The Latest Breaking News from the Democratic Party

How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party

Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, the realities of political fundraising, and the future of populism in America.

Reason · Aug 5

Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning

The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.

Reason · Aug 5

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary

Abdul El-Sayed secured Michigan's Democratic Senate nomination, defeating Haley Stevens. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election. This pivotal race will determine Senate control in the upcoming elections. El-Sayed campaigned on progressive policies and received support from key figures. Democrats aim to unite their base to…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Democrat leans into data center outrage with new TV ad in Pennsylvania

Numerous communities nationwide are fiercely opposed to the projects, leading to legal battles over planned complexes and new transmission lines

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers?

The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists

The Guardian - US · Jul 27

Trump revives old tropes as he pushes warnings of ‘communist menace’

President harks back to red scare of his childhood to attack US left – but will such language resonate beyond Maga base?

The Guardian - US · Jul 26

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president

The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early

The Guardian - US · Jul 21

Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall

The Democratic Senate nominee faced pointed questions from some Black voters and was confronted by a political content creator who said “you cannot win without us.”

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20

Bill Maher levels progressives with three-word slam and might just vote for JD Vance in 2028

'My vote is in play — because it can't be Trump running', Maher tells ABC as he flirts with voting Republican to stop progressives

The Independent UK · Jul 19

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice

The Independent UK · Jul 18