The Very Good News Hiding in Plain Sight for Democrats

Yet whenever elections are held in the second Trump term, Democrats win. There’s evidence to suggest, too, they’re performing even better than they were in the early days of 2017, when anti-Trump ... Read More

More New York Democrats coalesce behind Zohran Mamdani, but key holdouts remain

New York's governor and state Assembly speaker backed Mamdani this week. The top Democrats in Washington, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, haven't. Read More

Democrats are doing better than ever in Trump-era special elections

Rep.-elect James Walkinshaw won a special election Tuesday by 50 points. It’s just the latest Democratic over-performance. Read More

These New Yorkers Know the Candidate They’ll ‘Never’ Vote For

The New York Times/Siena poll asked “Never Mamdani” and “Never Cuomo” voters to explain their reasoning. See their responses. Read More

Five burning questions about Trump, Democrats in this fall’s elections

While he is not on the ballot this year, views of Trump and his administration are factoring prominently into the marquee competitions. Read More

Democrats Oppose Stopgap Bill, Raising Odds of a Shutdown

The chances of a government shutdown rose on Tuesday after top Democrats in Congress said they opposed Republicans’ stopgap plan to fund the government past a Sept. 30 deadline. Their opposition ... Read More

Can special elections predict our political future? The answer is complicated. | Opinion

Question: Democrats are celebrating a slew of "special elections" wins over the last several months, and see this success translating to the 2026 congressional midterm elections. But do special ... Read More

Fate of even-year local elections rests with New York’s highest court

New York’s highest court heard arguments regarding a law aligning the timing of local elections with state and federal races. Proponents focus on voter turnout gains; critics point to home rule. Read More

Key takeaways from Tuesday’s special elections in Iowa and Georgia

(The Hill) — Democrats continued their winning streak in key special elections this year with another victory in a contested state Senate seat in Iowa. The party eyed the seat as a pickup opportunity ... Read More