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Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate, runs towards the stage after receiving the DFL endorsement during the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Convention in Rochester on May 30, 2026.

Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat

Her opponent, Representative Angie Craig, campaigned for the DFL nod for months, but declared she would no longer seek its endorsement two days before the party convention.

Jun 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks in front of a memorial composed of shoes and backpacks, symbolizing those killed in the bombing of the Minab elementary school and other civilians in Iran, in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.

Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza Democrats Can’t Avoid a Reckoning With Gaza

We can’t defend democracy while upholding elite impunity

May 28, 2026 / Matthew Duss

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire Tom Steyer speaks during a press conference with union workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on May 18, 2026.

Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but… Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but…

When ordinary Americans are forced to skip meals to afford healthcare, it’s vital that the Democratic Party resist retreating from small “d” populist policies.

May 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A pro-Palestine protest, police take measures on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 21, 2024.

No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously? No Mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy? Seriously?

Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.

May 22, 2026 / John Nichols

Analilia Mejia, US Democratic House candidate for New Jersey, arrives to speak during an election night event at Montclair Art Museum during a New Jersey special election in Montclair, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Democratic Voters Are Clear: It’s Time to Fight Democratic Voters Are Clear: It’s Time to Fight

The party’s base has sent the same message in primary after primary: playing it safe won't cut it in 2026.

May 12, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger at an event in Woodbridge, promoting the redistricting measure that was on the ballot in April.

On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative? On Redistricting, Will Virginia Democrats Surrender, or Get Creative?

Democrats must stop conceding that the only answer for various racist voting laws is that Democrats just have to vote more and harder and better.

May 11, 2026 / Joan Walsh

President Donald Trump amid the gold leafing and decor that he has installed in the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2025.

The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders The Managerial Anguish of Democratic Leaders

Trump’s corruption is personal, so why do Democrats keep making it about procedure?

May 8, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

A view of the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, on May 3, 2023.

How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant

A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people.

May 4, 2026 / Kathleen McLaughlin

Ken Martin speaks to Jon Favreau on “Pod Save America.”

Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?

DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo.

May 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer

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

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