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The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states
The increasingly bitter contest will be among the next races where progressive candidates are facing more moderate rivals.
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
Democratic Socialists of America has seen its membership ranks swell from a few thousand to more than 100,000 nationwide over the last decade after an influx of younger Americans joined...
Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump
After three terms in the U.S. House and two unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Colin Allred said he’s heard plenty about voters’ suspicions that politicians are just trying to...
NAACP calls for boycott of college sports in Southern states where Black voting rights are restricted
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group...
Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.
‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid
After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid.
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due...
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at...
Republicans rarely criticize Donald Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that.
President Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle...
Trump’s European threats could make it harder for future US leaders to repair ties
The most stark example of this shift has been Trump’s threat to take over Greenland, dismissing the nation as a large “piece of ice” as he demanded that Denmark cede...