Friday, July 24, 2026

Another mistake for Democrats

Democrats ditched scandal-plagued Graham Platner for a quick replacement in Maine. But the same instincts that doomed 2024 are already resurfacing. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Jul 24 2026

 
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson announces his run for the U.S. Senate shortly after Graham Platner suspended his campaign July 10, 2026.

Democrats ditched scandal-plagued Graham Platner for a quick replacement in Maine. But the same instincts that doomed 2024 are already resurfacing.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says July 21, 2026, that though his administration was unable to find a legal pathway toward arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited, the federal government does.
 

Mamdani can't arrest Netanyahu. That's not the point.

1 in 3 U.S. adults believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, including nearly half of Democrats polled. Will the Democratic Party listen?

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, campaign in Detroit on July 18, 2026.
 

Working-class voters aren't buying what the left is selling

Data on Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed show their 'working class' base is really Democrats' most educated, highest-income voters.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pictured speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026.
 

Everyone is underestimating AOC. Again.

Socialism no longer carries the baggage it once did in the Democratic Party. An AOC run in 2028 offers something Bernie Sanders couldn't in 2016.

Ballot boxes sit waiting for voters on Election Day in Oklahoma City on June 16, 2026.
 

NJ's voting software glitch doesn't prove Trump's delusions

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her staff did not try to cover up or defend this glitch. They caught it. They publicly announced it. And fixed it.

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026.
 

Trump claims 2020 election was 'stolen.' Do you agree? Tell us.

Despite the looming midterm election in November, Trump is focused on 2020, making claims China rigged the race. What do you make of it? Tell us here.

At Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 19, 2026, President Donald Trump applauds as he tours the aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One.
 

Trump threatens reporters over Air Force One – and your right to know

Subpoenas of New York Times reporters authorized by President Donald Trump's Justice Department harm more than just one news organization.

Danielle Bensky, who has accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abuse, testifies at a Senate confirmation hearing for Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2026.
 

Epstein abused us. Trump's AG nominee doesn't seem to care.

Todd Blanche released files that further harmed us as survivors of Epstein's sex abuse. He wouldn't talk to us. Now he wants to be attorney general.

R. Kelly appears at a court hearing in 2019 in Chicago. In July 2026, the 58-year-old singer, born Robert Kelly, has filed a petition for clemency with the Department of Justice, according to records reviewed by USA TODAY. He is serving prison time in North Carolina for his 2021 and 2022 convictions on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, child pornography and enticement. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in federal court in New York in the first case and 20 years in federal court in Chicago in
 the second.
 

Trump could grant R. Kelly clemency. Where's the justice in that?

Both Diddy and R. Kelly have appealed to Trump. For survivors of sexual violence, this isn't an abstract constitutional debate. It is deeply personal.

Amazon on July 22, 2026, cut jobs in ​its artificial general intelligence group, marking the latest in ‌a series of smaller reductions across the company since Amazon cut 16,000 jobs ​in January.
 

AI is about to upend the economy. Washington isn't ready.

Data centers are draining power grids, entry-level jobs are vanishing – and Washington has no plan for what comes next.

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