Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much. Democratic Candidates Have Embraced Unity. Dem Pundits? Not So Much.
Losing candidates have prioritized the big tent and embraced their former rivals. Why can’t the media and pundits get on board?
Aug 28, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children Head Start Rule Changes Would Slash Enrollment of Homeless Children
Head Start currently mandates that programs prioritize enrolling children in homeless families. The Trump administration’s proposed rule change would completely undo that.
Aug 27, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability? Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability?
The president’s backing failed to secure a primary win in Minnesota for Mike Lindell. And he’s not the only one.
Aug 13, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary
Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan’s ground game, and her promise to “avenge Minnesota” after ICE’s cruelty, gave her a 20-point win....
Aug 12, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left
The Third Way think tank is pouring millions of dollars into combatting not the GOP but the DSA.
Aug 10, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured Republicans Blocked Healthcare Subsidies—and Now More Americans Are Going Uninsured
The Trump administration has chalked up the drop in insurance coverage to a crackdown on fraud. Data shows that rising costs is the real reason.
Aug 6, 2026 / Bryce Covert
Andy Beshear Is What’s Wrong With the Democratic Party in the Trump Era Andy Beshear Is What’s Wrong With the Democratic Party in the Trump Era
The Kentucky governor isn’t doing what Mitch McConnell would do—and that’s the problem.
Jul 24, 2026 / Kali Holloway
An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence
A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.
Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps
New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.
Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert
A Mile-High Uprising A Mile-High Uprising
Colorado voters continue the left rebellion in Democratic primaries.
Jul 1, 2026 / Patricia Calhoun