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“I Am Not Done”: Harris and Newsom Both Weigh White House Runs After 2026
Both former Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this weekend that they will consider running for president after the 2026 midterm elections. Harris said during a BBC interview Saturday she anticipates a woman will be president in the coming years. “I am not done,” the failed 2024 Democratic Party nominee… -
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Will the Democrats Finally Have a Primary in 2028?
Democrats haven’t had a real primary since 2008, and I’m not bullish on the chances for a real contest in 2028, either. By contrast, Donald Trump took the Republican Party by storm in 2016 and 2024, and he has reinvigorated the party and reshaped American politics, becoming the most influential political figure since … the… -
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6 Ballot Measures to Watch in November
A dose of direct democracy is hitting the off-year elections as some ballot measures have far-reaching implications, from redrawing congressional maps to gun control to election integrity. Voters in six states will decide on 24 statewide measures, according to Ballotpedia. Overall, 17 of the measures will appear on the Texas ballots, according to the State… -
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House Democrat Leader Jeffries Relents, Endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday endorsed Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani to be New York City’s next mayor, in so doing becoming the most senior-ranking national Democrat figure to support the self-described socialist’s bid for Gracie Mansion. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor… -
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6 Takeaways From Second NYC Mayoral Debate
Three candidates entered the ring for the second time in the New York City mayoral race Wednesday night in one of the most closely watched political races in the nation. New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat, is the frontrunner in the race. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent… -
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Trump Evaluates Chances of Defeating Socialist Mamdani If GOP Candidate Quits NYC Mayoral Race
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that independent New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has a chance of winning against socialist Zohran Mamdani if the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa, drops out. “If he dropped out, maybe Cuomo would have a little bit of a chance, but not much, because it looks like, it’s not a great… -
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The Dangerous Alliances of NYC’s Likely Next Mayor
It looks like New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani is feeling quite confident after his first general election debate. Despite being a self-avowed socialist, the young Democrat upstart seems likely to be the next mayor of the “financial capital” of the United States. Just as remarkably, Mamdani is apparently willing to pal around with… -
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‘FLIP YOUR BALLOT’: Opponents of Newsom’s Gerrymandering Agenda Have Advice for California Voters
Opponents of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering plan to redraw congressional districts to favor Democrats are warning voters to “flip” over their mail-in ballots when returning them to ensure that their vote on the measure can’t be seen through the envelope. This comes after critics of the Newsom-driven ballot measure noted that mail-in ballot return… -
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Scalise Accuses Dem Sen. Ossoff of Using Shutdown to Fundraise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise put Sen. Jon Ossoff on blast at a press conference Tuesday, accusing him and fellow Senate Democrats of refusing to reopen the government as a campaign fundraising tool and out of fear of their base of support. “It truly is fear, fear of their own party’s base that has driven… -
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Amid Shutdown, Jeffries Visits California to Support Gerrymandering Ballot Measure
As the federal government shutdown nears the end of a third full week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took time away from Washington and from his home district in New York to visit the blue bastion of California. In a visit to Los Angeles on Sunday, Jeffries advocated for California’s Proposition 50 ballot measure… -
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Secrecy of Ballot, Election Security Could Be at Risk in Virginia Contests
The secret ballot is at risk in a populous Virginia county near Washington, D.C., amid one of the most closely watched state elections of 2025, Republicans charge. The Fairfax County Republican Committee sent a letter calling for the county’s General Registrar Eric Spicer to correct the design for the absentee ballot return envelope that potentially… -
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Trump Endorses Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to Be Governor of Virginia
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has been awaiting backing from President Donald Trump in her tight race for governor of Virginia, and with just 15 days left until the election, the president has now given her his support. “I think the Republican candidate is very good and I think she should win because the Democrat… -
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The Shutdown Is Just a Prelude to This Major Policy Debate
Almost three weeks into the federal government shutdown, serious policy debates over annual spending and the future of health care remain on the back burner and are likely to simmer through the coming months even if Democrats acquiesce and agree to reopen the government. The government funding extension, which Senate Democrats have continued to reject,… -
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Gotham’s Next Mayor: A Commie, a Crook, or a Crime-Fighter
As the battle for New York’s City Hall approaches its Nov. 4 climax, Republicans and conservatives disagree on what to order from the mayoral menu. No one on Gotham’s Right supports State Assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani, D-Queens. The Democrat Party’s mayoral nominee is a self-styled democratic socialist who makes Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., look reasonable…. -
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Three Fundamental Differences That Are Dividing Americans
Americans don’t just disagree on policies. In three key areas, they disagree on the principles that lead to the creation of those policies. The first is truth. Some people believe that absolute truth exists—a shared reality outside of ourselves. We may not like the truth, but attempting to deny it will only cause confusion, frustration,… -
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Scandal-Tainted Virginia AG Candidate Is Poster Child for What’s Wrong With Early Voting
Some of us have been voting long enough that we can still remember when Election Day was just that—Election Day. Not Election Week. Not Election Month. Not Election Season. For most of American history, Election Day was called that for a reason: It was one day and done. Dating back to an act of Congress… -
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Trump, Crime Loom Large in New York Mayor Debate. Here Are 4 Key Moments.
Three candidates debated for the first time Thursday night in New York’s mayoral race. The election has garnered a significant amount of attention this year given the stakes involved. Current Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race at the end of September, leaving just three major candidates standing. The frontrunner candidate is Assemblyman Zohran… -
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Violent Texts and Trump Dominate Virginia AG Debate
Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares kicked off the Thursday debate referencing text messages in which his Democrat opponent Jay Jones wished death on a political rival. Jones responded in his opening remarks on the controversy that has plunged the third-tier race on this year’s Virginia ballot into the national spotlight, asserting he “deeply, deeply”… -
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Seth Moulton to Challenge Ed Markey in Senate Primary in Massachusetts
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is challenging his fellow Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey in next year’s Senate primary in a race that could shape up to be a bellwether over the direction of the Democratic Party. “Our party has clung to the status quo, insisted on using the same old playbook, and isn’t fighting hard… -
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John Reid on How Virginia’s Earle-Sears Pressed in Debate, Gained in Polls
It has been a tumultuous several days in Virginia’s off-year races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. As the fallout from Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ violent text messages and the fallout from the one and only debate between gubernatorial candidates continue to reverberate, we see the polls continuing to turn in the…