When purity politics runs its course: Even the...

When members of the Democratic Socialists of America win a local election, they fly into office on the wings of soaring rhetoric. Whether it’s New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling for the “warmth of collectivism” or Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson urging her public sector employees “to do big, new things,” the DSA-connected players (like […]

Debate disputes take center stage in high-stakes Texas...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lone Star State is home to some of the most competitive, high-profile, and expensive races of the 2026 midterm elections, but with early voting set to begin Monday, voters have yet to see candidates in several key contests face off on a debate stage. Democrats have increasingly seized on the absence […]

Trump’s week from hell

President Donald Trump may have just had his worst week in Washington of his second term. White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is out after mere days on the job, making first-term Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci’s 11 days in his post look like a Robert Byrd-length tenure by comparison. This comes just days after […]

Josh Shapiro moves into the starting blocks for...

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) has spent months insisting he’s focused on winning reelection and helping Democrats in his state. But a new federal political action committee gives him a way to start building beyond Pennsylvania. Shapiro’s New Path PAC is not a presidential campaign. Its stated purpose is to help Democrats win competitive Pennsylvania House […]

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