Democrats
There Is No Democratic Reckoning Coming Over Their Unexpected Election Losses
Democrats were expected to gain seats in the House and Senate. There doesn’t look to be much soul-searching coming for the party.
Addy Baird
Democrats' New Plan To Win Georgia's Crucial Senate Seats In A Pandemic Is To Actually Knock On Doors
"It’s about having high-quality face-to-face conversations, and we tend to be able to do that by knocking on people’s doors," said the executive director of New Georgia Project.
Zahra Hirji
Democratic Senators See Trump’s Fight To Overturn The Election As A Tantrum, Not A Viable Threat
“I’m not worried. Donald Trump will leave the White House. It’s just a matter of time,” said Sen. Cory Booker.
Paul McLeod
Democratic Senate Candidates Outraised Republicans Across The Country. Then Republicans Won.
Democrats officially lost another Senate race on Tuesday in North Carolina, leaving their path to controlling the Senate incredibly slim despite a huge financial advantage.
Addy Baird
Democrats Will Hold On To The House, Likely Giving Nancy Pelosi Another Two Years As Speaker
Republicans never stood much of a chance of taking the House away from Democrats this year.
Addy Baird
Republican Martha McSally Has Lost An Arizona Senate Seat For The Second Time In Two Years
Astronaut Mark Kelly came out on top, gaining Democrats a Senate seat.
Addy Baird
Ritchie Torres And Mondaire Jones Make History As The First Openly Gay Black Members Of Congress
"It is a lot of responsibility. I'm happy to be providing that kind of representation for so many young people and older people,” Jones said this summer.
Addy Baird
His Victory Was Major For Progressives. Now He Wants To Keep It Going By Expanding The Supreme Court.
Progressive candidate Mondaire Jones wants Democrats to add four new justices to the Supreme Court. “This is a constitutional crisis that has existed for years now.”
Addy Baird
He’s About To Be The First Openly Gay Black Member Of Congress — And He’s Talking About Mental Health Like Few Politicians Ever Have
Ritchie Torres is grappling with how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting his likely New York district’s mental health and opening up about his own.
Addy Baird
Don't Assume That Lots Of Early Voting Means Joe Biden Is A Lock
Democrats have shown strong enthusiasm in early voting, coming out in the millions, but Republicans can still catch up.
Caroline O'Donovan
Republicans Repeatedly Brought Up Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith. Democrats Stayed Away From It.
Anticipating attacks on Barrett’s Catholic faith from Democrats that didn’t surface, Republicans made it part of her confirmation hearings.
Zoe Tillman
Pelosi Announced A Bill To Determine If A President Is Still Fit For Office Following Trump’s COVID Diagnosis
A section of the 25th Amendment that has never been used allows for a president to be removed from office if they are determined to be unfit to serve.
Addy Baird
Trump Has Killed Negotiations Over New Coronavirus Checks And Unemployment Insurance
Trump tweeted he is shutting down talks on a preelection relief bill, directing Congress to focus on confirming his Supreme Court nominee instead.
Paul McLeod
17 Republicans Voted Against Condemning QAnon After A Democrat Got Death Threats From Its Followers
The resolution passed the House 371–18 on Friday, with one Republican voting "present."
Sarah Mimms
A Member Of Congress Is Facing Death Threats After QAnon Went After Him
The House Republican campaign committee falsely accused Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski of protecting sexual predators. "They knew exactly what they were doing," he said.
Sarah Mimms
Volunteers Are Coming Out In Droves To Support Planned Parenthood After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death
Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups are mobilizing droves of new volunteers and running TV ads to elect Democrats after Ginsburg’s death.
Ema O'Connor
Trump’s Swift Push To Replace Justice Ginsburg Has Democrats Rallying Around Court-Packing
The Supreme Court has had nine justices for 151 years. Liberals see adding seats as one of their few options to counter a potential 6–3 conservative majority.
Zoe Tillman
Here Are The Beautiful, Powerful, And Funny Moments From The State Roll Call Nominating Joe Biden For President
The pandemic drove the Democrats into their own states, resulting in striking scenes and moving speeches that are usually lost in a convention hall.
Salvador Hernandez
Dinesh D’Souza’s Attacks On Kamala Harris Are Part Of A Bigger Problem In The Indian Community
As an Indian man, D’Souza has the privilege of appealing to white conservatives by being the minority in the room willing to attack Black people.
Scaachi Koul
Senate Democrats Blast The Trump Administration And Mike Pompeo For The “Decimation” Of The State Department
In response, a State Department spokesperson defended Pompeo's record: “The State Department’s swagger is fully back.”
Christopher Miller
A US Lawmaker Wants To Ban Funding For Conservation Groups That Support Human Rights Abuses
In the wake of a BuzzFeed News investigation, new legislation promises "to deter possibilities of future taxpayer-funded instances of torture, rape, and extrajudicial killings."
Katie J.M. Baker
Democrats Won't Let Republicans Speak In Coronavirus Hearings If They Don’t Wear Masks
“We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.
Kadia Goba
Symbolic Gestures Are Not Enough
As Black Lives Matter protests yield results, it’s become harder to ignore the gulf between well-meaning but ultimately worthless gestures and real, radical change.
Shannon Keating
House Democrats Are Pushing To Remove The Names Of Confederate Officers From Military Bases After Trump Defended Them
Rep. Yvette Clarke’s bill would require the government to rename 10 military bases. Trump defended the “Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations” named for Confederate officers.
Kadia Goba
Democrats Want $3 Trillion In New Coronavirus Relief. Republicans Say It’s Too Soon To Do More.
The two parties are miles apart on what to do in the next wave of coronavirus relief. Republicans say they do not expect anything to pass for a long time.
Paul McLeod
Democrats Are Pleading With The Trump Administration To Update Voting Safety Guidelines During The Coronavirus Pandemic
27 Democrats, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Patty Murray, told the CDC that guidance issued in March is not enough.
Dominic Holden
A Top Democrat Says The State Department Has Sent Republicans Thousands Of Pages For Their Biden Investigation While Ignoring Democratic Requests
“It is wholly inappropriate for the State Department to dedicate its limited resources to voluntarily complying with Republican requests,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote.
Emma Loop
The Coronavirus Is Forcing The Progressive Movement To Rethink Its Entire Strategy
“The message of our campaign — that we are all as vulnerable as the most vulnerable among us — has been crystallized by this crisis.”
Addy Baird
Some Republicans Oppose Letting Congress Vote Remotely During The Coronavirus Pandemic
House Democrats plan to let members who cannot travel to Washington due to the coronavirus to vote by proxy — allowing another member to cast their vote for them.
Kadia Goba
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruled In-Person Voting Must Proceed Tuesday Despite The Coronavirus Pandemic
Democrats had tried to postpone the primary election, citing low voter turnout and the potential to spread the virus.
Dominic Holden
