Jul 22 Hunter Biden lashes out at George Clooney, other Democratic ‘elites,’ over Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign By Meg Kinnard, Darlene Superville, Associated Press He also accused longtime Democratic strategists of profiting from the party without helping its current efforts. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 8:24 O’Rourke says ‘we have to fight back’ as Trump pushes Texas to redraw congressional maps By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Texas lawmakers convened for a special session and one agenda item was added at the request of President Trump. He's pushing the Republican-controlled legislature to redraw congressional district lines in their favor ahead of the 2026 midterms. Amna Nawaz discussed… Continue watching
Jul 17 WATCH: Booker rails against Senate committee vote for Trump lawyer as Democrats stage walk out By Associated Press Democratic Sen. Cory Booker expressed frustration that not all voices had been heard yet, prompting the rest of the Democrats on the committee to walk out before Republicans advanced his nomination to the floor. Continue reading
Jul 10 Democratic leader Jeffries heads to Speaker Johnson’s home state to decry cuts in Trump’s megabill By Jack Brook, Associated Press The top Democrat in the U.S. House is holding a town hall Thursday in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump signed into law. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:55 DNC chair on the path to winning back voters and lessons Democrats can learn from Mamdani By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz Democratic Party officials are looking at the Big Beautiful Bill as a political gift and hoping voters view cuts to social spending negatively. But the party faces challenges ahead of the midterms, including a Republican trifecta and a base questioning… Continue watching
Jul 08 Gavin Newsom tours South Carolina, a pivotal primary state for Democrats By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom begins a two-day tour of South Carolina, meeting voters in rural and Republican-leaning areas. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:00 What Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York means for Democrats nationwide By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams, Ian Couzens In a stunning upset, 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Final results won't be official for several days, but his win has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. To discuss Mamdani's win and what… Continue watching
Jun 25 Pritzker to seek 3rd term as Illinois governor amid questions of higher ambitions By Sophia Tareen, John O'Connor, Associated Press JB Pritzker, who has spent years building a national profile, will seek a third term as Illinois’ governor. Continue reading
Jun 21 Democrats are at odds over Israel-Iran war as Trump announces U.S. strikes on Iran By Adriana Gomez Licon, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press While progressives in the lead-up to the military action had staked out clear opposition to Trump's potential intervention, the party leadership played the safer ground of insisting on a role for Congress before any use of force. Continue reading
Jun 19 Party like it’s 2018: Democrats look back at 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and beyond By Bill Barrow, Mike Catalini, Associated Press, Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America Democrats have spent the early months of Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration. In the only two governor's races of 2025, they have models that have worked before. Continue reading