Democratic Activists

In an NPR interview with host Leila Fadel, newly elected U.S. Senator Abdul El-Sayed — the first Muslim elected to the Senate — discusses the Democratic Party's direction following a divisive campaign season, calls for new Senate leadership, and outlines his approach to working with...

White House counsel Will Scharf issued a letter to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, warning that planned Democratic investigations into the Trump administration could amount to what the letter characterized as potential criminality. The warning targets oversight activities that...

According to Democracy Now!, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will not support Chuck Schumer for another term as Democratic Senate leader, calling for the party to move in "a new and bold direction." Democracy Now! also reports that Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has...

Abdul El-Sayed, newly elected Democratic senator from Michigan and the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate, sat down with PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz during Senate orientation in Washington. El-Sayed's 2024 campaign faced outside spending and personal attacks targeting his name and faith,...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Democratic leadership over missed votes that have allowed Republican legislative priorities to advance, including a Tuesday vote where 11 Democrats were absent as Republicans blocked Pete Hegseth's impeachment. According to Drop Site News, Ocasio-Cortez questioned whether Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine Clark...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal and Saagar discuss erosion of support for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer among Democratic colleagues, with Senator Chris Van Hollen reportedly considering a leadership bid. The analysis argues that internal party friction over Schumer's direction is creating an opening for alternative...

White House counsel Will Scharf issued a letter dated Monday to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, warning that planned Democratic investigations into the Trump administration could amount to "blatant criminality." Scripps News reported the letter and the White House's...

According to NPR, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is confident he will retain his position as the top Democrat in the Senate next year, even as independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin have called on him to step aside. House...

At the Crooked Con conference in Washington, activist groups called for indicting the entire Trump administration, according to VICE News. Newly elected lawmakers in attendance were more cautious: Rep. Robert Garcia told Trump associates to "lawyer up," and incoming Rep. Melat Kiros said she is...

In a comedy segment recorded live at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Josh Johnson delivers satirical commentary on Donald Trump and the Democratic Party's recent electoral losses.

Mississippi, typically decisive in Senate races, is experiencing an unusually close election determined by high volumes of absentee and provisional ballots. PBS NewsHour reporter Liz Landers, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, reports on how election officials are managing the ongoing count and the historic...

The New York Times reports that Seward County, Kansas swung 52 points toward Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton in last week's midterm elections. According to the Times, ICE agents raided areas near meatpacking plants and dairy farms in the region in late September, after which...

NPR political analyst Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz to discuss President Trump's mixed messaging about governing priorities following Democrats' midterm election victories. The segment covered Trump's policy direction, the effort to...

The next Congress will include about 100 new House members, the largest freshman wave in decades, according to Democracy Now. Among them are six newly elected members of the Democratic Socialists of America, bringing total DSA representation in Congress to eight. One incoming DSA member...

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that "there's not much more that any of us could've done" following significant Republican losses to Democrats in last week's midterm elections.

Investigative journalist Gil Durán, who has tracked Silicon Valley's growth for decades, joined The Tea network podcast to discuss how tech billionaires are using wealth to challenge democratic institutions. The discussion, hosted by Dr. Myriam François, covers the ideological currents Durán has documented in Silicon...

Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, appeared on the Texas Tribune's TribCast to discuss how Democrats flipped Texas in a single election cycle and what the party is doing to hold onto those victories.

In a 2026 midterm election special, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart examines pre-election stories including Haley Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers — a candidate she previously called a 'nightmare' — and the media's fixation on polling and warnings against overconfidence in a Democratic wave. Ronny...

More Perfect Union's analysis of the 2026 midterm elections argues that economic populism—rather than social issues or institutional factors—drove Democratic gains across the nation. The source characterizes these victories as potentially vulnerable, suggesting that maintaining working-class support will require specific policy commitments. The analysis proposes...

Six Democratic Socialists of America–endorsed candidates won election to the U.S. House, and DSA-backed candidates won mayoral races in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Providence in the 2026 midterm elections, according to Democracy Now!'s analysis of the results.