A record number of Democratic candidates led to a Top 5 party-best competitive primary Illinois Democrats nominated Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton in the race to succeed retiring five-term U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on Tuesday. Stratton defeated a pair of U.S. Representatives – Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly (plus seven otherContinue Reading
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The White House press secretary got called out for a claim that doesn’t match reality. , Read MoreContinue Reading
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.testified before seven Congressional committees, his decisions at HHS and future budget cuts to the department…Continue Reading
Senate Narrowly Rejects Resolutions to Halt Iran War and Arms Sales to Israel, Iran Warns It Will Blockade the Sea of Oman and Red Sea Unless U.S. Ends Its Naval Blockade, Israel Continues Deadly Strikes on Lebanon Even as Diplomats Hold First Direct Talks in Decades, Palestinians Hold Funeral ProcessionContinue Reading
Midwestern states hold the Bottom Five and eight of the Bottom 10 slots in backing the party of the sitting president in U.S. Senate elections Democrats are banking on a strong midterm election cycle with a stretch goal of taking back control of the United States Senate. One key toContinue Reading
Amid the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, we speak with Laleh Khalili, a professor of Gulf studies who researches the shipping and logistics industry and its impact on the global economy. The U.S. implemented a naval blockade on Iran earlier this week, which Khalili says could lead toContinue Reading
The meeting comes as Traitor 47 announced the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday about halting the fighting between them., Read MoreContinue Reading
Elizabeth Banks worked in a sharp rebuke of a certain segment of The Traitor supporters during an interview., Read MoreContinue Reading
On Thursday, the House failed to adopt a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran. Notably, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) sided with a majority of Republicans to oppose the measure. Demand Progress is leading a campaign in support of the war powers resolutions.The following is a statement fromContinue Reading
Sudan marked three years since a bloody civil war began between its national army and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The RSF revolted against the Sudanese Armed Forces after a 2021 military coup left it with diminished political power. The coup itself upended the civilian-led democratic revolution thatContinue Reading
Democrats are demanding answers about Palantir and other surveillance firms powering The Traitor’s hard-line immigration enforcement agenda.Continue Reading
WIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here’s where they are now—in government and beyond.Continue Reading