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Democratic candidates running in Texas midterm races say the state is undergoing a political realignment, telling The Daily Texan they believe shifting demographics and voter sentiment give them a genuine path to victory. The candidates weighed their chances in upcoming contests, arguing the elections could reshape the state's political landscape.

Democratic Party activists are urging supporters to phone their federal and state representatives every day, using the 5 Calls tool to streamline contacting offices. Today's list includes blocking any Trump interference in elections, demanding federal regulation of artificial intelligence, stopping federal funds for what they call Trump propaganda, and opposing Nicole Saphier.

British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is drawing attention to political loneliness, the sense of isolation people feel when they lack connection to political life and representation. The office is encouraging the public to look past daily headlines and consider how disengagement and alienation affect democratic participation and human rights.

An editorial in Colorado's Boulder Daily Camera argues that both Democratic and Republican parties must move away from politics driven by resentment. The piece calls on leaders and voters alike to reject grievance-based rhetoric and seek a more constructive political discourse ahead of upcoming elections.

The Daily News, Texas' oldest newspaper, argues that public education stands among the pillars of democracy. The piece frames free, universal schooling as essential to informed citizenship and democratic participation, adding to ongoing national debate in the United States over school funding, curriculum control, and the role of public education in civic life.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has published its daily news roundup covering Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Afghanistan. The digest draws together the latest developments across the five humanitarian emergencies, where conflict, displacement and access constraints continue to drive severe needs for millions of people.

The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) has issued its daily roundup of top crises, highlighting El Niño and the release of emergency CERF funds, along with situations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria and Haiti. The briefing points to renewed funding and attention for overlapping humanitarian emergencies across Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.