Democrat Laura Gillen has officially won a hard-fought race for a Long Island House seat, ousting incumbent GOP Rep. Anthony DEsposito. The Associated Press called the 4th Congressional District race for Gillen Thursday, nearly two days after the former Hempstead town supervisor declared victory. GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito and Dem Laura Gillen aura Gillen, Democratic candidate...

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state's progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency.

'Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left'

Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, believes today's politics could greatly benefit from his father's principles of bipartisanship, accountability, and conviction. Highlighting moments from the new Reagan film, he recalls the genuine friendship between Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill, their collaborative spirit, and his father's practice of taking responsibility ...

Democrats are pointing fingers and scrambling for answers over what went wrong with their message on the economy after a resounding loss by Vice President Harris to President-elect Trump that saw her fall in every single swing state. Harris's loss was a bad one that extended to the Senate, where the GOP has picked up...

Stonewall Democrats of Dallas is demanding an apology from the Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa who blamed trans Texans for Democratic losses in this weeks election. In a letter to Hinojosa, Stonewall Dallas President Susie Hess and her teams wrote, Blaming members of the LGBTQ+ community particularly trans Texans who already face disproportionate discrimination a...

Vice President Kamala Harris became the face of the Democratic Party in July after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. However, she failed to convince voters that her presidency would be different than Biden’s, who holds an average job approval rating of 43%. For the next two years, Republicans will have full […]

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the far left had an outsized impact in shaping public perception of the Democratic Party, which he argued hurt them in the 2024 election cycle. In an interview with CNNs Jim Acosta, Torres said hes concerned the far lefts embrace of unpopular policy positions has led to an...

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the far left had an outsized impact in shaping public perception of the Democratic Party, which he argued hurt them in the 2024 election cycle. In an interview with CNNs Jim Acosta, Torres said hes concerned the far lefts embrace of unpopular policy positions has led to an...

Trump won the presidency after holding tight to his core base of voters and slightly expanding his coalition to include several groups that have traditionally been a part of the Democratic base.

LAS VEGAS Sen. Jacky Rosen, the freshman Nevada Democrat who grabbed a Senate seat Republicans held for nearly two decades, has won re-election. Late-arriving mail ballots put her over the top Thursday against Republican wounded Afghanistan combat veteran Sam Brown. Rosen leads Brown 47.7% to 46.7%, with 95% of votes counted, Decision Desk HQ...

The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack and we wont sit idle, said California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“A depressed and demoralized Democratic Party is beginning the painful slog into a largely powerless future, as its leaders grapple with how deeply they underestimated Donald Trumps resurgent hold on […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) At least one of three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after incumbent Rep. Dina Titus won in her race.The Associated Press has declared Titus the winner Thursday. The races for the seats sought by Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford were still too early to call. Nevadas lone Republican Congressman, Mark Amodei, cruised to victory ...

The longtime Democratic strategist previously said he's "scared to death" of another Trump term and its potentially dire consequences.

(The Center Square) Democratic Rep. Jared Golden claims to have fended off a challenge on Tuesday from Republican NASCAR star Austin Theriault in Maine’s 2nd congressional district, but the GOP contender wasn’t ready to concede the race.  Golden was ahead with 50.3% of the vote to Theriault’s 49.3%, according to a tally by the […]

Republican Jeff Hurd defeated Democratic challenger Adam Frisch and will represent Colorados 3rd Congressional District in the House, succeeding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she switched districts. The Associated Press called the race for Hurd at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, with 89% of the vote counted. Hurd received 50% to Frisch’s 46.9% at the time the […]

Around the witching hour, when Trumps victory wasnt quite official but definitely a reality, the normally more buttoned-up crew covering the election for PBS let its fear and anger fly.Before signing off from Donald Trumps victory party at 2:58 a.m., reporter William Brangham went on the petulant rant hed apparently been holding in for several hours of coverage.William Brangham: T...

Some Democrats say that Biden's insistence on running left his party scrambling when he dropped out

Democratic veteran strategist James Carville weighed into the results of the 2024 White House race, calling President-elect Trump's decisive victory "depressing." I have to reevaluate," Carville said Thursday in a video released by Politicon."Im sure Ill come up with something to make me feel good again, but right now today its hard, Ill be honest...