As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she’ll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.
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Establishment Dems and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of ModerationÂ
The DCCC endorsed eight moderate candidates, even in races where their progressive challengers have the momentum.
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Dan Osborn’s Next Fight
The independent from Nebraska is taking a second run at the U.S. Senate, against an even more appropriate opponent for his working class-vs.-billionaires message.
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Turning Civil Rights Inside Out
The Supreme Court has now invited racial gerrymandering, as merely political and thus beyond judicial challenge.
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Subsidize, Build, Export, Repeat
America is selling the AI stack it built with public money, with the same companies and the same national security framing. Nobody is asking whether the demand is real.
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AI Is Supercharging the Surveillance State
Warrants are at the center of the debate over government spying, and for good reason. But artificial intelligence is redefining the contours of that debate.
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Controversial Pro-Israel PAC Launders Spending Through Another PAC
Nebraska congressional candidate Denise Powell had rejected the support of Democratic Majority for Israel. So DMFI transferred its ad buy to a different organization.
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The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections
Some worry about a November Trump coup. That’s far-fetched, but the ordinary forms of voter suppression are the greater concern.
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Pro-Palestine Super PAC Spending $2 Million to Back Doctor in NJ-12
American Priorities is throwing its war chest behind Dr. Adam Hamawy, a combat surgeon who worked in a Gaza hospital while Israel’s genocide raged outside.
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The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Contract with America
Reminiscent of the Gingrich Revolution, a multi-bill package would attack higher costs, raise wages, and get big money out of politics. Its architect sees it as a battle plan for the midterms.
