Special elections have gone sharply against Donald Trump’s successes in the 2024 election. This November, the GOP’s bid to pick up four Democratic seats could similarly fall flat.
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Pennsylvania Race Pits Corporate Defender Against Union Organizer
Ryan Crosswell is running to represent Pennsylvania’s Seventh District after a career helping bosses fight their workers.
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How Do You Beat a Central Valley Republican?
Two Democrats in California’s 22nd District have very different ideas.
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John Cavanaugh Against the World
The scion of a political family wants to win Omaha’s swingy congressional district and improve lives for working people, amid attacks from both parties and doubts from apathetic residents.
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American Politics Is Already Inundated With AI Deepfakes. It’s Only Getting Worse.
These aren’t your 2024 deepfakes. Bad actors will go for broke using state-of-the-art AI tools to blunt voters’ confidence in elections.
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Eric Swalwell and the Death of Accountability
His sexual misconduct was an open secret. So why was he still seen as a rising star in the party?
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Trump’s Wreckage of Social Security and Medicare
The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them.
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Voter Suppression, Executive Order Style
Voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party, and state attorneys general are fighting President Trump’s midterms-timed attacks on American voters.
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America, We Have a Super PAC Problem
Dark-money groups are spending more than ever to buy elections. But eradicating the super PAC plague could start with a simple pledge.
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Tom Steyer Is Trying Politics
To revive a dead political culture that could lead to a Republican becoming governor in one of the nation’s most Democratic states, the billionaire former investor is talking to voters.