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May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Democratic Representative Ends Reelection Bid
Representative Frederica Wilson went missing for four weeks without explanation.
May 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Takes a Victory Lap After Jill Biden’s Confession on That Debate
Jill Biden’s memoir reveals what she really thought after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
MAGA Rep. Filled His Campaign Website With Fake Endorsements
It seems Representative Mike Collins isn’t as popular as he’d like people to think.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Dem Governor Calls to Shut Down ICE Jail After Wild DHS Interference
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherill has called for an end to Delaney Hall amid mass protests outside the detention center.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxes Woman Behind Democrats’ “Ugly F—k” Post
Katie Miller is pissed that the entire world knows how ugly her husband is, inside and out.
May 27, 2026
Edith Olmsted
DHS Secretary Says Democratic Senator Deserved to Get Pepper-Sprayed
Markwayne Mullin then played dumb about ICE detainees being on hunger strike.
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Operatives Behind Shady Democratic Donor Group Exposed
Lead Left has ties to at least two Republican super PACs.
May 27, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Fumes as Biden Sues DOJ to Block Audio in Special Counsel Probe
Former President Joe Biden is trying to block the Department of Justice from releasing audio used in the special counsel probe that revealed his memory lapses.
May 27, 2026
Aaron Regunberg
Zohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not.
The New York City mayor has spent the beginning of his term delivering on one promise after another. The Virginia governor, meanwhile, has been busy vetoing progressive legislation.
May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
12 Republicans Break Ranks to Deal Major Loss to Trump
Some South Carolina state senators changed their position at the last minute.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judges Block Alabama Republicans’ Map for Being Too Racist
A federal court ruled Alabama Republicans’ map goes too far in discriminating against Black voters.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
ICE Agents Pepper-Spray Democratic Senator at Protest
The Department of Homeland Security is blaming Senator Andy Kim after he was pepper-sprayed.
May 22, 2026
Alex Shephard
Gaza Wasn’t the Biggest Omission in the Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy
Two other issues went unmentioned in the report—and were even more decisive in the party’s loss to Donald Trump.
May 22, 2026
Michael Tomasky
There’s One Thing All Democrats Must Agree On, or They’re Dead in 2028
The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is a waste of your time. The answer to the party’s woes lies deep in a
New York Times
poll released the same day.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stephen Colbert Gives CBS and Trump Middle Finger With Last Show
Colbert’s show was pulled after he criticized CBS’s parent company, Paramount, and its decision to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump.
May 21, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Out—and It Completely Misses the Point
The Democratic National Committee has finally released its report on what went wrong in the 2024 election.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Democrats Move to Force Republicans on the Record on Trump Slush Fund
Republicans will soon have to make clear what exactly they think about Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund.
May 20, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Democrats Move to Subpoena Top Officials Behind Trump Slush Fund
Democrats are prepared to fight to stop Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for his friends and allies.
May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Self-Owns”: GOP Panics Over Midterms as Trump Candidates Win
The party is worried about Donald Trump’s priorities.
May 19, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Todd Blanche Panics Over J6er Who Tried to Bribe Underage Abuse Victim
The acting attorney general struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to create a slush fund.
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