California’s top Democrats aren’t convinced a progressive can win

Democrats think they can flip California's 22nd District and take back the House, but they can't agree on how

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Texas Democrats signal likely end of gerrymander battle

"We are about to suffer the blunt force of Governor Abbott's weakness,” state lawmaker says

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The GOP plot to gain 40 seats without winning any more votes

Party operatives think gerrymandering, a new Census and a friendly Supreme Court can help keep Republicans in power

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Texas Democrats face a “complicated” long game

The odds are stacked against state lawmakers who broke quorum in an effort to stop a GOP gerrymander

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GOP power grab puts voting rights advocates in a bind

Good government groups say they oppose redistricting in Democratic states, even if Republicans do it first

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Texas Dems to DC: “Do something — or get out of the way”

Democrats who fled Texas to block a Republican gerrymander told Salon that national leaders need to step up next

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Are Democrats blowing it? A “blue wave” is no sure thing

Democrats are confronting the possibility that a backlash to Trump won't be enough for them to take back Congress

05.08.2025 5

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“Vote blue no matter who,” unless it’s Mamdani?

Some supporters of Zohran Mamdani are wondering whatever happened to rallying behind the Democratic nominee

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Mamdani’s Democratic critics want to ruin his shot at winning

Former New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, insists he's not alone in hoping that his party loses in November

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American democracy is crashing out and it will be hard to reverse, international rights group warns

The Trump administration is acting like "dictatorial regimes do," according to the global rights monitor CIVICUS

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ICE is about to go on a hiring spree

Former ICE officials think the Trump administration will have to lower standards and hire private contractors

26.07.2025 10

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Meet the young Republicans who want to deport Zohran Mamdani

NYC's Young Republican club cosplays as a deadly political weapon, but may be less ferocious than it appears

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Pressure grows to unmask ICE

Democrats in California, New York and other states are trying to prevent ICE agents from concealing their identity

19.07.2025 10

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“Cried every night”: ICE detains child with leukemia

The Trump administration is going after easy targets, including sick children, to meet its deportation quotas

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Judge pauses Trump’s effort to abolish birthright citizenship

A federal judge granted class action status to plaintiffs who accuse Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution

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Taking on "the language police" and taxing the rich: Tom Suozzi has a vision for moderate Democrats

Rep. Tom Suozzi wants to pair progressive economics with centrist takes on trans rights

18.06.2025 10

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"A blueberry in a bowl of tomato soup": One Democrat's plan for beating Joni Ernst in deep-red Iowa

JD Scholten, professional athlete and Democrat, spoke to Salon about how his party can win even in Trump country

17.06.2025 30

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Do WelcomeFest Democrats even know what's popular?

WelcomeFest speakers said they want Democrats to take popular positions, but their own agenda is controversial

10.06.2025 5

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Petty, abusive — and popular: Why New York Democrats are afraid to speak out against Andrew Cuomo

Many Democrats think Cuomo is a lock to win the mayor's race and they don't want to invite his wrath

04.06.2025 4

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"What it means to be a partisan centrist": At WelcomeFest, a billionaire-backed vision for Democrats

Wealthy donors are backing "WelcomeFest," an effort to promote centrists within the Democratic Party

04.06.2025 8

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The "money for Texas" amendment: GOP budget could reward Greg Abbott for MAGA border stunts

Red states could reap billions in federal aid for their efforts to "enforce the immigration laws" under Joe Biden

23.05.2025 10

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A tax cut for the "merely wealthy" finds bipartisan support in Congress

The latest GOP proposal raises the cap on deducting state and local taxes, a policy change backed by some Democrats

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Republicans want to make it easier to carry a gun almost anywhere

Under a GOP proposal, residents of Texas and other red states could carry a gun without a permit across the U.S.

21.05.2025 3

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"A pope of the people": The first American pontiff is no Marxist, but friends say he's a reformer

Those who know Pope Leo XIV best say he's likely to continue efforts to liberalize the Catholic Church

13.05.2025 3

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Private prison firm CoreCivic sees Trump's mass deportation agenda as "catalyst" for growth

CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told investors that he expects big business in the coming months

12.05.2025 5

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"There's a lot of misinformation out there": Right-wing ads claim that Republicans love Medicaid

A right-wing ad campaign is trying to convince voters that the GOP isn't coming for their health care

09.05.2025 6

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"No doubt in my mind": Woman booted from GOP town hall believes she was targeted "to chill dissent"

Emily Feiner said she was removed from a New York event after asking if Republicans will ever stand up to Trump

05.05.2025 4

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"The courage to name what people are experiencing": Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats need to get real

The 40-year-old El-Sayed spoke to Salon about his Senate campaign and why he's not giving up on Medicare for All

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"He’s no moderate": Republican rising star has a rough time at his New York town hall

Earlier this week, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., a self-described moderate Republican eyeing New York’s governorship, faced a hostile crowd and...

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Progressive Democrats target 70-year-old incumbent with a primary challenge

The progressive group, founded in 2018, aims to defeat Rep. Shri Thanedar, a Michigan Democrat

28.04.2025 10

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A college student wrote a blog about killing tyrants. The Secret Service had questions

Nicholas Decker, a student at George Mason University, published an essay with the title: "When Must We Kill Them?"

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David Hogg wants Democrats to wake up: "We have to show how our party is going to fight back"

Hogg, vice chair of the DNC, spoke to Salon about launching primary challenges against lackluster Democrats

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“More and more cheating”: DOGE's cuts to the IRS may have a big price tag

New IRS numbers show fewer people are filing their taxes after DOGE took an ax to the agency's workforce

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"Disappear without recourse": Trump's defiance of a court order means "any American" could be next

Legal experts say that the refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home is a troubling harbinger of what's to come

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"He's just disappeared": What it's like to be detained by ICE — and why some prefer to be deported

For some immigrants picked up by ICE, being expelled from the country is seen as preferable to indefinite detention

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Amid tariff chaos, Republicans plot "massive redistribution" of wealth from workers to the rich

The cost of tariffs will eclipse any tax cuts most households see, experts say

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"You either fight for a future or you don’t": Progressives get early jump on Democratic primaries

2026 primaries kick off early as both sides of the party look to undo 2024 disaster

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Corruption hunters say Trump's USAID cuts just made organized crime groups “much more dangerous”

In slashing the USAID budget, President Donald Trump defunded one of the leading international criminal watchdogs

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A TikTok star says Democrats are "scared of wielding their power." How would she be different?

In an interview, Kat Abughazaleh explained why she's running to unseat a fellow a Democrat in Illinois

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France's far-right Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzlement, banned from running for office

Le Pen was also sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Euros, or about $108,000.

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A conservative judge reveals how Trump could justify eliminating due process

A judge's dissent may serve as a preview of legal arguments that Trump will make at the Supreme Court

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"People are terrified": Fear over Medicaid cuts across rural America could sway some Republicans

GOP lawmakers are proposing massive cuts, but a public backlash may turn some Republicans against their own party

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"We have tariffs": White House desperate to talk about anything but the Signal scandal

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt faced a deluge of Signal leak questions Wednesday that she didn't want to answer

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"You could throw me on the plane": Trump's claiming the right to deport literally anyone, judge says

Judge Patricia Millett said the Trump administration is claiming the right to unilaterally expel anyone it wants

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Health care, housing and wages: Antonio Delgado says New York Democrats need to stand for something

New York's lieutenant governor spoke with Salon about his vision for the Democratic Party in 2025 and beyond

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"Never a good sign": After Khalil arrest, a "climate of fear" descends on Columbia University

"Secret police abducting people in the middle of the night is never a good sign for any minority," one student said

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"Joe Manchin always told me": A centrist Democrat explains why he sided with Republicans on the CR

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, told Salon that he thinks "a shutdown will make things worse, not better"

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"2 million dead by the end of the year": Ex-USAID chief says aid cuts will kill starving children

In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have been fighting for the...

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"There's real risks": Senate Democrats fear that Musk and Trump could exploit a government shutdown

Some Democrats fear taking the blame if they don't offer their votes for a Republican spending proposal

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"Silencing dissent": Trump administration arrests pro-Palestine activist at Columbia University

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to revoke visas and green cards over political speech

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Private prison firm CoreCivic sees Trump's mass deportation agenda as "catalyst" for growth

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Progressive Democrats target 70-year-old incumbent with a primary challenge

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A college student wrote a blog about killing tyrants. The Secret Service had questions

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“More and more cheating”: DOGE's cuts to the IRS may have a big price tag

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"Disappear without recourse": Trump's defiance of a court order means "any American" could be next

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"He's just disappeared": What it's like to be detained by ICE — and why some prefer to be deported

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Amid tariff chaos, Republicans plot "massive redistribution" of wealth from workers to the rich

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"You either fight for a future or you don’t": Progressives get early jump on Democratic primaries

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Corruption hunters say Trump's USAID cuts just made organized crime groups “much more dangerous”

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