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Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Progressives didn’t get the earthquake they expected. Moderates are relishing in their stronger than expected showing. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, with Michigan’s marquee Democratic Senate primary...

Democrats’ bitter civil war hits Michigan, but biggest prize still up for grabs

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens remain locked in a razor-thin Michigan senate primary as Bernie Sanders and AIPAC-backed forces clash head-on.

Michigan Senate Democratic primary too close to call: 5 takeaways

The marquee race for the Democratic Senate nod in Michigan was too close to call early Wednesday morning, stretching out a primary race that’s spotlit Democrats’ fight for the future of the party.  Abdul El-Sayed was leading Rep. Haley Stevens (D) by roughly 2 points as of 2 am EDT, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The Michigan Senate race is perhaps this cycle’s biggest front in the battle for...

America is arguing about homeschooling. The data tells a different story. 

The honest answer to who homeschools in America is a lot of different people, for a lot of different reasons, with a lot of different results. 

Bouchard, Hines to clash for open James seat in competitive Michigan House race

Former prosecutor Christina Hines is projected to win the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, setting up a closely-watched battle against GOP nominee Mike Bouchard in November. Incumbent Rep. John James's (R-Mich.) decision to run for governor has left the Macomb County district without an incumbent for the first...

Piker on Platner: ‘That is curtains’

Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker on Monday said it was "curtains" for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) after Politico reported that a former girlfriend accused the oyster farmer of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Piker read the story aloud on his Twitch stream shortly after it was published. He read the portion of the report...

Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators President Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, including nine people who were convicted of violating a federal air pollution law, a White House official confirmed to The Hill. © Matt Rourke, Associated Press Trump pardoned nine people who were...

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault. "I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), previously a vocal defender of the Senate candidate, wrote on social media....

Platner’s unraveling may keep the Senate in play for Democrats 

It looks like Graham Platner won’t be putting oyster stew on the Senate Dining Room menu any time soon. In the wake of the most serious allegations yet against the scandal-soaked Democratic Senate nominee — this time that he raped an erstwhile girlfriend in 2021 — the months-long drumbeat from party leaders to get him...

When is deadline for Democrats to replace Platner in Maine Senate race?

Despite winning the Democratic primary in Maine last month, Senate candidate Graham Platner could be off the ballot in November after a Politico story published on Monday detailed a woman accusing him of sexual assault.  July 13 is the deadline for Platner to withdraw from the race and have a replacement, according to the Maine...

Chuck Todd: Trump ‘ruined’ July 4 celebration in DC

Former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd on Sunday accused President Trump of ruining the Fourth of July celebration of the country's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Todd said on his podcast "The Chuck ToddCast" that the president took over the celebration originally to be held by America250, which was established...

MacBooks, Xboxes grow in cost amid AI boom

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story How the AI boom is making MacBooks, Xboxes more expensive The AI boom is fueling massive demand for memory chips, forcing electronics manufacturers to grapple with rising prices that are starting to trickle down to consumers. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; and Adobe Stock Memory chips, which are...

NAACP spending more on midterms than any other election in its history

The NAACP will be spending more on midterms than any other election in its history following the Supreme Court’s April ruling that effectively limited the Voting Rights Act's power against racial vote dilution. In response to the high court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s second Black majority district, the nonpartisan civil rights organization will invest...

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian attack ahead of NATO summit

Russia launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv late Sunday, shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey for the annual NATO summit. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones at Kyiv, Zelensky wrote on social platform X early Monday. As of then, the attack had killed 11 people...

Dana Bash presses Doug Burgum as he deflects on Patriot Front march 

Moments like these become defining not just because extremists show up, but because history remembers how our leaders responded. 

JD Vance rejects Milton Friedman, embraces socialism? 

Positing that free markets are somehow antithetical to human dignity is explicitly progressive framing.

Live updates: ‘I didn’t tell him what to do,’ Trump explains about call to FIFA chief over Folarin Balogun red card

President Trump's inquiry with FIFA President Gianni Infantino into the penalty drawn by Team USA player Folarin Balogun has caused a furor in the soccer world, just ahead of the huge round of 16 matchup between Team USA and Belgium. FIFA's independent board reversed the red card suspension of Balogun on Sunday, after which it...

From the courthouse to the White House: How corruption becomes routine

It took decades before I appreciated the cultural connection between tawdry corruption in a Cook County courtroom and the breathtaking venality of President Donald Trump. 

Luna calls for Patriot Front investigation after DC rally

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday called for an investigation into the Patriot Front white nationalist group after its Independence Day rally and march across Washington, D.C. “What I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated. Well funded. Never investigated,” Luna wrote in a post on the social...

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