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
Jun 17 Virginia Democrats go to the polls in closely watched 2025 primaries By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America In the race for governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, whose candidacy thwarted prospective primary challengers, will go up against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears — the only Republican who qualified for the ballot. Continue reading
May 27 Trump wants to investigate Democrats’ fundraising, but his own campaign has issues By Brian Slodysko, Steve Peoples, Associated Press An Associated Press review of donations to Trump over the past five years found his campaign committees received received scores of potentially problematic contributions. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:20 How young Democratic candidates are pushing to redefine the party’s future By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie Young Democratic candidates are launching primary bids for national office in hopes of charting a new path forward for a party in disarray. We hear from three of those candidates, Mallory McMorrow, Jake Rakov and Kat Abughazaleh, about what they… Continue watching