Democrats’ chances of taking back control of the Senate have suffered with recent developments in Maine and Michigan, complicating their chances of winning the two critical battlegrounds. The implosion of Graham Platner’s campaign in Maine has left Democrats scrambling for an opponent to challenge GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins less than four months out from Election Day. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5961901-democrats-senate-control-threatened/ #Congress #Senate #Democrats #AbdulElSayed #GrahamPlatner #Platner
The alleged accidental display of an upside-down American flag during a Somali Independence Day event in Minnesota has prompted backlash, skepticism, and apologies from organizers and city officials.
The supposedly accidental display of an upside-down American flag during a Somali Independence Day event in Minnesota has prompted backlash, and apologies from organizers and city officials. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: During a Somali Independence Day event at Lake George Park Pavilion in St. Cloud, Minnesota , an American flag was displayed upside down on a city flagpole, sparking outrage. The incident occurred on July 3, the day before the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. DETAIL: Video of the event circulated widely on social media, leading some residents and local officials to question how the supposed error could have gone unnoticed despite hundreds of attendees, political speakers, and sponsoring organizations being…Open
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following reports that activists were pushing the introduction of Black English in California preschools, Governor Gavin Newsom proudly proclaimed: "We finna teach da' homies Black English, yo!"
Professor Penn and Royce White sit down with Sir Don Allen for a hard look at Minneapolis, George Floyd Square, and the broken promises made to local business owners left behind by city leadership. Allen traces the Twin Cities from the thriving neighborhoods of the 1970s to today’s education crisis, arguing that the collapse is not rooted in the children, but in failed leadership, political protection, weak discipline, and systems that reward dependency over achievement. The conversation digs into Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, where proficiency rates, classroom safety, teacher protections, and union priorities reveal a system more interested in managing failure than producing independent, capable students. Royce connects the…
Professor Penn and Royce White use America’s 250th anniversary to trace the country’s fight for self-governance from the founding, through the Civil War, and into today’s political realignment. The episode frames slavery, abortion, tariffs, banking, manufacturing, and empire as recurring battles over who controls life, labor, money, and national destiny. Penn argues that the Civil War was not only about slavery, but also about competing visions of political economy: agrarian free trade versus the American System of tariffs, national banking, and domestic infrastructure. Royce pushes the conversation into the present, warning that single-issue politics, whether rooted in abortion, race, taxes, or money, can become a form of…
