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From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress

The Democratic Party’s coalition headed into the 2026 midterms is as broad as it’s been in years. That seems likely to help them pick up dozens of seats in Congress and win majorities back from Republicans in either or both chambers.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #221

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

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San Francisco Democrats break with their party over the billionaire tax—and reveal how deeply Prop 40 has split the left

The billionaire tax vote looms in November—and Democrats in California can’t agree on endorsing it.

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JD Vance Goes Full Will Smith on Abdul El-Sayed: 'Keep My Wife's Name Out of Your Mouth!'

JD Vance blasts Abdul El-Sayed over remarks about Usha Vance, delivering a fiery 'keep my wife's name' warning that sparks an instant Will Smith comparison.

International Business Times UK

The era of eternal celebrity

From Donald Trump to Taylor Swift, the same names still run culture and politics

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Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections

By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions

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AOC officially rejoins the Democratic Socialists as talk of her running in 2028 mounts

New York congresswoman breaks from other progressives and fully embraces DSA even while eyeing future presidential ambitions

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US Democratic Party’s progressives and moderates face off in pre-midterms civil war

A string of recent primaries across the US have thrown new light on the deep divisions between the party's political factions. Is opposition to Trump enough to unify the coalition?

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US midterm elections: Democrats gain ground as Trump faces growing voter discontent

The official campaign for the US midterm elections usually begins after America celebrates Labor Day on September 7. But over the summer, the battle for votes has intensified between Donald Trump’s Republican party and a freshly emboldened Democratic party.

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Kazakhstan’s new ruling party projected to win Sunday elections

Kazakhstan's new ruling Adilet party has taken a decisive lead in early exit polls, with more than 70% of the vote in the country's early elections for its unicameral parliament which could give it roughly 105 of the 145 seats in the new legislative chamber.

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From Kabul to Capitol Hill: Aisha Wahab’s historic win drives Democrats left

Aisha Wahab made history as the first Afghan-American elected to the U.S. Congress. Her victory highlights a significant leftward shift within the Democratic Party. This progressive surge is evident in other recent primary contest wins across the nation. The movement reflects a younger, more diverse, and immigrant-led political force.

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A Massachusetts primary tests Democrats’ appetite to ‘change the culture’

PEABODY, Mass. — The 2026 midterm primary cycle has been a year of tests — both ideological and generational — for Democrats across the nation. A race for a House seat north of Boston poses another question: Are voters looking for a candidate with powerful connections and a raft of…

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From Kabul to US Congress, Aisha Wahab gives Dems a nudge to the left

Aisha Wahab, who is of Afghan-American descent, made history by being the first to be elected to the U.S. Congress following a special election. Her success underscores a significant and evolving shift towards progressive values within the Democratic Party, particularly reflected in recent primary victories across various states. This rise…

The Times of India

We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats

Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class

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John Fetterman Warns Democrats Becoming 'Party of Socialism' as 58% Give Socialism Positive Rating: 'This Is Lunacy'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned that the Democratic Party is moving further toward socialism after a new poll found that 58% of Democratic respondents view socialism positively.

Salon

Even MAGA loves socialism now

Everyone's done with capitalism — except mainstream Democrats, late to the party as usual

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Time for James Carville to shut up

The strategist and other Third Way advocates think they have the answers for Trump. But they got us into this mess

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As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate

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Moderate Crowley beats democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin governor's primary

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday eked out a stunningly narrow win against democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic party primary for the Wisconsin governor's race. Crowley's win by less than a percentage point comes as the party faces a divide between establishment candidates and an insurgent progressive…

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Tuesday’s primaries will give Democrats a big idea on how much the left has taken hold of the party

ANALYSIS: Michigan’s primary is over. The left’s takeover of the Midwest may have just begun, and that’s bad news for an establishment that thought it could contain them, writes John Bowden

Euronews

The Invisible Primary: Inside the Democratic Party's Shadow Campaign for 2028

Officially, the Democratic Party in the US has no presidential candidates for 2028. There are no campaign logos, no debate stages, and no formal announcements. But beneath the surface, the race to succeed—or reclaim—the White House has already begun.

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Democrat Ed Case bucks insurgent trend in deep-blue Hawaii district

The Democratic Party’s anti-incumbent wave has skipped Hawaii, with centrist Rep. Ed Case handily defeating state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole in this weekend’s primary. Case, 73, who’s spent more than a decade in the House across two separate stints, was leading Keohokalole, 60 to 36 percent as of Sunday morning, with…

Salon

Democrats' working‑class voter problem

Progressives like Abdul El‑Sayed are still struggling to solve it

The Guardian - US

The Democratic party needs to do more than represent wealthy progressives

New research shows that a class gap on the left threatens any winning coalition – but there are ways to address it

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‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift

With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership

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