Anthony Weiner (Image credit: X/@TheView) and Zohran Mamdani (AP image) Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner on Sunday predicted that top Democratic leaders will eventually have no choice but to endorse socialist Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor elections.Speaking in a radio program, Weiner said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem […]
TL;DR Saikat Chakrabarti, ex-AOC aide and Justice Democrats co-founder, is running against Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District. The Harvard-educated techie turned political organiser accuses Pelosi of refusing to adapt after Trump’s re-election. His campaign, “Mission for America,” is a policy-heavy successor to the Green New Deal — with big plans for […]
With the benefit of hindsight—and hindsight is always immensely beneficial—one can say that when Derek Chauvin decided to press his knee into George Floyd’s neck, he not only committed an act of brutality that shocked the world but inadvertently triggered a political chain reaction that broke the Democratic Party as we know it and made […]
TL;DR: Somali-American State Senator Omar Fateh, a 35-year-old democratic socialist, has won the DFL (Democratic Party) endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis, defeating two-term incumbent Jacob Frey at a chaotic party convention. While Frey remains in the race for the November general election, Fateh’s victory signals a growing shift toward progressive and minority-led leadership in urban […]
It wasn’t exactly a “Come to Jesus” moment, but it might have been the closest thing Democrats have had since 2016. In the well-manicured backyard of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy—complete with hedge-sculpted virtue and Chardonnay socialism—Barack Hussein Obama, the once and forever liberal messiah, had something sacramental to say: Toughen up.The setting was genteel, […]
Indian-origin county judge KP George announces he will be joining the Republican Party. Indian-origin judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, recently announced that he will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and will run as a Republican in his 2026 re-election bid. But the Republican Party of Texas said they don’t […]
From left to right: Alex Padilla, Brad Lander and LaMonica McIver A rising number of Democratic officials are being arrested or charged in connection with immigration-related protests and defiance, as US President Donald Trump’s enforcement agenda triggers sharp criticism and growing concern among party leaders.Democrats argue the arrests show Trump is dragging the country’s democracy […]
Gun control activist and Democratic organiser David Hogg has called on his party to reject any support for the escalating Iran-Israel war, saying that younger generations will not back another expensive foreign conflict.In a series of blunt posts on social media platform X, Hogg criticised Democrats who support deepening US involvement and demanded primary challenges […]
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary in the Joe Biden administration (2021-2025) has left the Democratic Party and is writing a candid memoir about the “broken” White House she once served, according to the book’s publisher.“Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly. She has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. […]
SEOUL: Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung’s ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea’s presidency.After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2022, the Democratic Party candidate has returned to the ballot, and is now poised to replace the political rival he was instrumental in […]
