Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, where we are lifting the curtain on how James Talarico’s war on billionaires has run up against the realities of campaigning with pretty inevitable events. Also, we celebrate Abraham Lincoln as the unsung hero of the Revolutionary War. Plus, we might have a new favorite member of the […]

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) endorsed leftist Democrat Abdul el Sayed in his run to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in Michigan. Van Hollen is now the second sitting senator, behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), to back el Sayed’s bid for the seat over more centrist candidates Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and state Sen. […]

Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America have scored victories in 35 primary elections so far this year, including upsets against entrenched incumbents.  The DSA has backed 150 candidates this cycle: 35 advanced from their primaries or were unopposed, while 34 have lost. Some of the wins include incumbents in federal or local government. […]

The newly picked New York Democratic nominee for the House, Claire Valdez, has called for abolishing the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck and ultimately nationalizing the airline industry, positions that are likely to draw scrutiny as Democrats grapple with the rise of the party’s socialist wing. Valdez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated […]