Kirsten Gillibrand Helped End Al Franken's Career. That Could End Hers — Or Make Her President.
Send a tweet about either Gillibrand or Franken, and there’s a decent chance you’ll hear the other’s name.
Centrist Democrats Want A Presidential Candidate To Take On Bernie. They Just Don’t Know Who It Is.
“It’s accurate to say most of the energy on Twitter is on the far left, and a lot of the energy in Washington is on the far left.”
Democratic Voters Want To See A Fight Against Brett Kavanaugh. Democratic Officials Worry There’s Not Much To Do.
“We don’t want people to get lost in a wish list of fairy-tale tactics.”
The ACLU Wants To Do What The NRA Does: Get People To Vote
"They make their members and volunteers feel like they have a duty to vote."
The Yale Secret Society Brett Kavanaugh Joined Was Mostly About Drinking, Yale Alumni Say
No Skull and Bones.
Kamala Harris Wants You To Know She's Definitely Not Calling For Abolishing ICE
The California Democrat wants "a complete overhaul of the agency, mission, culture, operations.” But her office says that’s different from wanting to abolish it.
Annapolis Residents Mourn The Loss Of Capital Gazette Staff Killed In A Mass Shooting
"They don’t get to go home to their families. Their families don’t get to have them."
Jarrod Ramos Has Been Charged With Five Counts Of First-Degree Murder For The Maryland Newspaper Shooting
The 38-year-old is accused of opening fire in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in Annapolis Thursday.
The Rural Vs. Urban Divide Inside The Minnesota Democratic Party Might Be A Big Problem
City liberals, miners, environmentalists, and union workers make up the Minnesota Democratic coalition. But, like in a lot of the Midwest, it's getting tougher and tougher to hold together.
Why ARE So Many Democratic Women Winning?
“I’m counting on the fact that she’s a woman helping us out.”
Trump’s Supporters Say Outrage Over His Border Policy That Has Separated Families Is “A Manufactured Crisis”
But they’re less sure about his new order. “I wish he would have held true, honestly.”
Harvard Really Didn't Want People To Know How It Treats Top Donors In Admissions
Thanks to Harvard's redactions of a court filing, there is no reference to whether or how the school gives an advantage to the children and other relatives of top donors.
Harvard Rates Asian American Applicants Lower On "Personal Qualities," Lawsuit Alleges
The court filings made public Friday are part of an extended court battle over Harvard University’s treatment of Asian American applicants.
Keith Ellison's Last-Minute Move Throws Minnesota Politics Into Chaos
"It's a shitshow," said one Minnesota Democratic strategist.
Two Women Senators Will Introduce A New Bill About Workplace Harassment
The bill goes further than existing federal labor law.
A Progressive Group Is Attacking A "Bad Democrat" For Not Campaigning On Medicare For All
It's another tense round in the Democratic primary fights over single-payer health care — even though the candidate says he doesn't oppose it.
The Bernie-Trump Campaign Finance Legacy: Rejecting Corporate PAC Money
"There’s a thread that connects Trump and Bernie Sanders...that the system is rigged against you, and I won’t be beholden to anyone but myself."
A Progressive Woman Just Beat The Establishment Candidate In Nebraska. Now It's A Test For The Left.
"It’s on us now."
The Medicare For All Debate Isn't Settled For Democrats In Many Swing Districts
When some moderate and left-leaning voters say “Medicare for All” sounds like a pretty good idea, they aren’t actually thinking about single-payer health care.
Midwestern Democrats Want The National Party To Stop The Trump-Russia Talk
“The only ones who want to do this are Democratic activists who are already voting Democratic.”