The House Democratic campaign arm on Monday inflamed ongoing tensions over the influence of party leadership by taking sides in several competitive primaries for battleground House…

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PHILADELPHIA—Sitting on a dais at the private Fitler Club for what was billed as a discussion about “the Path to a Clean Energy Future,” former Philadelphia…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a roundtable on housing affordability in…

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec.9, 2025.Annabelle Gordon |…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (C), joined by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) hold…

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MIAMI — It has been nearly three decades since a Democrat held the mayor’s office in Miami, a span of futility the party is hoping to…

Gavin Newsom has been named Politician of the Year for his successful efforts to counter Trump’s attempts to rig the 2026 midterm elections, as well as…