Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress Donavan McKinney speaks at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan, along with Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) “The Democratic establishment threw everything it had at Abdul El-Sayed,”… Continue reading
US Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) speaks at a December 16, 2025 press conference with other Senate Democrats about the release of the Epstein files, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) “This report is a ready-made roadmap for prosecutors, investigators, and members of Congress… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) “If the Democratic Party is ever to regain the faith of ordinary Americans it must stand firm on the issue of Social Security,”… Continue reading
4 August 2026/SF Politics/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) The campaign supporting Scott Wiener for Congress has launched a new interactive, parody AI chatbot that poses as rival candidate Connie Chan, and mocks her stances and votes on various issues. The bot, dubbed ConnieChan.ai, just launched this week, as KRON4 reports, and it’s a fairly… Continue reading
The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a televised debate in Southfield, Mich., on Monday. Robin Buckson / Pool – Detroit News Aug. 4, 2026, 10:58 PM PDT / Updated Aug. 4, 2026, 11:02 PM PDT By Henry… Continue reading
Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, speaks after winning the vote his party’s nominating convention in Bangor, Maine on July 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Musk reportedly plans to spend at least $100 million to help Sen. Susan Collins and other vulnerable… Continue reading
The government’s own agents put it in writing that tracking James Comey was illegal. They did it anyway. Miles Taylor Aug 3∙Preview On the night of May 15, 2025, James Comey did something millions of us do every day: he opened Instagram and posted a photo. As is well known… Continue reading
Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who had diabetes, high blood pressure, and seizures, died on August 1. We’re told he was deprived medication at Delaney Hall. Jordan Chariton Aug 03, 2026 (statuscoupsubstack.com) WE COVERED THE ENTIRE DELANEY HALL ICE HUNGER STRIKE PROTESTS ON THE GROUND for weeks and have continued covering the… Continue reading
Posted in Politics How Sicilian immigrant Ferdinand Pecora upended the rule of the bankers and ushered in FDR’s radical reforms of capitalism by Robert Kuttner August 3, 2026 (Prospect.org) This article appears in the August 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. If you’d like to receive our next issue in your mailbox, please subscribe here. In… Continue reading
If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off. by Robert Kuttner July 28, 2026 (Prospect.org) In-depth reporting that cuts through the noise. Sign up for The American Prospect’s free newsletters here. Free and fair elections this November should produce a Democratic wave, mass repudiation of Trump, and the possibility of a new… Continue reading
