National News
Former Houston mayor to replace late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on ballot. By Patrick Svitek / Wash Post
Young Black voters are becoming more conservative than their parents. Here’s why. By Bria Suggs / NPR
As NC faith leaders, we are speaking out against Mark Robinson who is running for governor ( Shown) . By Rev C. J. Brinson / The Charlotte Observer
Catholic Converts Like JD Vance Are Reshaping Republican Politics. By Matthew Schmitz / NYT
Latino evangelicals push for immigration reform ahead of election. By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / RNS
Gen Z women are increasingly leaving organized religion behind. By Marc Ramirez / USA Today
An NC slave’s forgotten story reappears after a century, speaking truth to power. By John Shaffer / The Charlotte Observer
Congress didn’t recognize a race riot. Biden will make the site a monument. By Maxine Joselow / Wash Post
Why Democrats Should Sing the Union’s Civil War Anthems. By Parker Richards / NYT
On public school desegregation, NC seems to be headed back to 1954. By Travis Long. By Kevin Spragley and Brad Bradshaw / The News and Observer
Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides. By Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells / Wash Post
New poll shows Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in three key swing states. By Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today
Racism Is Why Trump Is So Popular. By James Risen / The Intercept
Tim Walz and the Lessons of High-School Football. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground. By Jeet Heer / The Nation
Right-Wing Activists Are Challenging Tens Of Thousands Of Voter Registrations. By Matt Shuham / HuffPost
Americans want to rein in Supreme Court justices, poll finds. By Dan Morrison / USA Today
Sonya Massey’s death: Race, police, mental health collide in heartland. By Trevor Hughes, Michael Loria, N’dea Yancey-Bragg and Steven Spearie / USA Today
Black US voters’ economic priorities revealed in new advocacy agenda. By Melissa Hellmann / The Guardian
Lessons from MLK for a contentious political season. By Daniel P. Horan / NCR
Progressive National Baptist Convention leaders hail Harris, pan Trump, urge voting. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Walz’s Brand Is More Left than Lutheran Among Minnesota Evangelicals. By Harvest Prude / CT