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What the Democrats' resurgence in US elections spells for the 2026 midterms

The United States' Democratic Party make decisive gains in local elections last week, hinting at new political fault lines in an unsettled electorate. Political scientist Charles Bullock of the University of Georgia, a veteran observer of US elections, analyses the implications for the 2026 midterms.

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Nancy Pelosi Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election, Ending a Historic Era in Congress

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. The decision concludes nearly four decades of service in Congress and closes a defining chapter in Democratic Party leadership.

International Business Times

Pelosi’s ground-breaking legacy as a power broker - Roll Call

As Rep. Nancy Pelosi is set to retire, few have matched the former House speaker's impact on the modern Democratic Party.

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Steve Bannon sounds the alarm after Mamdani win - and warns Republicans will be defeated in 2026 if they’re not MAGA

The former Trump official warned that Mamdani’s election shows the growing strength of the Democratic party’s populist wing

The Independent UK

Mamdani Claims 'Mandate' for Bigger Government: 'There Is No Problem Too Large for Government To Solve'

Zohran Mamdani's message was, to quote a former president, "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

Reason

US election results suggest Trump’s coalition of voters is collapsing

Americans voted in elections on November 4 in the first major test of whether Republicans can hold together the coalition of voters that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in November 2024. The result was a Democratic party triumph.

The Conversation

AOC Claims Mamdani Had To 'Defeat a Republican And The Old Guard Of The Democratic Party' In NYC Elections

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York City's mayoral elections, saying he had to defeat both a "Republican and the old guard of the Democratic party at the same time."

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A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward

"The Democratic Party is back," declared House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Axios

Sean Duffy Warns US May Be Forced To Close Some Airspace If Government Shutdown Continues: 'It's Only Going To Get Worse'

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has slammed the Democratic Party amid the government shutdown, highlighting delays and hinting at airspace closure. The shutdown has entered its 35th day since kicking into effect on October 1.

Benzinga

Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party

The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this

The Guardian - US

Mamdani shreds Cuomo and Trump in impassioned ‘mandate for change’ victory speech after historic NYC mayor’s win

Democrats count major victories in first elections under Trump’s presidency as the party reckons with its future

The Independent UK

Zohran Mamdani elected New York’s first Asian American and Muslim mayor - Roll Call

Democratic Zohran Mamdani was elected New York City’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, defeating former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Roll Call

Elon Musk flips just a week after he called Zohran Mamdani the ‘future of the Democratic Party’

Donald Trump and the Republicans are feeling the pressure of the NYC mayoral elections. With multiple sources predicting a win for “communist” and “socialist” Zohran Mamdani over sexual assaulter Andrew Cuomo and Republican representative Curtis Sliwa, billionaires like Elon Musk are doing everything they can to sway the results in…

The Mary Sue

George Clooney says it was a ‘mistake’ to replace Biden with Kamala Harris without primary

Actor says former vice president was given ‘very tough task’ to challenge Donald Trump

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Gavin Newsom says ‘I don’t’ want to be president as he insists Democrats can no longer play by Michelle Obama rules

California governor backs away from 2028 speculation while taking first step to address why his party lost the White House: Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party

The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midterms

The Guardian - UK

There is opposition to Trump – and it’s growing

Letter: Linda Rabben and her friends realise that they can’t wait for the Democratic party to save them from tyranny

The Guardian - US

The leftwing defense of Graham Platner is rooted in a false Democratic vision

Tolerance for behavior like Platner’s is tied to a wrongheaded theory of the male working class. Zohran Mamdani illustrates a different path

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Reason

Jake Tapper on Censorship, Media Failings, and Presidential Power

Jake Tapper examines the growing pressure on the news media to serve political interests, Donald Trump’s attacks on the press and peaceful protesters, as well as the lasting damage Joe Biden may have done to the Democratic Party.

The Guardian - US

Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party

Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against him. Both are wrong

The Mary Sue

‘I could not think of a man more worthy’: Elon Musk says Zohran Mamdani is the ‘future of the Democratic Party’

The chances of a MAGA-leaning and Republican supporting individual showering words of praise on a Democrat are less but never zero. In a surprising turn of events, Trump’s long-time supporter and former (subject to discussions) friend Elon Musk is calling New York mayoral race frontrunner Zohran Mamdani the “future of…

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom won’t rule out running for president in 2028, says he’s focused on midterms first

California governor has used stage as leader of largest blue state to directly challenge Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

Can Democrats harness the energy of the No Kings protests to fight Trump?

Millions took to US streets to oppose authoritarianism as Democrats acknowledge ‘People want to see us fighting’

Axios

"The Axios Show": Harris campaign didn't speak to working class, Sanders says

It's the latest salvo in the fight within the Democratic Party over why Donald Trump won in 2024 and what Democrats should do now.

The Guardian - US

Biden’s ex-press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Why are Democrats not fighting back?’

Jean-Pierre explains in her new memoir Independent why she decided to leave the Democratic party after two decades

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