Two states in, and the Democratic race for the White House is as unsettled as ever. Today's News + Politics email pushes forward, as we meet the power broker who could help Joe Biden rebound in Nevada and explore whether Amy Klobuchar (pictured) can sustain her momentum. Elsewhere, we examine how Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains strong in the face of India's roiling protests. Read on to stay ahead.
| Yvanna Cancela offers the former vice president inroads into the Latino community — and a critical labor union. Yvanna Cancela became versed on issues of race while studying hip-hop in college, and today listens to "a whole lot" of Rick Ross, and Jay Z's "Heart of the City" on repeat. She was appointed to the Nevada Senate in 2016, becoming the first Latina to serve in the chamber, a surprise even to herself. And the 32-year-old got behind former vice president Joe Biden, who has suffered humbling losses in Iowa and New Hampshire and is counting on non-White voters to bring him back. Cancela is critical not just for her identity, but as a bridge to the powerful Culinary Union Local 226. The majority-Latino, majority-female union — with its 60,000 members and extensive grassroots political operation — could make up 10 percent of the caucus turnout. | READ NOW |
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| | Despite a devastating defeat in his first political test since the recent protests, India's prime minister has few national challengers. Narendra Modi is down. That doesn’t often happen. On Tuesday, the Indian Prime Minister’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a setback in its first electoral test since a controversial new citizenship regime introduced late last year sparked nationwide protests. In elections to the legislature of Delhi, which includes the national capital, the BJP won just eight out of 70 seats, trounced by the regional Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which returned to power. Yet the results represent a more complex verdict than a simple down vote for Modi or the citizenship law. | READ NOW |
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| | Robberies are far lower on the EU’s eastern border than in Western Europe. |
| | The country's cratering economy is sparking fears that the government's priorities might be misplaced. |
| | Her unlikely rise could create a new moderate standard-bearer ... or ensure a progressive candidate emerges from the Democratic primary. |
| | From water systems to your fridge, hacking of the future could affect cities and families in more fundamental ways than ever before. |
| | Asian beauty queen Lisa Song Sutton is trying to defy stereotypes in glitzy Las Vegas. |
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