Midterms 2026
Adam Hamawy, Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza, Poised to Become Pro-Palestine Rep. From New Jersey
Hamawy won despite media reports that sought to tarnish the progressive candidate as an Islamic extremist.
Politics
New York Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said
Tom DiNapoli’s visit was sponsored by a group with financial ties to Israel Bonds, an investment vehicle that has become an issue in his primary.
Midterms 2026
The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race
Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt.
Chilling Dissent
ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”
Voices
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.
Ex-Trump Campaign Chief Funneled Millions of Israeli Government Money to His Longtime Allies’ Companies
New public disclosures reveal a web of right-wing businesses being paid by Israel through Brad Parscale.
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.
Midterms 2026
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.
Chilling Dissent
DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all
As the DNC blamed the author for the report’s shortcomings, a source who participated in the research said the author seemed to grasp that Gaza "clearly" hurt Harris.
Midterms 2026
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.