Up The Hill

Democratic candidate Ayanna Pressley takes the stage after winning the Democratic primary in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. With no conservative opponent on the ballot in November, Pressley will be become the first African-American woman to represent Massachusetts on Capitol Hill. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters.

A Long Way Forward

• Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans and Lauren Gambino in Washington, America’s new opposition: the women standing up to Trump, The Guardian, August 19, 2018

Ilhan Omar, a former Somali refugee, was nominated by Democrats in Minnesota to run for Congress in the midterms. Photo: ddp USA/Rex/Shutterstock.