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Hanna Trudo

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Democrats divided over way forward under Trump

Democrats are struggling with which direction to take their party amid President Trump’s turbulent return to office. Noting the hard-right turn of...

07.03.2025 10

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Sanders steps back into role as anti-oligarch crusader

Nearly a decade after his first presidential run, Bernie Sanders is stepping back into his favorite role: billionaire basher. In Iowa, the state that...

28.02.2025 8

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Progressives struggle to stem bleeding after brutal year

Progressives are struggling with recruitment, morale and fundraising as they seek a path forward heading into next year’s midterm elections. While...

21.02.2025 10

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Murphy looks to be guiding force for Democrats in new Trump era

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is taking a front-and-center role in the efforts to push Democrats toward becoming the party of economic populism and to...

11.02.2025 8

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Ocasio-Cortez embraces role as attack dog against Trump

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is embracing her role as one of her party’s sharpest critics of President Trump as other Democrats workshop a...

29.01.2025 10

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Progressives focus their ire on US 'oligarchy'

Progressives are focusing their messaging on being anti-oligarchy, training their sights not just on Republicans but also on Democrats they argue are...

23.01.2025 10

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Fetterman's approach to Trump stirs speculation

Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) open-minded approach to President-elect Trump is fueling questions about his motives and vexing some of his fellow...

16.01.2025 10

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Sanders campaign vet Shakir launches DNC chair bid

Progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who ran Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign in 2020, has announced a late bid to lead the Democratic...

16.01.2025 10

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Ex-DNC member says she's now raising money for Trump

An ex-Democratic National Committee official who helped finance President Biden and Vice President Harris’s White House campaigns says she's now...

14.01.2025 10

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Progressive group launches candidate recruitment effort after brutal cycle

Progressive group Justice Democrats is expanding its 2026 midterm recruitment of working class, left-wing candidates, undeterred by President-elect...

14.01.2025 10

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Some Democrats said to be open to backing RFK Jr.

A handful of Senate Democrats are said to be leaving the door open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next Health and Human Services...

04.01.2025 8

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Progressives face an existential crisis under Trump

Progressives in Washington are facing an existential crisis like never before as they brace for the incoming Trump administration. Not only are...

02.01.2025 8

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Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on...

22.12.2024 9

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Democrats recalibrate their resistance to Trump

Democrats are not planning an all-hands resistance to Donald Trump. At least, not 2016-style, when lawmakers, activists, volunteers and millions of...

15.12.2024 6

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RFK Jr. daughter-in-law met with Ratcliffe about CIA job: WaPo

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter-in-law took a private meeting with John Ratcliffe, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the CIA, in an apparent bid...

13.12.2024 4

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