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News Articles: democrats

Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Ill., sits for a portrait at his campaign office on February 28, 2026, ahead of the Illinois primary.

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  • Politics

Daniel Biss wins Democratic primary for closely-watched Illinois House seat

Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Ill., topped political newcomer Kat Abughazaleh, a first-time candidate who ran as an unapologetic progressive in the race to succeed longtime incumbent Jan Schakowsky.

March 17, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore
At left, Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old former journalist and content creator, and Evanston mayor Daniel Biss, are  running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th congressional district.

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  • Politics

A race for a safe blue seat tests how far left Democrats want new leaders to go

The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.

March 17, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson takes a selfie with protesters at a "No Kings" protest on October 18, 2025 in Memphis, Tenn.  Pearson is looking to unseat his former boss, Rep. Steve Cohen.

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  • Politics

A run for their money: Young candidates rival older incumbents in midterm fundraising

As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether.

March 05, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Stephen Fowler
A protester with an anti-ICE sign, stands outside of the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on Jan. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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  • Politics

Will calls to 'abolish ICE' sway voters in 2026? The strategy has Democrats split

The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, wary of appearing out of step with voters who want immigration laws enforced.

February 04, 2026
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By:
  • Elena Moore and
  • Ximena Bustillo
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attends a news conference about SNAP benefits on Oct. 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Elizabeth Warren says both bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery are bad for consumers

Sen. Elizabeth Warren cautions that the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to either Netflix or Paramount Skydance could reduce competition and concentrate power over what films and news American see.

December 11, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Karine Jean-Pierre gives an interview on her new book "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines".

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  • Politics

Karine Jean-Pierre on why she left the Democrats — and calls herself independent

In her new book Independent, former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre writes that party infighting, bias and disloyalty drove her to leave the Democratic Party.

October 21, 2025
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi and
  • Michel Martin
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks during an interview with NPR's <em>Morning Edition.</em>

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  • National

In Trump country, a Democrat critiques Trump — and talks of succeeding him

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

October 02, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Adelita Grijalva poses with supporters at a primary election-night party at El Casino Ballroom on July 15 in South Tucson, Ariz. Grijalva said social media is important but is just one tool in a tool kit that needs to include grassroots organizing, coalition building and talking with people.

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  • Politics

Democrats face an 'extinction moment' as strategists push them onto new platforms

Prominent Democratic lawmakers and influencers are encouraging their fellow Democrats to embrace social media and online video to reach voters or risk being left behind.

September 15, 2025
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington D.C. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda.

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  • Politics

Democrat who called RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' says U.S. is vulnerable to next pandemic

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.

September 05, 2025
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
President Donald Trump shows crime statistics as he delivers remarks during an Aug. 11 press conference at the White House, where he announced he will use his authority to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control.

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  • Politics

Trump's return to 'law and order' highlights a sore spot for Democrats: crime policy

Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame.

August 20, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Pete Buttigieg, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, poses for a portrait at NPR's office in New York on Wed., July 23.

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  • Politics

Pete Buttigieg warns Democrats can't go back to status quo after President Trump

Steve Inskeep speaks with former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about distrust in government and the status of the Democratic Party.

July 28, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Democratic lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, walk out of the Georgia House of Representatives last month, skipping a vote on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for inmates in state prisons.

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  • News

Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot

Since North Carolina passed a "bathroom" law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond.

May 10, 2025
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Cherokee County Democrats Chair Nate Rich stands in Allen Temple AME Church in Woodstock, Georgia.

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  • Politics

Hundreds of Democrats attend town hall in Cherokee County

Democrats packed a church in Cherokee County Thursday night. The area is known as a Republican stronghold.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
From left, Saikat Chakrabarti, Kat Abughazaleh and Elijah Manley are among a crop of young Democrats challenging incumbents in solidly blue districts across the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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  • Politics

The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Inmates sit in a cell at El Salvador's Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of gang members are incarerated, in Tecoluca  on Jan. 27. The Trump administration says it is considering El Salvador's offer to accept U.S. prisoners — including some U.S. citizens — in its jails.

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  • News

House Democrats land in El Salvador, demand Abrego Garcia's return

Unsanctioned congressional trip comes days after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
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