Author: Rachel Schilke

Socialist candidates are surging in a series of 2025 races as the fight for local office becomes a bellwether for the direction of the Democratic Party. Progressive Democrats have outperformed expectations in the early 2025 election cycle, leading or winning party support for mayoral and other city races. The contests, in Democratic strongholds from Minneapolis…

Neither the Republican nor Democratic ballots for the 2026 Texas Senate race are set, with multiple candidates on both sides weighing bids that could set up competitive primaries. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is already facing one tough primary challenger this cycle in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. But Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and Wesley Hunt…

A House Ethics Committee investigation found Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) acted “inconsistent with House Rules, laws, and other standards of conduct” in relation to her 2021 Met Gala appearance and asked her to pay more than $2,700. In a report released Friday, the committee determined that there was no evidence Ocasio-Cortez intentionally underpaid for “any…

The dust has not settled since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4, but House Republicans have already launched an initiative to plan for a second reconciliation bill. The Republican Study Committee announced Friday the creation of its Reconciliation 2.0 Working Group, which will lead the committee’s efforts to…

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) will serve as the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee after the House Republican Steering Committee selected him over three other contenders late Monday night. Garbarino, the co-chair of the SALT Caucus, defeated Reps. Michael Guest (R-MS), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), and Clay Higgins (R-LA). He will replace former Tennessee Rep.…

The House voted to cut billions of dollars for foreign aid and public broadcasting early Friday morning, a win for President Donald Trump as he is plagued by GOP divisions over the release of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House’s $9 billion rescissions package cleared the chamber, 216-213. Two Republicans, Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and…

House Democrats met with New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani over breakfast on Wednesday morning, as the self-proclaimed socialist seeks to replace Mayor Eric Adams as the next leader of the city. Mamdani traveled to Capitol Hill at the invitation of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to meet with Democrats to shore up party support, with many…

House Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation to repeal the charter for the National Education Association that “removes Congress’s congressional seal of approval” from the organization. The NEA was chartered in 1906 and is the only congressionally chartered labor union. However, the National Education Association Charter Repeal Act, sponsored by Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC), would revoke…

Democrats are looking to run the Republican Obamacare playbook and use the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a political cudgel heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Early polling on President Donald Trump’s signature legislative victory suggests a small fraction of adults support the bill signed into law on Friday. For those undecided about legislation,…

The Supreme Court could upend the way Republican and Democratic parties raise money, with experts warning it could drastically alter the influence of big spending in upcoming elections. The high court announced last week that it would add a case to its docket challenging a decades-old rule from the Federal Election Commission limiting how much…