PITTSBURGH — The rise of the Democratic left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting, and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable. Mik Pappas’s 2017 race for Pennsylvania’s 31st Magisterial District judge offered an early hint […]

The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics. Previous movements have, in fact, increased, sometimes significantly, the size and scope of government. But it has […]

By nearly every metric, California is the worst-governed state in the country, as California Democrats continue to smother its residents with burdensome regulations and offer them nothing but incompetent governance. The 2026 state ratings from US News & World Report put California at a mediocre 35th overall ranking, highlighted by the Golden State ranking dead last in “opportunity,” which is meant […]

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care   The Big Story Fauci answers no questions during 3-hour Senate hearing Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, refused to answer any questions during a Senate hearing Wednesday, invoking his Fifth Amendment right....