Carpenter resigned from the Lee's Summit district in July 2019, taking a $750,000 buyout, after a tenure marked by controversy over his efforts to implement equity and inclusion training for faculty.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party suspended Diane Abbott, the country's longest-serving female lawmaker, on Thursday after she stood by her earlier remarks on racism which had led to a previous suspension.

Diane Abbott is suspended from Labour for a second time after she doubles down on racism comments - The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was previously suspended by the Labour Party in 2023