Congress

Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech on May 19, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky.

Thomas Massie’s Defeat Could Come Back to Haunt Trump Thomas Massie’s Defeat Could Come Back to Haunt Trump

The president’s successful campaign to remove the rebel congressman has a real chance of backfiring.

May 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Undoing the Voting Rights Act Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Racists undoing democracy.

May 18, 2026 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Save Tony Carruthers

Save Tony Carruthers Save Tony Carruthers

Liberty and Justins.

May 15, 2026

Chris Rabb, D-Philadelphia, speaks outside of the Pennsylvania Capitol during a 50501 protest in Harrisburg, Pa. on February 5, 2025

Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House

A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America’s 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.

May 14, 2026 / John Nichols

Roberts on Jim Crow Island

Roberts on Jim Crow Island Roberts on Jim Crow Island

Bezos couture.

May 8, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus—including Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR)—address the press discussing DHS funding and the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, at the US Capitol on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC.

A Compact With America: The Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Its New Affordability Agenda A Compact With America: The Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Its New Affordability Agenda

The initiative is essential in defining what Democrats are for.

May 1, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage

Endless Gun Violence

Endless Gun Violence Endless Gun Violence

Endless inaction by Congress.

Apr 28, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Stigmata

Stigmata Stigmata

Big Hand from the Press.

Apr 24, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Graham Platner, a Democrat from Maine and US Senate candidate, during an interview in South Portland on Friday, March 6, 2026.

I’m a Maine Reporter Who Went to High School With Graham Platner I’m a Maine Reporter Who Went to High School With Graham Platner

Here’s what explains his success.

Apr 23, 2026 / Josh Keefe of The Maine Monitor

A foreign member of the “International Solidarity Movement” waves a picture of US peace activist Rachel Corrie in front of an Israeli tank during a demonstration held at the site where Corrie was killed near the border.

Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter

Bernie Sanders is trying to end the shipment of US bulldozers to Israel—like the one that crushed my daughter, Rachel Corrie, to death 23 years ago.

Apr 15, 2026 / Cindy Corrie

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