The Latest: News organizations banned from White House are back in court Attorneys for three news organizations banished from the White House by the Trump administration were back in court The Independent UK · Oct 8
Poll reveals voters favor Democrats on key issues as many lack faith in either party While voters expressed deep dissatisfaction with Republicans, the survey suggests voters have relatively little confidence Democrats have their problems in mind The Independent UK · Oct 3
Wisconsin GOP Candidate Is Exploiting the Data Center Backlash to Hit Solar, Wind Gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany flipped on data centers, outflanked his Democratic rival and tied the issue to renewable projects he has opposed for years. Capital & Main · Sep 9
Big Tech's "local control" con Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling Salon · Aug 31
Texas Democrat bets anger over Flock cameras and data centers could make her America’s unlikeliest governor ELECTIONS 2026: Gina Hinojosa talks to Eric Garcia about the growing backlash in Texas and how it could feed a ‘bite back’ against Republicans in November The Independent UK · Aug 30
Crowley, Tiffany run in Wisconsin governor race that will influence trifecta, triplex status David Crowley (D), Tom Tiffany (R), and Jamie Jo Carothers (Independent) (Write-in) are running in the general election for governor of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026. Ballotpedia · Aug 24
Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers, as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths The Independent UK · Aug 18
Almost Half Of U.S. Young Adults Have Positive Views Of Democratic Socialists, Poll Shows Despite the narrow defeat of democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin governor's primary, a new poll shows the leftist movement has strong support among young voters. International Business Times · Aug 14
Prediction markets' reputation comes back to earth after surprise result in Wisconsin Kalshi and Polymarket gave Francesca Hong roughly a 95% chance of winning on the eve of the primary, before David Crowley’s upset. Fortune · Aug 14
Hong's loss proves AOC right Her defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary shows why the left needs happy warriors like AOC and Mamdani Salon · Aug 13
Rep. John Larson becomes the ninth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary this year to a non-incumbent Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Aug 13
Wisconsin Democrats chose a middle path – will it lead to victory in November? Democratic socialist Francesca Hong fell just short as David Crowley strives for unity for the general election The Guardian - US · Aug 12
What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The Guardian - US · Aug 12
International Business Times · Aug 12 Big Wins, Major Upsets And A Trump Setback. Here's What Happened In Tuesday's Primaries. Tuesday's primaries offered a glimpse of the battles shaping the 2026 midterms, from Democratic fights over ideology and generational change to fresh questions about the power of President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Reason · Aug 12 Hong's Swan Song Plus: Rebecca Cooke wins, possible Houthi attack, inflation rises, and more...
The Guardian - US · Aug 12 Trump ally loses, mixed results for progressives: takeaways from primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond Primaries across US included Darline Graham advancing to runoff, while progressive Francesca Hong and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell fell short
The Independent UK · Aug 12 Wisconsin blunts socialist surge with defeat of Thanksgiving-trashing Francesca Hong for governor ANALYSIS: Hong, who in the past had called for the national holiday to be canceled, failed to draw socialist-leaning Democratic icons like Bernie Sanders and AOC, writes John Bowden. And her defeat shows that there could be limits to how far left progressives will go
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12 First Thing: Anger after Trump’s secret flight swap appears to offer up staff and media as decoys Democrats demand congressional briefing after passenger-laden Air Force One sent on decoy flight despite security scare
The Guardian - US · Aug 12 Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, president says – as it happened Donald Trump says Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family and would become one of his ‘top outside advisors’
France 24 · Aug 12 Moderate Crowley beats democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin governor's primary Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday eked out a stunningly narrow win against democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic party primary for the Wisconsin governor's race. Crowley's win by less than a percentage point comes as the party faces a divide between establishment candidates and an insurgent progressive…
The Guardian - US · Aug 12 David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s governor in upset over progressive Francesca Hong Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown Hong as the clear Democratic frontrunner
The Economic Times · Aug 12 US primaries: Trump-backed candidates face mixed fortunes US state primaries threw up mixed results for Donald Trump's endorsed candidates. Mike Lindell lost in Minnesota, while Darline Graham advanced in South Carolina. Lisa Demuth defeated Lindell in Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary. Peggy Flanagan secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate seat.
The Economic Times · Aug 12 Wisconsin governor's race: Progressive vs moderate battle of Democrats remains too close to call Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary contest between Francesca Hong and David Crowley is being watched as an indicator of progressive politics in a key state. The winner will face Republican Tom Tiffany in the November general election. Tuesday's contests also questioned Donald Trump's endorsement influence in Republican primaries.
Roll Call · Aug 12 Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressives The progressive momentum in Democratic Senate primaries continued Tuesday, with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeating the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig in a high-stakes contest. But progressives were dealt a setback in neighboring Wisconsin, with state Rep. Francesca Hong, a self-described democratic socialist and the perceived front-runner in the…