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First LookIn New Hampshire, African refugees get a plot of their own to farm crops from homeAfrican refugees who escaped wars are now finding community as small business owners growing and selling crops in New Hampshire with the help of a local nonprofit. They offer staples like corn and tomatoes and also African favorites such as okra and sorrel.
How Project 2025, designed to aid Trump, became a liability insteadThe Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 drew relatively little attention until the think tank’s head said America is in a second revolution, “which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
How an overlooked county landed the new FBI headquarters and tech jobsPrince George’s County, Maryland, is one of the wealthiest majority-Black counties in the U.S. Yet it struggled during the Great Recession and pandemic. Since then, it has emerged as an economic bright spot.
Special treatment? How judges are handling Trump ahead of election.Prosecuting a former and would-be leader may be the ultimate stress test of a nation’s justice system. Donald Trump’s criminal cases are all delayed.
First LookHispanics have lived in the US for centuries. Autumn events honor their stories.National Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated across the United States for the next four weeks. Recognized since 1988, the events provide an opportunity to understand the multifaceted history and culture of Latinos in the U.S.
Monitor BreakfastHow Democrats’ campaign chair thinks they can still win the SenateAt the Monitor Breakfast, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan said that he believed Democrats’ personal brands would prevail in Ohio and Montana – allowing his party to overcome an unusually difficult Senate map and maintain its majority.
Monitor BreakfastDem Homeland Security chair: Details of Trump assassination attempt ‘very troubling’Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan also said at a Monitor Breakfast that former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which has been facing bomb threats, shows that “Words have power.”
First LookTexas to follow Florida law that has patients report immigration statusFlorida’s 2023 law requires hospitals to ask patients for their legal status. Though identifying information is not shared with the state, advocates say it created an “extra barrier” for an already vulnerable group, with some avoiding needed care.
Foiled Trump assassination attempt puts renewed focus on Secret ServiceAn apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump Sunday adds impetus to probes into the Secret Service’s ability to protect political leaders.
The ExplainerWhy it’s not just billionaires raising record money for Harris-Trump raceThe Harris-Trump presidential race is on track for record fundraising that can play a pivotal role. Big donors dominate, but small gifts are a rising force.
Biden poured money into public works. But will that help Harris in Michigan?President Joe Biden won a historic surge in funding for roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. But there’s little sign of political gain for Kamala Harris and Democrats in the election campaign.
In a gun-friendly state, parental liability looms following school shootingThe arrest of the father of a 14-year-old school shooting suspect in Georgia may suggest a shift in thinking about responsibility.
First LookIn Springfield, Ohio, Haitian residents confront fallout of Trump’s false claimsSpringfield residents on both sides of the political divide are ready for politicians to stop using their city as a talking point for immigration reform. State leaders would rather address some of the real challenges facing their community.
Massachusetts needs more workers. Enter free community college.For the first time this fall, all Massachusetts residents can attend one of its 15 community colleges for free. Since 2017, tuition-free community college has spread from a pioneering experiment to nearly half of states.
First LookFlorida voters signed a petition for abortion rights. Then the police knocked.Florida residents say police are showing up at their homes to question whether they indeed signed a petition to put abortion rights on the ballot, but the deadline to challenge signature validity has already passed. Critics called the investigation voter intimidation.
As US marks 9/11, a divided Congress unites to honor 13 fallen in AfghanistanPutting aside bipartisan acrimony, Republican and Democratic lawmakers joined to honor 13 service members who died in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
Harris baits Trump over and over at presidential debateKamala Harris successfully got Donald Trump to waste valuable time litigating things like crowd size rather than zeroing in on the economy.
The ExplainerAre noncitizens really voting in US elections?Republicans are pushing to require proof of citizenship to vote, because of concerns over voter fraud and illegal immigration. It is already illegal and rare for noncitizens to vote, Democratic critics say.
Cover StoryNo pushups? No problem. The Army builds a steppingstone to boot camp.Faced with a recruiting crisis, the U.S. armed forces take a gentler, more supportive approach to training new soldiers. Will it work?
‘It doesn’t have to be scary.’ How to get students to love reading.A professor’s lament on social media about her college students got us thinking about the best way to encourage the joys of reading. To find out more, we asked the experts: teachers.
