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Native America Calling: Native candidates make strides in local elections (November 24, 2025)
Political newcomer Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu will soon be the first Navajo city council member in Gallup, New Mexico. Other Native candidates are finding success at the local level. 
The National Congress of American Indians is winding down its 82nd annual convention following a busy election for leadership.
National Congress of American Indians chooses leadership at big convention (November 20, 2025)
Election season kicked into high gear at the National Congress of American Indians, with a last-minute addition shaking up the field. 
With fewer Native people turning out to the polls, tribal advocates are looking for ways to re-energize the vote in Indian Country.
The nation’s oldest and largest inter-tribal organization opened its annual convention with a competing set of messages about the challenges facing Indian Country.
Cronkite News: Health care prices set to rise despite deal to reopen government (November 11, 2025)
Health insurance subsidies expire on December 31, forcing Americans to make difficult choices about their care. 
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe is consumed in a nasty political dispute. Meanwhile, President Buu Nygren continues to face questions over his leadership at the Navajo Nation.
Montana Free Press: Northern Cheyenne Tribe in leadership crisis (October 27, 2025)
Who is in charge of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe? A dispute has led to arrests of council members. 
Cronkite News: Arizona sues over failure to seat new member of Congress (October 22, 2025)
Four weeks after Adelita Grijalva won a special congressional election, the state of Arizona sued the U.S. House of Representatives to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear her in. 
Arizona’s two Democratic senators confronted the Republican Speaker of the House over his refusal to swear a new Democratic lawmaker.
Cronkite News: Republicans won’t swear in new Democratic lawmaker (October 2, 2025)
Adelita Grijalva arrived in the nation’s capital to be sworn in as the newest member of Congress but Republicans are refusing to take action. 
Native America Calling: How will Native people fare in redistricting? (September 29, 2025)
An action by Republican lawmakers in Texas to redraw boundaries to favor their own candidates has implications for Native voters. 
Native America Calling: Native women making leadership gains (September 15, 2025)
As with the general population, Native women lag behind men when it comes to elected political power. 
Cronkite News: Military honors allowed for rioter killed at U.S. Capitol (September 11, 2025)
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) tried to block military funeral honors for one of the insurrectionists who was killed at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has launched another bid for Congress, seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Eli Crane and flip Arizona’s largest congressional district.
Cronkite News: Democrats look to take House from Republicans (August 4, 2025)
Hoping to break the GOP grip on Congress, Democrats are aiming to topple three Republican incumbents in Arizona: Reps. David Schweikert, Eli Crane and Juan Ciscomani. 
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) will devote part of his first August recess as a senator to visiting with voters in Iowa.
Native voters, by and large, lean Democrat, but it’s clear Native voters supported Donald Trump more than expected.
Democrats are choosing a candidate to fill the seat of the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who was a champion of tribal issues.
The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $1.1 trillion from Medicaid. How will the Indian Health Service be impacted?
Deb Haaland continues to blaze new trails, this time with her campaign to be the first Native woman governor of New Mexico.
Despite pledges from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., programs serving Indian Country are in line for cuts and reductions.
Tahrohon Wayne “T.W.” Shannon, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, has joined the administration of Republican President Donald Trump.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 14, 2025) (April 14, 2025)
Make your vote count at NAFOA’s upcoming conference. 
Indian Country continues fight for funds promised by the U.S. government (February 21, 2025)
Indian Country is returning to the nation’s capital to hold the federal government accountable — a difficult task in a new political landscape. 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising to elevate Indian issues should he be confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Neal McCaleb dedicated his life to public service, a calling that led him to prominent positions in tribal, state and federal government.
The Department of Justice is kicking off a series of consultation sessions to address a U.S. Supreme Court decision seen as detrimental to tribal sovereignty.
Republicans set to take control as 119th Congress meets for first time (January 2, 2025)
The 119th Congress is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2025, with both chambers of the legislative branch of the U.S. government coming under Republican control. 
Native America Calling: A look at 2024 news from a Native perspective (December 18, 2024)
President Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools was among the top news stories of the year. What else matters to Native people in 2024? 
Native America Calling: Native trans advocates prepare for looming restrictions (December 10, 2024)
Donald Trump focused on transgender issues during his successful presidential campaign. Where does that leave Indian Country? 
President Biden convenes his final White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 3, 2024)
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit. 
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona) cites efforts to honor tribal sovereignty as among his most important achievements.
‘We’re going to get this done’: Time running out for Indian Country legislation (November 25, 2024)
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests. 
Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advance the nomination of Patrice Kunesh to lead the National Indian Gaming Commission on November 20, 2024.
Alaska Native bills on agenda amid limbo in Congressional race (November 19, 2024)
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill. 
Cronkite News: Donald Trump’s Defense pick faces scrutiny in U.S. Senate (November 19, 2024)
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) is among the combat veterans and Democrats expressing deep skepticism at Donald Trump’s choice of a Defense secretary with no national security experience. 
Native America Calling: What to expect on Trump’s first day (November 19, 2024)
If he lives up to his word, president-elect Donald Trump’s first day in the Oval Office will be a big one. 
Progress for at-large Cherokee Nation citizens has been the result of decades of advocacy by various leaders and Cherokees at the grassroots level.
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