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Democrat Amish Shah flips open Arizona House seat
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CBS News: ICE’s aggressive crackdown is reshaping politics here along the Texas border, prompting some Latinos, including those who voted for President Trump, to shift away from Republicans.
Owners can’t find construction workers and ICE operations dominate local conversations.
Lo que me llama la atención, querido León, es que tanto DeSantis como Vance ahora tienen estas “epifanías” tras la apabullante derrota republicana, como si las políticas equivocadas de ese partido hubiesen ocurrido solo ayer. Ted Cruz hizo lo propio.
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🔵 Results - Scott Colom wins the Senate seat in Mississippi, defeating incumbent Hyde-Smith
2024 results - Trump +25
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#TerritorioCONNECTAS | Elecciones en Estados Unidos: Los demócratas patea el tablero
Lo que se esperaba como una “ola azul” terminó en un cataclismo republicano que no se veía desde 2006. El voto hispano, golpeado por las redadas de ICE y el costo de vida, fue decisivo. 🇺🇸🌎
Ahora, con mayoría en el Congreso, la política de Trump en América Latina entra en la mira: Venezuela y su petróleo, el CECOT, los bombardeos en el Caribe. 🔍
¿Qué gobiernos de la región quedan expuestos? Lo analiza @rvalentwit, miembro del Hub de @ConnectasOrg. 👇🏽
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Robert Valencia retweeted
🚨BREAKING🚨
Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate Election.
This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵.
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Breaking News: Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the next governor of Georgia, according to The Associated Press. She is the first Black woman to be elected to that office in the U.S., and the first Democrat elected governor in Georgia in more than 25 years. nyti.ms/4A3a53I
Robert Valencia retweeted
🚨BREAKING🚨
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has defeated Republican Rick Jackson in the Georgia Governor Election.
This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵.
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Breaking News: Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, whose race was a must-win for Democrats, easily won re-election on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, decisively securing a seat that could help give his party control of the Senate. nyti.ms/4iAYCBp
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Top election officials in Michigan and New Mexico complained to the Justice Department about what they described as unusual behavior by federal election monitors deployed to polling sites in their states. wapo.st/4ilB5p5
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A Maryland woman who spoke publicly about her husband’s death in ICE custody has been placed in deportation proceedings, according to documents shared with The Post.
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ICE held Cuban man from Hialeah with stage 4 cancer until he was on his deathbed miamiherald.com/news/local/i…
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Breaking News: The Trump administration has detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana — including relatives of those who helped the U.S. military — and plans to deport them to Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. nyti.ms/4jPVvrw
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Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
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A few thoughts on Flávio Bolsonaro's runaway week, now that he has arrived in Miami. For those following this circus from abroad, some of the context seems to be getting lost. There is more behind his departure than just the fact that he lost the election. 1/...
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As Flavio flees to Miami, here’s an overview I did a few months back on Florida’s role as forecastle/sanctuary/plotting room of hemispheric right — how the old neocon/cuban lobby nexus has metamorphosed into something even more grotesque. theintercept.com/2026/07/02/…
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From @TheAthletic: The rise of Strava has led to more scrutiny of marathon times posted by amateur runners - with some dark consequences. nyti.ms/4yLO606
