Democrat Kamala Harris teases 2028 presidential bid, following Trump loss

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Formerly the vice president under Biden, Harris mused to Al Sharpton that she knows 'what it requires' to be president.

'Butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Dem success ahead of midterms...

Scott Bauer, Jeff Amy, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is running for Wisconsin governor and admits Republicans got their "butts kicked." Democrats won a campaign for the Wisconsin Sup…

Dems’ anti-Trump Easter message backfires as their Joe Biden snub sparks humiliating throwback

Ryan King, New York Post

Democrats openly reminisced about Easter under former President Barack Obama, skipping over the party's more recent president, Joe Biden, in a move that set social media ablaze.

Splinter: Rahm Emanuel's Run for President Is Proof that Centrist Dems Are Beyond Cooked

Jacob Weindling, Jezebel

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

A surprise resignation could open the door for an independent to win a Montana Senate seat

Kirk Siegler, NPR

Two-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines shocked Montana when he announced his retirement. Democrats worry a new independent candidate will split their party's vote.

Is This Uncharismatic Leader Exactly What The Democrats Need?

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, has a plan to turn the party around — if he can keep it from tearing itself apart.

AIPAC super PAC funded big-spending Illinois groups, as Democratic fights over Israel spread

Ben Kamisar, NBC News

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC seeded two anonymous groups that spent more than $14 million to influence pivotal House Democratic primaries in Illinois on Tuesday — marking a new salvo in the battle over policy on Israel within the D…

Democrats Have a ‘Slopulism’ Problem

Ben Ritz, The Atlantic

The party still refuses to prioritize the most important parts of its agenda and make the case that they’re worth paying for.

Sounds Like the GOP Is Eager to Literally Fight Democrats in Order to Pass the Voter Suppression SAVE America Act

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Beginning Tuesday, Republicans are kicking off what could become at least a week-long floor fight over the bill that Trump said would "guarantee the midterms" for the GOP.

Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another

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What Democrats learned in Texas

Caitlin Dewey, Vox

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The primary elections in Texas yesterday weren’t just incremental partisan events; they were preliminary, re…

Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary

BILL BARROW, FERNANDA FIGUEROA and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Yahoo Entertainment

James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration. With his victory over U.S. Rep. Jasmine...

A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines

Christian Paz, Vox

One thing was clear before James Talarico’s win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate Democratic primary Tuesday night. This contest wouldn’t be about policy or ideology; it would be a choice between two very different types of “fighters,” decided al…

Texas Senate race: Democrat Talarico wins; GOP’s Cornyn, Paxton in run-off

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Winner of May run-off between Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to face Democrat James Talarico.

How have US politicians reacted to the attack on Iran?

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Republicans largely rally behind Trump's strikes on Iran, while Democrats fail to offer singular message of opposition.

North Carolina Democrats latest to chart future of the party in congressional primary

Colin Campbell, NPR

In a safe Democratic seat in North Carolina, a match-up between a two-term Congresswoman and a progressive local official show how Democrats are charting the future of their party in the age of Trump.

What Kind of Fighter Do Democrats Want?

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic

The crowd was fired up. The candidate was on her game. And I was escorted out by armed guards.

How Democrats reorganized their State of the Union resistance

Christian Paz, Vox

When President Donald Trump addressed Congress a year ago, the Democrats seemed to be, as the meme would have it, “in disarray.” They were lambasted for their disorganized responses to Trump — remember those little ping-pong paddles?  But things were differen…

Special elections pattern suggests GOP could face rout in midterms

Garrett Owen, Salon

Democrats are outperforming past baselines in Trump-era districts, though the Senate map remains steep

US Senator Mark Kelly tells BBC he will 'seriously consider' White House run

BBC News

The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".

Is Trumpism losing steam?

Al Jazeera English

As Trumpism forces both major US parties to wonder what they stand for, experts weigh in on November election prospects.

NY Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado pulls plug on sputtering Gov. Kathy Hochul primary challenge

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado on Tuesday pulled the plug on his sputtering primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul, clearing her path to the Democratic ...

Even After RFK Jr., Democrats Can’t Quit the Kennedys

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to endorse JFK’s grandson for Congress. Why?

What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing—and Infighting

Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker

Republicans have become adept at creating broad coalitions in which supporting Trump is the only requirement. Democrats get tied up with litmus tests, Charles Duhigg writes.