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The Green National Committee will not consider a foreign policy proposal that would have had the Green Party of the United States call for reparations related to destruction and civilian harm in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza.…
The Socialist Party USA will hold its National Organizing Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, this summer, where members will participate in activist engagement and other party-building activities.…
Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nominee, has formed an exploratory committee for a possible 2028 presidential campaign, opening the door to another bid for the party’s nomination.…
The New Hampshire Communist Party will host an outreach event in Manchester early next month, giving the public an opportunity to meet with members of the party and get involved in its organizing activities.…
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi has denounced Erik Kiehle, the Libertarian nominee for the state’s 3rd Congressional District, after recent social media remarks prompted the state party to distance itself from his campaign.…
The Libertarian National Committee has voted to disaffiliate the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, making one of the newly seated committee’s first acts a break with an affiliate that had become a serious point of controversy inside the national organization.…
The Libertarian Party elected Evan McMahon as national chair and seated a new Libertarian National Committee during its convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan, closing a long weekend that saw considerable leadership turnover and several tense moments on the floor.…
The Green National Committee has voted down a proposal to cut the Green Party’s media coordinator position, rejecting a cost-saving measure that sponsors argued could reduce the risk of deeper staffing cuts if fundraising for the year falls short.…