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Former President Barack Obama encouraged House Democrats to focus on winning the 2026 midterm elections instead of internal party disagreements.
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Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides
Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that they should not get caught up in ideological differences and can “sort through” them later.
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Democrats Don’t Need a Huge ‘Wave’ to Win Big in 2026
Democrats probably can’t repeat 2018’s blue wave. But a net gain of just three House seats would bust up Trump’s control of Washington.
Texas, grilled Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday over his push for broadcasters to take ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie joined one other House Republican in backing a Democratic-led discharge petition Wednesday.
Democrats felt jubilant at this year's winter party meetings after decisive off-year election wins. Now, they say they are looking to build on the 2025 momentum in next year's midterms — and beyond.
Voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 and swung to Democrats in this year's Virginia and New Jersey elections did so over economic concerns, according to focus groups conducted by a Democratic pollster and obtained by POLITICO.
The Justice Department and California are going to court over the state's new congressional map that favor Democrats. The court battle begins Monday.
Virginia’s outgoing Republican governor told lawmakers the state’s fiscal outlook is rosy, despite warnings otherwise, as long as they stick to his final budget proposal.
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GOP poised to overtake Democrats on voter rolls in key swing state after years of Dem dominance
Once a safe cushion for Democrats, North Carolina’s registration gap has shrunk since 2015, leaving the parties nearly tied as both sides battle for an edge with unaffiliated voters.