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Hakeem Jeffries Slams Trump Over Iran 'Ceasefire' Collapse—Patty Murray Says Gas Prices Are Surging Again: 'What a Total Failure…'

Democratic Party lawmakers, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have criticized President Donald Trump as tensions escalate with Iran and gas prices surge.

Benzinga · Jul 9

Platner drops out of Maine Senate race

The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"

Salon · Jul 9

Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign

Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Dems' progressive problems go beyond DSA

The Democrats’ reckoning is more complicated than you might think

Salon · Jul 8

Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party

A number of recent high-profile congressional primaries in the Democratic Party have resulted in the nomination of unexpected candidates. Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.

The Conversation · Jul 7

Trump casts Democrats as red 'menace' with McCarthyist rhetoric ahead of US midterms

The US midterm election campaign is gaining momentum, and US President Donald Trump is reviving Cold War era rhetoric to peg the Democratic Party as extremists and a red "menace".

France 24 · Jul 7

As McMorrow exits Senate race, the fight for her supporters begins in Michigan

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s decision to end her campaign for Senate sets up a fierce contest between the Democratic Party’s establishment and progressive wings with about a month to go until the primary.  “I haven’t been shy about calling for new leadership and a better Democratic Party. I mean…

Roll Call · Jul 6

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to pay final tribute to Ayatollah Khamenei after receiving invitation from Iran

Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party, is set to visit Iran to pay her respects at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following an invitation from his office. This invitation underscores the long-standing and strategic relationship between Iran and India. Mufti regards this as a significant…

The Economic Times · Jul 2

A Democratic Incumbent Held Her House Seat For 30 Years. Colorado Democrats Decided It Was Time For a Progressive.

Colorado Democrats voted to end one of the longest congressional tenures in the state's history Tuesday, choosing 29-year-old democratic socialist Melat Kiros over Rep. Diana DeGette.

International Business Times · Jul 1

DeGette, Bennet lose primaries in Colorado amid insurgent wave

The anti-establishment wave surging through the Democratic Party reached Colorado on Tuesday, when democratic socialist Melat Kiros dislodged 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette, and state Attorney General Phil Weiser thwarted Sen. Michael Bennet’s quest to become governor. In the Denver-anchored 1st District, Kiros, a lawyer and doctoral student, was leading DeGette,…

Roll Call · Jul 1