
The Guardian - 2 hours 28 min ago
In an interview this week, Donald Trump was asked to give his assessment of why Republicans lost so badly in the midterms. Along with gas prices, the president blamed 'a dislike for Israel' among voters. It's an acknowledgment that might not be made by some senior figures in the Democratic party. For years, there have been calls for them to change their stance on Israel, and now those calls are coming from newly elected members in the House and Senate. Kai Wright speaks to Moustafa Bayoumi...

NPR - 3 hours 29 min ago
Voters handed Democrats the keys to power across the country and expect them to drive in a different direction. Party leaders are now trying to figure out which way to go.

The Guardian - 17 hours 31 min ago
Caucus had 100 members in the last Congress, and six of the nine candidates it endorsed won, flipping seats House progressives, long dismissed as the Democratic party's leftwing outliers, are heading into the next Congress in larger numbers than ever and vowing to push the new Democratic majority to the left. The Congressional Progressive caucus said on Sunday it will welcome more than 25 new members, including a record number who won in red districts, expanding its ranks to more than 105 lawmakers...

The Nation - 20 hours 45 min ago
James K. Galbraith Texas is predominantly and pragmatically populist. If the national Democratic Party wishes to conquer the Electoral College for a generation, it will follow the lead of the voters. The post Notes From the Blue Star State appeared first on The Nation .