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Graham Platner Is Forcing Centrist Dems to Reckon With “Vote Blue No Matter Who”
Rep. Jake Auchincloss urging Democrats to vote against the presumptive Maine Senate nominee exposes the limits of party unity.
Midterms 2026
Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal
The former AOC staffer is an at-times divisive figure known for provoking the political establishment. Sunrise argues he’s needed in Congress to take on Trump.
Corporate Interests Paid for Haley Stevens’s Trip to Portugal — and Her Campaign Ads
Center Forward sent Stevens — and her mom — to a banking and crypto conference. Now it's spending millions on ads in Michigan.
Pennsylvania Results: Chris Rabb to Join the Squad in Congress as Bob Brooks Tries to Flip Key Seat
The electoral left won a marquee primary in Philadelphia, while the establishment and progressives united around a firefighters’ union chief in the Lehigh Valley.
Thomas Massie Loses His Seat in a Win for Trump — and AIPAC
The race was widely viewed as a referendum on the president. It was also a test of the pro-Israel lobby’s power.
Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG
Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability measures and seeking to uphold the death penalty.
Who’s Spending in Your Congressional Election? We Tracked the Front Groups Fueling the 2026 Midterms.
Murky political spending groups tout innocuous causes like “jobs,” “democracy,” and “electing women.” Here’s a guide to who’s really behind them.
This California Congressional Hopeful Opposes a Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech CEO Backers.
The largest individual donor to a PAC backing Scott Wiener has spent millions fighting billionaire tax measures.
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Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow
With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee Republicans rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.
The Intercept Briefing
The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It
As Tennessee eliminated its only majority-Black district, Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson explain how SCOTUS enabled the right’s “power grab.”