ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urges
A Democratic senator has asked newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to explain the department’s racist social media presence...
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The Right’s “Election Fraud” Cry for Midterms Previewed in Primaries
On Tuesday night, oyster farmer and combat veteran Graham Platner overwhelmingly sailed to victory in the Democratic Senate primary in...
Graham Platner Tests the Power of Anti-Establishment Anger in Maine
Mainers are heading to the polls Tuesday in the final day of a bruising primary fight for the Democratic Senate...
“Warehousing Human Beings”
Hundreds of detained people launched a hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, over Memorial Day...
The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters
A supporter of Israel counterprotests as Palestine solidarity activists take part in a demonstration on Nakba Day on May 15,...
Anti-cartel hardliner channels Trump in bid to end Colombia’s leftist era in pivotal election
A hardline, law-and-order candidate who promises to dismantle drug cartels and reset Colombia’s security doctrine is gaining traction with voters...
Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal
The Sunrise Movement is leaning into its roots in climate activism with a congressional endorsement of Saikat Chakrabarti, the former...
The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, triggering a new wave of redistricting fights...
She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.
Five years ago, a Nevada state senator helped kill a crypto tycoon’s vision of a blockchain city in the Reno...
Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026, in Portland,...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., keeps getting under the skin of the NSA’s biggest supporters with his warnings about intelligence agency...
Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
The Democratic Party’s pick for Maine senator suspended her candidacy on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who entered the race...
ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes
A seventeen-second video shows a dark-haired man rapping his pale knuckles gently below the tinted windows of a silver minivan....
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
