Seth McLaughlin

Black caucus backs Stevens as Sanders, AOC rally troops for El-Sayed in Michigan Senate primary

Rep. Haley Stevens has scored the support of the Congressional Black Caucus in her bid for the U.S. Senate, handing her some late-innings bragging rights with African American voters who have the power to swing her hard-fought Democratic primary race against Abdul El-Sayed.

July 17, 2026

AOC gets squeamish about Democratic Socialists of America’s plan to abolish the U.S. Senate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not jumping on the push by her fellow Democratic Socialists of America to abolish the Senate.

July 16, 2026

Meet the millennial duo behind the Democratic Socialists of America’s burgeoning power grab

The Democratic Socialists of America, led by two millennials with a vision of an empowered working class and an end to capitalism in the U.S., has grown into one of the most powerful grassroots forces in the Democratic Party.

July 16, 2026

Republicans sharpen attacks, criticize Democrats for denying rural hospital funding

Republicans are trying to flip the script on Democratic healthcare attacks, arguing that Senate Democrats blocked the Trump administration's push to steer more funding to rural hospitals struggling to keep their doors open.

July 15, 2026

Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform calls for abolishing ICE and the U.S. Senate

The Democratic Socialists of America has released an updated platform that calls for a sweeping remake of the political system, including eliminating the U.S. Senate and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

July 15, 2026

Sen. Gary Peters breaks his silence, backs Haley Stevens to replace him in U.S. Senate

Outgoing Sen. Gary Peters ended his neutrality stance in the race to replace him and endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens over far-left Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

July 13, 2026

Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race with a parting expletive

Graham Platner officially withdrew from the U.S. Senate race in Maine, ending a tumultuous campaign capped by a former girlfriend's rape allegation against him that shattered the left-wing coalition that powered his run.

July 10, 2026

Collins team casts Platner’s replacements in U.S. Senate race as a low-wattage bench

Sen. Susan Collins' campaign is giving her would-be rivals the "Jeb!" treatment, casting them as low-energy losers who have a long climb before they can recreate the Graham Platner buzz.

July 10, 2026

Democrats point fingers, scramble to replace nightmare ex-candidate Graham Platner

Graham Platner's exit from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after a woman accused him of rape had Democrats scrambling Thursday to find a replacement candidate and repair the damage done to the party.

July 9, 2026

Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation

Graham Platner bowed out of the Maine Senate race, clearing the way for Democrats to install a new nominee against Sen. Susan Collins in a marquee contest that could help determine control of the Senate next year.

July 8, 2026

Democrats’ divide over Israel tested in primary showdown for U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens is out to prove that a Democrat can stand with Israel in defiance of liberal activists and still win the party's nomination.

July 8, 2026

Michigan Senate debate: Stevens, El-Sayed clash over corporate cash and ‘bowing to billionaires’

The debate between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan opened with a question about inflation, but it quickly veered into a broader fight over money, influence and who is actually looking out for Michigan.

July 7, 2026

Rape allegation shatters Graham Platner’s far-left base, puts his campaign on death watch

Graham Platner is running out of friends. The same left-wing coalition that helped turn him into a rock star in Maine's U.S. Senate race abandoned him Tuesday in the wake of a rape allegation that has thrown into turmoil the Democratic Party's plan to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

July 7, 2026

Sanders says Platner should quit Maine Senate race

Sen. Bernard Sanders has joined the chorus of elected leaders calling on Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race -- a move that could put a final nail in the Democrat's political coffin and clear the way for the state party to pick a replacement.

July 7, 2026

NYC’s Zohran Mamdani says it is time for Graham Platner to call it quits in Maine

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani added his voice to the growing chorus of prominent Democrats urging Graham Platner to end his U.S. Senate bid in Maine.

July 7, 2026

Schumer urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race after sex-assault claim

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging Graham Platner to bow out of the Maine Senate race after a new allegation of sexual assault surfaced -- the most serious blow yet to a campaign already defined by controversy.

July 6, 2026

Platner swamped with resignation calls after rape allegation rocks Senate campaign

Democrat Graham Platner said Monday he is weighing the "best path forward" for his reeling Senate campaign in Maine after a woman who dated him said he sexually assaulted her.

July 6, 2026

Platner borrows from the Trump playbook in maverick left-wing run for U.S. Senate

Graham Platner is adopting elements of President Trump's populist approach in the Maine Senate race, tapping into voter frustration with a system they believe is stacked against them and casting the criticism he faces as evidence that powerful interests are trying to block him and his supporters from reclaiming power.

July 3, 2026

AOC jumps into Michigan Senate fight, backing El-Sayed over party establishment

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is putting her political muscle behind Abdul El-Sayed's bid for the Senate in Michigan -- her first move into a contested Democratic primary this cycle. It's a sign the party's left flank is rallying around its preferred candidate ahead of next month's vote.

July 2, 2026

Socialists score another major win as Melat Kiros topples Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado

Democratic socialists achieved a fresh set of bragging rights after Melat Kiros unseated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st Congressional District -- the latest sign that the party's left flank is increasingly willing to topple its own establishment.

July 1, 2026