The Democratic Party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind Graham Platner.

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Trump has floated ways to disrupt the 2026 midterms, from mail voting crackdowns to ICE at the polls. Here’s why voters still have power.

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President Donald Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during a 4th of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on Friday July 4, ...

The Supreme Court's recent rulings and the "Great American State Fair" reflect twin Trumpian visions of who belongs in ...

James Wilson’s vision of a Constitution rooted in the people anticipated Lincoln, Reconstruction, and modern constitutional ...

DSA's recent string of left-wing primary upsets has been framed as a revolt against Democratic moderates. But the defeated were progressives.

SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination.

A 5-4 court allowed mail-in ballots postmarked on election day to be counted, but exaggerated fears of “voter fraud” loomed over the ruling.