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Democrats

Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem’s State of the Union

A sprawling conversation with the Pelosi protégé and House Democratic leader on some of the most pressing issues facing Democrats in the near and long-term: reconstituting the party after November’s crushing defeat, countenancing Trump’s screwball cabinet nominations, and what bipartisanship will actually look like over the next four years.
John Heilemann • December 12, 2024
Abby Livingston • December 11, 2024
Democrats’ Big Chill
Chuck Schumer
Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back, and watch the Republican infighting. But sitting quietly has never been one of their strengths.
Peter Hamby • December 10, 2024
Ro Knows
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna represents some of the wealthiest zip codes in America, but what the Bernie-friendly, Bannon-approved Democrat really wants to talk about is the shafting of American factory workers and what the next president—maybe Khanna, himself?—should do about it.
angie craig aoc matt gaetz
Abby Livingston • December 7, 2024
Dems’ Pitchfork Uprising
The House Agriculture Committee, along with Judiciary and Natural Resources, has become the epicenter of a generational revolution within the Democratic caucus as rising stars like Angie Craig and A.O.C. come after their party elders.
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Peter Hamby • December 3, 2024
Harris Melancholy & The Infinite Sadness
Democrats were outraged to hear Kamala’s inner circle conducting an election autopsy in the cynical language of political operatives, rather than giving voice to their grievances. But for voters seeking closure, the truth isn’t complicated—and there are only two people to blame.
Amy Klobuchar
Baratunde Thurston • December 2, 2024
Capitol Hill’s New A.I. Alliance
The trillion-dollar politics of A.I. has led to some strange bedfellows in Washington, where Republicans and Democrats have paused hostilities to work together on regulation, investment, spy programs, and more.
Martin O'Malley
Tara Palmeri • November 30, 2024
Sweet O’Malley High
Fresh off announcing a run for D.N.C. chair, former governor of Maryland and onetime presidential candidate Martin O’Malley offers a blunt diagnosis of the party’s malaise, muses about Kamala’s future, and asks how 8 million Democratic voters simply disappeared.
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Tara Palmeri • November 26, 2024
La Vie en Rose
As Democrats sort through the rubble of 2024, much of the party drama is coalescing around the race for D.N.C. chair. Will it be Rahm? Martin O’Malley? Max Rose, the millennial ex-congressman from Staten Island, makes a compelling case for… himself.
Elissa Slotkin
Abby Livingston • November 21, 2024
About Tulsi Gabbard…
Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin worked for the C.I.A., the Pentagon, and the Department of Defense. And she’s seen enough to have some legitimate fears about the woman Trump wants to oversee U.S. intelligence.
Ritchie Torres
John Heilemann • November 20, 2024
Party Animals
Two up-and-coming Democratic congressmen—Seth Moulton and Ritchie Torres—candidly assess the great political realignment of ’24, offering some well-deserved scorn, and some timely constructive solutions, for their flailing party.