1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1182+ words) Scott Bauer and Jonathan J. Cooper Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (799+ words) This story was originally published by Underscore Native News. Mackenzie Olivo Underscore Native News Since March 2025, some Native cultural artifacts and sacred sites have been left vulnerable after Congress rescinded reporting requirements for development proposals on the Outer Continental Shelf....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (457+ words) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate officially confirmed Mark Cruz to be the next Indian Health Service director under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Friday. Cruz, Klamath Tribes, was one of 74 Trump nominations confirmed in a 51-47 Senate vote before…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (392+ words) A Choctaw state legislator seeking re-election in Tennessee enjoyed a quiet evening Thursday as he ran unopposed in the state’s primary election. Tennessee state Rep. Bryan Terry didn’t have a Republican opponent on Thursday’s ballot and heads to the November…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (784+ words) New York state could elect its first known Indigenous member of Congress. Claire Valdez, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, is the Democratic nominee for New York’s 7th Congressional District — it crosses two of New York City’s boroughs, Brooklyn and Queens. She currently…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (271+ words) Tuesday’s primary elections in four states resulted in significant wins for Indigenous candidates. Of the five Indigenous candidates on ballots in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri, three candidates won their primaries Tuesday and two lost. Sean McCann, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, won…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (285+ words) Logan Pierson Special to ICT OLATHE, Kansas – Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, cruised to victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary and will face Republican Eric Jenkins in the November general election. “I’m deeply honored to earn the trust of voters across…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (614+ words) Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore Native News + ICT Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4 for primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington state. Across four of those states, Native candidates can be seen all across the ballot. In Kansas,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (602+ words) The future of state-tribal relations in Oklahoma – home to 38 tribes and nearly 330,000 Indigenous people – came into sharper focus Tuesday following primary elections in the state. The election featured a political race to replace Gov. Kevin Stitt, Cherokee, who has had…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (338+ words) August is looking to be the last month of primary elections for Indigenous candidates before the general election in November and a special Oklahoma governor runoff election. Voters will see a total of 69 Indigenous candidates, according to the ICT and…...