Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five years The Guardian - US · Dec 29, 2025
Kamala Harris blasts the Democratic Party for being ‘stuck in the past,’ but not before she gets a specific type of historic recognition Maybe she's not off base. We Got This Covered · Dec 18, 2025
Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party. Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025
Texas Democrats fill every state and federal race on 2026 ballot, a first for either party Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party recruited 104 candidates to fill uncontested races. Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategist said it amounts to a gimmick “if they don’t back it up with serious resources.” The Texas Tribune · Dec 17, 2025
Trump Is Getting Reamed Over His ‘Vile’ Statement About Rob Reiner Following His Murder US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Hollywood director Rob Reiner following his murder. Pedestrian.tv · Dec 16, 2025
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025
Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures RootsAction report finds Harris courted moderates instead of working-class Democrats – and Gaza stance did not help The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2025
‘That’s manipulation’: Mike Johnson swears in Matt Van Epps within 48 hours of election, whereas he took 50 days for Adelita Grijalva As the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson certainly knows how to pick his battles, but when it comes to anyone from the Democratic party, you can count on him to never choose them. This was evident at the beginning of this year when Donald Trump… The Mary Sue · Dec 5, 2025
Henry Cuellar faces scant opposition in South Texas Democratic primary Days out from the filing deadline, Cuellar has yet to draw a serious primary challenger — a sign that many in his party view the anti-abortion congressman as their best bet to stave off the GOP in November. The Texas Tribune · Dec 3, 2025
Sean Duffy Says Tim Walz Has 30 Days To Rectify Discrepancies Or Lose $30 Million In Federal Funds Amid Illegal CDL Row: 'Fix This Or…' Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has slammed Minnesota Governor and Democratic Party leader Tim Walz (D-Minn.) for illegally issuing Commercial Driving Licenses (CDLs). Benzinga · Dec 2, 2025
How progressives are taking over swing states – and driving fear into Democratic elites Left-leaning challengers in the Rust belt are throwing chaos into a divided party struggling to rebuild after Trump’s win The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2025
St Vincent opposition party celebrates historic election win New Democratic party victory is crushing defeat for Unity Labour, which has held power since 2001 The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics? Maybe. Let’s hope it is not too late for Democrats to win back the working class and Washington The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025
The Democratic Party Is Offering a False Choice Between Socialism and Technocracy By looking to the past, Democrats could chart a pro-freedom blueprint for their party’s future. Reason · Nov 23, 2025
Latin Times · Nov 18, 2025 AOC Signals She Won't Support Primary Challenge Against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she won't support a primary challenge against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries following Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City's mayoral elections
The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2025 ‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalism
The Texas Tribune · Nov 14, 2025 Democrats “defined everything by identity,” Pete Buttigieg says in critique of his party The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
Roll Call · Nov 10, 2025 Politics of a shutdown - Roll Call Enough Senate Democrats finally broke ranks with their party to clear a path for ending the longest partial government shutdown in history. CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman assess the political fallout of the shutdown, what it means for the Democratic Party and the steps still…
Radio France Internationale · Nov 10, 2025 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.
International Business Times · Nov 6, 2025 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.
Roll Call · Nov 6, 2025 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025 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
Reason · Nov 5, 2025 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."
The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025 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.
Latin Times · Nov 5, 2025 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."