The resistance to Trump is different this time. Just look at immigration.
Democrats — stung by an election that partly repudiated the social gathering’s strategy to immigration — are altering their strategy as they put together to take care of an emboldened second-term Donald Trump. It’s a shift that’s been constructing for years. And it’s rising as a chief instance of how Democratic leaders are discovering that the “resistance” methods of Trump’s first time period are not practicable within the political local…
How Donald Trump transformed mass culture
Since Donald Trump received the White Home, there have been delicate and overt adjustments in mass tradition — notably in its strategy to Donald Trump and the tradition wars. Disney recently pulled a transgender storyline from a brand new animated collection. Skilled soccer and soccer gamers began mimicking Trump’s “dance” to a lot fanfare, and the NFL has no challenge with it and hasn’t been mired in controversy. It’s even…
Democrats’ first test after November drubbing will take place in Virginia
Democrats’ playbook in opposition to Donald Trump is being written in Virginia. A pair of state legislative particular elections in January are giving Democrats an early alternative to persuade voters that the GOP agenda within the second Trump period will hurt People’ rights and paychecks. It’s simply the beginning of a packed electoral 12 months for the state that can finish with a good governor’s race and a battle for…
New York City mayor’s campaign denied millions in public matching funds
Election officers on Monday denied a request from New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 marketing campaign for tens of millions in public matching {dollars}. The choice — based mostly on bookkeeping irregularities and a federal legal case towards Adams involving straw donors — offers a physique blow to the beleaguered mayor’s reelection effort, which he should now redouble to make up for the withheld money. It comes only a…
Republicans stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Ohio shows how rhetoric and reality diverge.
AKRON, Ohio — Earlier than the November presidential election, Ohio’s secretary of state and lawyer normal introduced investigations into potential voter fraud that included folks suspected of casting ballots regardless that they weren't U.S. residents. It coincided with a nationwide Republican messaging technique warning that doubtlessly hundreds of ineligible voters can be voting. “The fitting to vote is sacred,” Lawyer Normal Dave Yost, a Republican, mentioned in a press release…
No Labels looks to the 'reset button' after Trump's victory
A bipartisan cadre of centrist lawmakers promised to not be steamrolled by Donald Trump's plans — even when it means they draw major challenges within the cycle forward. Tons of gathered in Washington Thursday for the annual gathering of the centrist group No Labels to chart a path ahead with the "energy of the center" within the wake of an election that noticed partisan polarization grow to be much more…
6 rock star Democrats who could be New Jersey’s next governor
It’s a powerhouse forged of Democratic contenders for New Jersey governor. The mayors of New Jersey’s two largest cities. Two influential members of Congress. The previous president of the state Senate. And a former suburban mayor with an enormous union-backed marketing campaign conflict chest. Six Democrats — starting from tax-cutting centrists to minimal wage-raising progressives — are vying in a free-for-all June major contest, with present Gov. Phil Murphy term-limited…
Democratic governors (and 2028 hopefuls) gather to chart path under a Trump administration
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Nonetheless reeling from the get together’s electoral losses final month, the nation’s Democratic governors descended on an opulent Beverly Hills resort on Friday and Saturday for a collection of closed-door conferences with donors, curiosity teams and advocacy organizations. Formally, the occasion was a time to chart a path ahead below a Trump administration. Unofficially, it additionally served as a preview of the following Democratic main. “You…
Ken Martin, in DNC bid, calls for ‘massive narrative and branding project’ for Democrats
Ken Martin, a candidate for the Democratic Nationwide Committee chair, is asking for a “huge narrative and branding venture” to enhance the celebration’s tarnished model. Martin, the pinnacle of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Get together, launched a 10-point memo on Tuesday, laying out his pitch to DNC members for what he desires to vary on the celebration’s nationwide headquarters. The main points of the memo have been shared first with POLITICO. Martin…
Blue state bastions deliver Democrats a consolation prize in the House
LOS ANGELES — Go away it to the Golden State to offer a uncommon ray of sunshine for nationwide Democrats this election cycle. Practically a month after Election Day, Democrats clinched their last Home win of the cycle this week, a capstone to successful 4 of the six best California congressional races. Their sturdy exhibiting, regardless of a statewide rightward shift that echoed nationwide tendencies, led to the social gathering…
