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Supervisor Joel Engardio Recalled by District 4 Voters

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2025 - San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio was officially removed from ...

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Illinois Senator Karina Villa Confronts ICE Agents in West Chicago

Lead: Illinois State Senator Karina Villa confronted masked ICE agents during enforcement raids in West Chicag...

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Paxton Launches Dual Actions Against Proxy Advisors and Plano ISD

Lead: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS ...

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Xp Lee Wins Minnesota Special Election, House Returns to 67-67 Tie

Lead Democrat Xp Lee narrowly defeated Republican Ruth Bittner Tuesday in Minnesota’s District 34B special election, restoring ...

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Democrats Dig In as Shutdown Looms After GOP Unveils Stopgap Bill

Lead: House Republicans unveiled a seven‐week stopgap funding bill Tuesday to keep the government open past Oc...

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Two Men Found Hanging in Mississippi, Authorities Investigate

Lead: Two men-a Black college student and a 36-year-old local resident-were found hanging from trees in separa...

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Democrat Xp Lee Wins Minnesota House Special Election

Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Xp Lee secured victory in Tuesday’s special election to fill the seat left vacant by a...

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Democratic Victory Restores Balance to Minnesota House

Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to fill the seat of assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman,...

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DOS Releases October 2025 Visa Bulletin; USCIS Adopts Uniform Filing Chart

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (AP) - The U.S. State Department published its October 2025 Visa Bulletin today, and U.S....

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12 Wounded in Two Shootings at Minneapolis Homeless Encampments

Lead: Two mass shootings at homeless encampments in Minneapolis on Monday left 12 people wounded-five injured ...