07/07/2026
On June 30, Denver voters ended the 30-year congressional career of Diana DeGette. They gave the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s 1st District to Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old barista, first-time candidate and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Kiros was fired from her corporate law job in 2023 for speaking out against the U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza. The district is heavily Democratic. She is expected to win the general election and enter Congress in January.
Paul Robeson leads Moore Shipyard workers in song in Oakland, California, September 1942. Eight years later, Washington seized his passport. Photo: National Arc
