Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

DARK SECRETS: Mandela barnes | Vintage Vibes

Rep. John Larson becomes the ninth U.S. House incumbent to lose a primary this year to a non-incumbent

Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia

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

The Independent UK

Mandela Barnes drops out of high-stakes Wisconsin governor’s race

Former lieutenant governor says path to Democratic nomination no longer viable as democratic socialist rival surges ahead

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Mandela Barnes Exits Wisconsin Governor Race Following Party Review of 2025 Sexual Misconduct Claims

Mandela Barnes exits the Wisconsin governor race amid unverified misconduct claims, leaving Francesca Hong as the leading candidate ahead of the 11 August primary.

International Business Times UK

Mandela Barnes suspends campaign for Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin

Mandela Barnes (D) suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin on July 30, 2026.

Ballotpedia

Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

Mandela Barnes has dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Democrats ask state commission to let mail-in voters recast ballots after changes to gubernatorial candidate field

Welcome to the Thursday, July 23, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Seven Democrats seek Wisconsin governor nomination as Evers retires

Mandela Barnes (D), David Crowley (D), Francesca Hong (D), Sara Rodriguez (D), and three other candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on August 11, 2026. As of June 2026, Barnes, Crowley, Hong, and Rodriguez led in endorsements, polls, and fundraising.

Ballotpedia

Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’

Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP at rally briefly interrupted by Gaza protesters

The Guardian - US

Swipe, like, vote: the organizers using dating apps to boost turnout

Kristi Johnston, 26, is encouraging potential romantic partners to vote in Wednesday’s critical election – is it working?

The Guardian - US

Jonathan Bernstein: How Democrats are able to accomplish so much

One of the biggest political stories of 2022 was how the Republican Party fielded an unusually large number of weak candidates for Senate and gubernatorial primaries. Republicans’ failure to elevate candidates with wide appeal cost them dearly in the November midterms, when they bungled potentially winnable contests in Georgia, Pennsylvania…

Tribune News Service

GOP's tough talk on crime is hypocrisy

Crime is much worse in "red states" — and that's been true for years. Why don't Democrats ever just say it?

Salon

Exclusive: New PAC targets Dems written off by the establishment

The Senate hopeful wants to help "diverse, groundbreaking, pro-democracy candidates."

Axios

Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP minority turnout email

Comments by a Republican state election commissioner applauding GOP strategies for helping depress Black and Hispanic turnout in Wisconsin’s largest city came as little surprise to groups seeking to organize minority voters there

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Democrats had bad candidates, too. But they weren’t dangerous

Herschel Walker was a bad candidate.

Salon

Super PAC money could kill Democrats

If Democratic leaders don't crack down on super PAC spending, they'll lose control of the party to billionaires

Axios

Midterm stunner shows extremes don't pay

Most voters are tired of radical, intemperate rhetoric on all sides.

Reuters

Democrat Mark Kelly holds seat in Arizona's U.S. Senate race

Control of the U.S. Senate still had not been determined as of Friday evening, three days after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans needed to pick up only one seat to take the majority in the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Johnson holds on in Wisconsin in crucial GOP Senate victory

GOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has won a third term, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes and handing Republicans a chance to take control of the 50-50 Senate.

The Independent UK

Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson’s lead over Democrat Mandela Barnes was large enough after all the votes from Democratic strongholds in Wisconsin had been counted that Barnes couldn’t close the gap

WEKU

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is reelected, defeating Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin

Johnson's seat was once considered to be one of the most vulnerable for the GOP this cycle.

The Independent UK

Ron Johnson wins Wisconsin election beating Mandela Barnes

The Wisconsin Republican whom many Democrats hoped to depose wins a third term

The Independent UK

Wisconsin's Ron Johnson declares win; Barnes doesn't concede

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has claimed victory in battleground Wisconsin as he holds a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in a pivotal race for determining majority control of the Senate

WEKU

Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

The Independent UK

GOP Sen. Johnson faces challenge in battleground Wisconsin

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson seeks to win a third term in battleground Wisconsin against Mandela Barnes, a Democrat hoping to make history as the state’s first Black senator, in one of the handful of races that could determine which party controls the chamber

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

House of Representatives

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.