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Democrats eye a red-state push even as intraparty fighting persists Clutch Fire

Democrats are vowing to expand the midterm map into redder territory next year after strong showing Tuesday night…

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The lines Bill Ferguson won’t cross Clutch Fire

When Wes Moore and Bill Ferguson stood together in a Baltimore bar on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in…

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Democrats’ path back to power is littered with primaries Clutch Fire

Democrats are charting a path back to power in the House as Republicans falter heading into the midterms.…

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Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail Clutch Fire

Fresh off their staggering electoral losses this month, Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to start hitting the…

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Both Nevada senators spurned their party. They were reading the room. Clutch Fire

In breaking ranks to end the federal government shutdown this week, Nevada’s two Democratic senators showcased the shifting…

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Trump nearly won Latino voters last year. Democrats just won many of them back. Clutch Fire

Latino voters, who swung toward President Donald Trump in 2024, boomeranged back to Democrats last week, signaling the…

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2026 Democrats jump to pan the shutdown deal Clutch Fire

Senate Democrats’ embrace of a shutdown deal that doesn’t guarantee extended health care subsidies is already an electoral…

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Virginia Republicans turn on each other after crushing losses Clutch Fire

In Virginia, it’s Republicans’ turn to be lost in the wilderness, and they’re spreading blame for their drubbing.…

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Can a socialist mayor and Wall Street coexist? New York is about to find out. Clutch Fire

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing a deeply skeptical business community that has long called the…

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Obama reemerges as Democrats’ closer as the party searches for its next leader Clutch Fire

NORFOLK, Virginia — Barack Obama reprised his role as the Democrats’ closer-in-chief on Saturday, filling a void for…

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The New Jersey bellwether testing Trump’s Latino support Clutch Fire

PASSAIC COUNTY, New Jersey — Both candidates in the New Jersey governor’s race have something to prove here…

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The swamp gets rich off of Trump upheaval Clutch Fire

Some of Washington’s biggest lobbying firms raked in unprecedented amounts of cash last quarter. But it’s the upstart…

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Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts Clutch Fire

Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of…

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‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicans Clutch Fire

A trove of bigoted messages between members of the Young Republicans is deepening a sharp rift among state…

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies Clutch Fire

NEW YORK — Two more members of a Young Republican group chat strewn with racist epithets and hateful…

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