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Democratic socialists rework platform as they step into spotlight

Democratic Socialists of America is in a brighter spotlight than ever.
Demonstrators with the Democratic Socialists of America
Lucas Jackson/Reuters

New ads to attack vulnerable Republicans over cost of care

The political arm of advocacy group Care Can’t Wait will launch digital ads in a half-dozen battleground congressional districts next week as part of a six-figure campaign slamming Republicans for the high price of caregiving.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Fetterman still weighing his place in the Democratic tent

The Pennsylvanian is an outlier in a party where what he calls the “warped mutation” of democratic socialism is rising.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
Nathan Howard/Reuters

State Department pressed to increase aid for women impacted by Ebola outbreak

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski want the administration to approve support for a UN agency President Donald Trump withdrew from.
Congolese women stand near the house of a man who died of Ebola
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash

From Francesca Hong to Abdul El-Sayed, the left is winning Democrats’ message battle on the issue.
Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed
Screenshot/YouTube/Francesca Hong; Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Debatable: Will Trump’s new tariffs be overturned?

Experts say the 301 tariffs announced last week will be harder to fight in court.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
Evan Vucci/Reuters

Democrats circulate anti-crypto poll ahead of vote

The poll found that voters in Democratic primaries view crypto less favorably than oil companies; Wall Street; or data centers.

US State Dept. mislabels every country on Africa map

The department acknowledged the “confusion” its map caused during a presentation at a global AIDS conference in Brazil.

ICE deploying more body cameras nationwide, Sen. Collins says

The acting ICE director made the commitment during a closed-door meeting with senators.

Never-El-Sayed moment in Michigan?

Democrats may fail to unite around their candidate in the general.

US lawmakers advance bill that targets Russian oil buyers

The proposal will face tough questions about whether it really helps Ukraine or merely empowers President Donald Trump’s global tariff war.

Trump eyes more AI restrictions following OpenAI’s model going rogue

More than 1,200 AI company employees signed a petition calling for “governance tools” to “buy time to address emerging risks.”

Midterm election fears run high, poll finds

Nearly seven in 10 US adults worry about politicians pressuring election officials to change results, according to Gallup.

Democrats miss mark on accountability, poll shows

But Republicans don’t get high marks on fighting corruption, either.

Iran complicates Iraq’s charm offensive in Washington

Washington wants to pull Baghdad closer, but Iraq remains on the front lines of a widening confrontation with Iran.

Republican urges Trump administration to ban Chinese AI for contractors

Tom Cotton sent a letter Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raising concerns about Chinese AI models.

Trump’s rift with Thune drives a wedge into the Republican Party

The president is heaping demands on his Senate leader that, to many of their colleagues, feel unachievable.

Crypto, and its cash, gets snarled in the Senate

The industry is pushing for a key vote to help spend its midterm war chest against its enemies. Until then, it may not know who they are.