’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its 2nd Congressional District, which…
Politics Nov 05 An Electoral College check-in With most polls now closed, all eyes turn to the battleground states as the presidential race is still too early to call. Former President Donald Trump picked up North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes and has a current lead…
Politics Nov 05 All eyes on Native voters We’ve seen how the Native vote can swing elections. Voters in the Navajo Nation helped President Joe Biden secure his 2020 win in Arizona. Indigenous voters were also key in recent state-level races in Montana and Alaska.
Politics Nov 05 Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester makes Senate history Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who’s currently serving in the House of Representatives for her fourth term, will become Delaware’s first woman and first Black person to represent the state in the Senate. With the battle for control of Congress…
Politics Nov 05 Bomb threats disrupt voting in DeKalb County, Georgia Before polls closed in DeKalb County, officials said seven locations, including five polling places, received bomb threats. Voting is temporarily suspended at the polling precincts. County officials plan to reopen the affected facilities, including community centers, libraries and a church,…
Politics Nov 05 Pelosi predicts Democrats will take control of House The battle for control of the House of Representatives is very close. At the moment, Republicans have a slim majority in the House. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told the PBS News Hour moments before the…