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Buttigieg's White House bid ensures place in LGBTQ history
Pete Buttigieg’s presidential candidacy has ended far short of its goal. But it will likely go down in history books as proof of the remarkable advances made by LGBTQ Americans in their quest for equality and acceptance.
Second Amendment ‘sanctuary’ movement gets some traction in rural Minnesota
While the county efforts are largely symbolic measures to promote the protection of constitutional gun rights, they are mobilizing rural voters who view gun rights as a critical voting issue.
5 key questions ahead of critical Super Tuesday primaries
Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the primary calendar. Fourteen states vote in primaries from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including the two most populous states, California and Texas. There are some key questions ahead of Tuesday's vote.