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The special election will determine who will fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a progressive stalwart who represented the state for more than two decades in Congress.

Recently, leaders from the U.S. House received a letter which had been announced by chairs of four congressional groups (the New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus) urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to preserve funding for several federal housing anti-discrimination programs while the FY 2026 appropriations process remains ongoing. 

Dozens of House Democrats voted Friday to oppose a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence following his assassination last week in Utah.

The overwhelming majority of those 58 lawmakers represent one of the minority caucuses — the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus or Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus — and many said they voted “no” because they didn’t want to extol Kirk’s most controversial political views, which frequently targeted minority communities.

While lawmakers have uniformly denounced Kirk's assassination, some critics opposed the resolution given his past statements on transgender people and Martin Luther King Jr. 

Washington — In a vote that divided Democrats, the House on Friday passed a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and rejecting the political violence of recent years.

If she wins, the Democrat would succeed her father, late Rep. Raúl Grijalva, amid concerns over reproductive and immigrant rights. Tucson, Arizona — On a recent Saturday morning at Adelita Grijalva’s campaign headquarters, the mood was festive. Music blasted from speakers as volunteers — most of them clad in navy blue “All in for Adelita” shirts— ate treats from a local Mexican bakery in the parking lot and waited for their marching orders.

Harlingen, Texas (Border Report) — A family that was deported from South Texas to Mexico earlier this year is struggling to receive medical care for their severely ill daughter and they desperately want to return.

Lawyers with the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP), who are representing the Hernandez family, on Thursday said the parents, Juan and Maria, have been waiting south of the border since February for permission from the Department of Homeland Security to return to the United States. 

Legisladores demócratas alzaron la voz este jueves para exigir al expresidente Donald Trump y su administración que permitan el regreso a Estados Unidos de Sara Hernández, una niña estadounidense de 10 años que fue deportada junto a su familia a México mientras buscaba tratamiento médico para el cáncer que padece.

Home is Here también presentó una plataforma que hace el conteo de los 'dreamers' detenidos por ICE pese a tener el amparo de DACA. 

La coalición de organizaciones “Home is Here” realizó el jueves una llamada de prensa virtual sobre las alarmantes amenazas al futuro del programa DACA. con la participación de los senadores Dick Durbin (D-IL) y Alex Padilla (D-CA), junto con las representantes Sylvia García (TX-29) y Delia Ramírez (IL-03).