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Maine Dem in hot seat for championing popular vote despite clinching Senate bid without it
Troy Jackson, the Democratic Party’s newly selected nominee for a US Senate seat in Maine, is facing criticism for accepting the nomination through a process that bypassed a public vote, despite having previously championed the idea of the popular vote deciding presidential elections. The apparent inconsistency has drawn attention because it highlights a gap between…
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Trump demands throw Senate GOP into disarray
President Trump has urged Senate Republicans to cancel their August recess until they pass the SAVE America Act, escalating tensions with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his conference. The dispute matters because it exposes divisions within the Republican Party over the limits of presidential pressure, Senate procedure and the party’s legislative priorities ahead of…
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To win over working class voters, Democrats need to stop talking about democracy
A new report by legal scholar Joan C. Williams and Center for Working Class Politics researcher Jared Abbott argues that Democrats need to shift away from “defending democracy” as a core message and instead centre their pitch on working-class economic concerns ahead of the 2026 midterms. Titled “The Left’s Coalition Crisis”, the report contends that…
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Andy Burnham poll tracker: Prime minister and Labour’s approval ratings in four charts
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has enjoyed a rapid surge in popularity within weeks of taking office, dubbed the “Burnham bounce” by pollsters, as Labour’s fortunes recover from the low point reached under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer. Political analysts, including Sir John Curtice, attribute the shift both to Burnham’s own policies and communication style and…
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Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat
Two Democratic candidates have advanced to a runoff after neither secured the majority needed to win a special election for Georgia’s 13th congressional district, the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Scott. The seat is important because it will determine who joins the House Democratic caucus representing this Georgia district, and the…
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Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was
Voters in Greater Manchester go to the polls on Thursday to choose a successor to Andy Burnham, who stepped down as mayor after becoming prime minister, triggering the largest by-election in British history. Labour’s Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council since 2021 and a close ally of Burnham, is heavily favoured to win against…
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Daniel Andrews breaks his silence after new premier sold himself to millions of voters by saying ‘I am not Daniel Andrews’
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has spoken publicly for the first time since his successor, Ben Carroll, won over voters partly by presenting himself as a break from the Andrews era, campaigning on the message “I am not Daniel Andrews.” The comments mark a notable moment in Victorian politics, as they suggest even Andrews’ own…
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Red-faced Democrats admit they were scammed out of $29,000 by fraudster posing as DNC chair Ken Martin
Democratic officials have admitted they were duped out of $29,000 by a fraudster impersonating Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin, according to the Daily Mail. The scam is an embarrassing episode for the party, exposing how vulnerable even senior political operatives can be to impersonation fraud, particularly when a request appears to come from a…
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Marcye Scott, Everton Blair Jr head to Georgia House runoff
Marcye Scott, daughter of the late Democratic Congressman David Scott of Georgia, was forced into a runoff after failing to win outright in the special election to complete her father’s unfinished House term. She faced former Gwinnett County school board chair Everton Blair Jr on 25 August, after neither candidate secured enough votes to avoid…