Incoming freshman senator Abdul El-Sayed says that he would support progressive Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) as Democratic leader in the Senate, advocating for a rejection of Schumer’s stalwart centrist mode of operation after Democrats’ massive blue wave. “I’ve been very clear. I think he’d be an amazing Senate majority leader. Of course, that’…
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Several statewide and state legislative contests in this week’s midterm elections have resulted in new Democratic Party “trifecta” governments — places where the party is now in control of both houses of the state legislature as well as the governor’s office. With these new wins, Democrats have the opportunity to do something once considered nearly impossible: implement a popular vote model…
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) is so unpopular that he would lose his hypothetical re-election by nearly 20 points to a generic “someone else” choice if the election were held today, new polling finds. PennLive/Bravo Group polling released Wednesday asked a group of Pennsylvania voters who they would vote for between Fetterman and “someone else.” Fifty-eight percent of respondents said…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for saying in a recent interview that he “reveres” Israel, just weeks after he labeled it as an apartheid state. “I revere the state of Israel. I’m proud to support the state of Israel,” Newsom said in an interview with Politico released on Tuesday, when asked whether he considers himself a Zionist. Newsom said that he is opposed to…
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In comments to reporters on Air Force One on Monday, President Donald Trump once again indicated that he may run for a third term in the White House. Trump cannot legally run again — the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids it. “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” that amendment reads. “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever…
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Steve Bannon, an ally and former adviser to President Donald Trump, told The Economist that a third Trump term isn’t just possible – it’s going to happen. Trump is constitutionally barred from running for the office again due to the 22nd Amendment: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” Trump was elected to the presidency in 2016 and in 2024. Yet…
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