2025 Election

‘Not the Model’: Centrist Democrats Call for More Moderates in 2026 After Defeat in Tennessee

By Alex Roarty
Even Ahead of the Tennessee Special Election, Democrats Feel Bullish About Competing in Red Areas

By Oriana González
Democrats Think This Year’s School Board Elections Could Be Good News for the Midterms

By Avani Kalra
A Tennessee Special Election Could Test Whether a Blue Wave Is Coming in 2026

By Torrence Banks and Alex Roarty
Young Democratic Socialists of America Is Growing Thanks to Trump and Mamdani

By Avani Kalra and Adora Brown
Republicans’ Anti-Transgender Attacks Didn’t Work This Election. They Still Want to Use the Playbook in 2026.

By Oriana González
Republicans Lost Non-White Trump Voters. Some Say That Should Be a ‘Wake Up Call.’

By Christa Dutton and Shifra Dayak
‘Obama-Era Numbers’: Labor Unions Say Voter Energy Surged in Virginia, New Jersey Races

By Jade Lozada
Democrats Have Found a One-Word Answer to Their Political Woes: ‘Affordability’

By Riley Rogerson, Daniella Diaz and Oriana González
Progressives Need Mamdani to Succeed. Here’s How They Want Him to Do It.

By Raymond Fernández
More Republicans Are Open to Nuking the Filibuster After Trump’s Push

By Em Luetkemeyer
Democrats’ Election Night Sweep Has Emboldened Them in the Shutdown Fight

By Riley Rogerson and Daniella Diaz
Democrats Defied the Polls, Won Big and Calmed Party Nerves Ahead of 2026

By Alex Roarty
California Voters Approve Democrat-Friendly Congressional District Map

By Manuela Silva
Maine Voters Reject Referendum Requiring Voter ID

By Torrie Herrington
Pennsylvania Voters Retain Three Liberal Justices on State Supreme Court

By Avani Kalra
Mamdani Makes New York City History With Victory in Mayor’s Race

By Samantha Maldonado, Katie Honan, Gwynne Hogan and Haidee Chu
Democrat Mikie Sherrill Wins the New Jersey Governor’s Race

By Shifra Dayak and Raymond Fernández
Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging

By Alex Roarty and Oriana González
Ken Martin Says the DNC Is ‘Bullish’ About Elections Next Month

By Amelia Benavides-Colón
California Republicans Say the Redistricting Battle Should Play Out in the State Rather than Congress

By Samuel Larreal
Winsome Earle-Sears Takes ‘Stolen Valor’ Seriously. A PAC Appears to Be Embellishing Her Military Record.

By John T. Seward
Ghazala Hashmi Could Become the First Muslim Woman Elected to Statewide Office

By Alex Roarty
Jim Clyburn Is Testing the Limits of Being a Kingmaker

By Tinashe Chingarande and Shifra Dayak
Democratic Candidates Say They’re Being Neglected by the Party

By Alex Roarty
Hill Republicans Want to Cut Medicaid. These Gubernatorial Candidates Have to Answer for It.

By Shifra Dayak
The Democratic Party in Florida Is Floundering. Can an Independent Do Any Better?

By Claire Heddles
DNC Says Its Organizing Program Is ‘Largest Ever’ in a Nonelection Year

By Nuha Dolby
Do Democrats Have Another Blue Wave in Them?

By Alex Roarty
Democrats Want to Win the Internet. The Internet’s Liberal Stars Want a Seat at the Table.

By Oriana González