Chuck Schumer Faces Democratic Fury After Government Shutdown Deal
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces a backlash over his leadership from within his Democratic Party after eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus joined Republicans on Sunday to vote to advance a deal aimed at ending the 40-day government shutdown despite Schumer’s objections. Newsweek emailed Schumer‘s office for a comment on Sunday evening. Why […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Into Republicans After Democratic Election Wins
Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia took a swipe at her fellow Republicans on the heels of Tuesday night’s sweeping Democratic wins across the country. Newsweek reached out to GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office via email for comment Wednesday night. Why It Matters The Democratic victories in mayoral and gubernatorial races—as well […]
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Republicans Say Democratic Wins Were Expected, Yet See Warning Signs
Republicans said Tuesday’s Democratic victories were expected. But the results revealed deeper problems for the GOP: weak turnout, slipping Latino support and growing concern that without President Donald Trump on the ballot, the party has no clear path forward heading into 2026. “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS […]
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NJ Democratic mayor suggests Ciattarelli could win governor’s race
A New Jersey Democratic, mayor Steven Fulop, has suggested that the Republican candidate for the state’s governor race Jack Ciattarelli could win in a post on social media. The mayor of Jersey City shared a poll from the data solutions company AtlasIntel, conducted between October 25 to 30, showing that Ciattarelli was forecast to get […]
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New Orleans’ Democratic Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted by Grand Jury
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Democratic Socialism So White? Why Racial Minority Voters Aren’t Lining Up for It … Yet | Opinion
In June, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member, achieved a stunning victory in New York City’s ranked-choice Democratic primary for mayor. Following Mamdani’s win—what some see as a transcendent moment in national politics—pundits have gone to great lengths trying to decode what democratic socialism, a relative anomaly in America, actually is. […]
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Greg Abbott Threatens to ‘Eliminate’ Almost Every Texas Democratic Seat
Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott has warned Democrats that he could “eliminate” 10 of his state’s 12 Democratic-held seats if the two parties were to launch a nationwide battle to redraw congressional maps. Why It Matters Democrats and Republicans in the Lone Star State are embroiled in an escalating showdown over the GOP’s efforts to […]
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Republicans Kidnap Latina Girlfriend in New Democratic Ad
A pro-Democrat PAC has released an ad showing a fictional Republican lawmaker and masked men kidnapping an American citizen while on a date with her boyfriend. Newsweek reached out to the Progress Action Fund via email for comment. The Context The Progress Action Fund, a group targeting Republicans in swing districts that published similar ads […]
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California Democratic Senator Forcibly Removed from Kristi Noem’s LA Press Conference
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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MAGA Accuses Democratic Senator Cory Booker of Doing ‘Nazi Salute’
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, a Democrat, has drawn criticism from right-wing commentators and social media after making a gesture that bears similarity to the controversial one previously made by Elon Musk and Steve Bannon, for which they faced heavy backlash. Newsweek reached out to Booker’s office and Elon Musk by email outside of […]
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