State Representative Karen Whitsett announces she will not seek re-election, stating her Christian convictions are fundamentally at odds with the Democratic Party's stance on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and ideological conformity.
Tuesday's Illinois primaries have become a national microcosm of the Democratic Party's deepest divides, from ideological battles and generational change to a flood of opaque outside spending, setting the stage for the state's political future.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville has reiterated his controversial stance that Representative Ilhan Omar should leave the Democratic Party, citing her past comments about white men as politically damaging in a party that cannot afford to alienate a key demographic.
A new CNN analysis reveals a historic high in the share of Americans who view the Democratic Party as overly liberal, driven by the near-disappearance of conservative Democrats and the rising influence of the far-left and democratic socialist wings.
As Democratic leaders left their spring meeting in New Orleans, internal clashes over U.S. policy toward Israel and AIPAC's influence remained unresolved. Yet back in their districts, state chairs report a starkly different priority list among voters: soaring costs, healthcare access, and economic survival dominate the conversation.
Mark Moran, a Democratic Senate primary challenger to incumbent Mark Warner, is igniting intraparty conflict by publicly condemning Virginia Democrats' positions on Second Amendment rights and gerrymandering, framing them as politically shortsighted.
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia, backed by national progressive leaders but spurned by local party organizations, holds a narrow lead in a too-close-to-call Democratic primary for New Jersey's 11th District, signaling a continued revolt against the state's entrenched political establishment.
The first major primaries of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections have concluded, offering early signals on the Democratic Party's internal debate and the enduring influence of former President Trump within the GOP, as voters in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas cast their ballots.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville has intensified his call for Rep. Ilhan Omar to leave the Democratic Party, arguing her critiques of 'white males' threaten the party's electoral viability. In a recent interview, Carville presented demographic data to warn against alienating a key voting bloc.
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks has issued a stark warning to candidates in the crowded gubernatorial primary, urging them to realistically evaluate their chances before Friday's filing deadline. The call comes amid concerns that a divided Democratic field could, under the state's unique 'top-two' primary system, inadvertently shut the party out of the November general election.
A newly formed progressive super PAC, American Priorities, has launched with a commitment to spend at least $10 million to support Democratic candidates who advocate for a more critical stance on Israel, directly challenging the financial dominance of pro-Israel groups like AIPAC in party primaries.
Internal Democratic panic mounts in California as new polling shows two Republican candidates leading the crowded gubernatorial race, a scenario that could upend the state's political landscape for the first time in over a decade.
While the 2026 midterms remain the immediate political focus, the shadow campaign for the 2028 White House is already taking shape. With an open field on the horizon, figures from both parties are positioning themselves for a run at the presidency in a post-Trump, post-Biden political landscape.
A high-stakes Democratic primary in a Republican-held South Texas district has become a battleground for the party's future direction, with nearly $1 million in late outside spending boosting Tejano musician Bobby Pulido against self-funded progressive challenger Dr. Ada Cuellar.
A crowded and expensive Democratic primary in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District has erupted into a national battleground, with super PACs and ideological factions spending millions to influence the party's future ahead of a pivotal election year.
Facing a crowded field, the California Democratic Party chair has issued a stark plea for candidates without a clear path to victory to withdraw, aiming to prevent a scenario where Democrats could be shut out of the November ballot in the state's unique top-two primary system.
Senator John Fetterman criticizes Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments on Israel at the Munich Security Conference, labeling them 'clueless,' while urging Democratic Party unity across differing viewpoints.
New campaign filings reveal the extent of AIPAC-aligned super PAC funding in key Illinois Democratic primaries, where over $14 million flowed through opaque groups. The results—a mixed bag for the pro-Israel lobby—highlight the deepening divide within the party as voter sentiments shift.
Backed by Bernie Sanders and AOC, organizer Analilia Mejia holds a narrow lead over establishment favorite Tom Malinowski in a contentious Democratic primary for a New Jersey House seat. Her strong progressive platform on immigration, the courts, and the economy has turned this race into a referendum on the party's direction.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville offered a characteristically blunt prescription for his party's dismal approval ratings during a cable news appearance, arguing that electoral victory, not policy rebranding, is the only real solution.
