Politics

America at 250: A Quarter-Millennium of Liberty, Courage, and the Enduring American Spirit

By Gracus Bloom | City-Paper.com As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Americans have a rare opportunity to pause and appreciate one of history's most remarkable national journeys. From...

Dems have a big cash advantage in key Senate races

Democrats continue to rake in cash across some of the nation’s most pivotal Senate races, outpacing their Republican...

Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows they’re furious at his deportations.

Benny Melendez voted for President Donald Trump in 2024. But since Trump returned to the White House, it...

'They got their rear end kicked,' DeSantis says of US team

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (former captain of the Yale University baseball team) said he’s not “a soccer fan.”...

The California Democrat who says he ‘won’t cheer FIFA’s capitulation to power’

Sam Liccardo said he “groaned excessively” when the U.S. national team’s Folarin Balogun was given a red card....

Stratton wins Illinois primary, giving Dems another Black female senator

CHICAGO — Democrats are now all but certain to elect another Black woman to the U.S. Senate after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Tuesday’s...

2028 Dem veteran? Uncle Sam wants you.

In the 15 days since President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury on Iran, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is approaching nearly a dozen media...

Pelosi backs former Capitol Police officer over Hoyer’s preferred successor in Maryland

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is going against retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the race to replace him in Maryland, teeing up what could...

Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’

Democrats see a new opportunity brewing deep in the heart of Texas, where Republicans solving one problem may have inadvertently created a new one....

Republican group attacks Thomas Massie for his opposition to Iran war

Republicans attempting to oust Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie in a bitter primary are deploying his opposition to the war in Iran. The Republican Jewish...

Centrist Dems met to plot 2028. Then Iran happened.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hours after the American military strikes in Iran started, Third Way co-founder Matt Bennett scrambled to write up a presentation on...