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Supporters cheer during an election night event for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, now the Democratic candidate for Senate, on August 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

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

Matt Bennett, Jonathan Cowan, and Jim Kessler, three of the five cofounders of Third Way.

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

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a December 2025 press conference on the steps of the Capitol where Democratic lawmakers called for extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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, governor of Kentucky, speaks during a campaign event with Rob Sand, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Iowa, not pictured, at the River Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

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

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at a January press conference announcing a new initiative for homeless treatment.

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

Millions of Americans have turned to food banks after losing SNAP benefits.

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

Democratic House candidate Melat Kiros at the Denver victory rally for her upset primary victory

A Mile-High Uprising A Mile-High Uprising

Colorado voters continue the left rebellion in Democratic primaries.

Jul 1, 2026 / Patricia Calhoun

Progressive New York primary winner Darializa Avila Chevalier did not include climate action on her list of priorities.

Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave

The city's primary winners campaigned on affordability, yet climate change, a major driver of rising costs and inequality, was conspicuously absent from the conversation.

Jul 1, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Demonstrators showing support for people accused of conspiring to commit terrorism at the Prairieland immigration detention center last summer gathered outside of the Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse in Fort Worth on March 13, 2026.

In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence

Under Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.

Jul 1, 2026 / Sara Van Horn

New York State Senator Jabari Brisport (third from left), with New York City Council member Chi Osse (second from right), speaks at a protest against rent increases and aggressive evictions in Brooklyn in 2022.

The Battle for Black Brooklyn The Battle for Black Brooklyn

This Primary Day, New York City’s leftist insurgents and the borough’s Black political establishment are headed into their biggest face-off yet.

Jun 19, 2026 / Mark Winston Griffith

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