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Slot questions referee calls despite Liverpool win
Arne Slot has suggested referee John Brooks wanted to prove he would not be intimidated by the Anfield crowd during Liverpool's 2-1 win over Chelsea.Sports - ESPN - October 21 -
Trump is favored to win, despite his campaign
If Kamala Harris and the Democrats were ever thinking beating Trump would be easy, they were gaslighting themselves.Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
7 House seats Democrats think they can flip
Democrats are battling to flip control of the House at the polls next week, eyeing gains in battleground districts from coast to coast in an effort to win back the Speaker’s gavel after two years ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
House Democrat locked in tight race in Colorado
Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) is locked in a tight race with Republican Gabe Evans in a competitive Colorado House district, according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling/KDVR/KWGN/The Hill ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Democrats work to flip vital Iowa House seats
Democrat Christina Bohannan could potentially flip Iowa's 1st Congressional District if she defeats incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. The results could impact what party controls ...Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Democrats flip newly redrawn Alabama House district
Shomari Figures, a former aide to Attorney General Merrick Garland, is projected to win his House race in Alabama's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. His ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Democrats maintain control of Kildee's Michigan House seat
Michigan state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet will win the race for the open seat representing the state’s 8th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. McDonald Rivet defeated Republican ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Dejected Democrats look to House as 'only hope'
For Democrats around the country, the last hope rests in the House. The party lost control of the Senate on Tuesday, as expected. And by the early hours of Wednesday, Decision Desk HQ projected ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Gillen ousts D'Esposito in major pickup for House Democrats
Laura Gillen has defeated Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to score a key pickup for Democrats still hoping to retake the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. New York has been seen as key to ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
House Democrat: RFK Jr. nomination ‘f‑‑‑ing insane'
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) position was “f‑‑‑ing insane.” “He’s a vaccine denier and a tin foil ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
How the Democrats can win in 2028
If the party changes, the US rightwing realignment won’t lastBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Bangladesh’s leader says ‘no place’ for Sheikh Hasina’s ‘fascist’ party
Muhammad Yunus says will not seek exiled leader’s extradition from India before domestic tribunal’s verdictWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader
Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended its 14 years in powerWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
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How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
Party Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian Government
A new coalition includes a party led by a politician notorious for antisemitic remarks, another blow to the longstanding refusal by Europe’s mainstream parties to join with those seen as extremist.World - The New York Times - November 8 -
AP Explains: What does a shocking parliamentary loss for Japan's long-ruling party mean?
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring voters’ outrage over the party’s extensive financial scandalsWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Morning Report — Dems’ losses jolt party coast to coast
In today’s issue: Vice President Harris’s speech Wednesday about President-elect Trump’s decisive victory on Election Day made no mention of how he won or why she lost. It was a concession ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Man arrested in attack on Democratic party campaign office in Arizona
An Arizona man is in custody after police say he shot at a Democratic party campaign office in Phoenix. Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, was arrested Tuesday. Officials say they found more than 200 guns ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Where does the Democratic Party go after Trump elected again
Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again and Republicans are making big gains in Congress. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has more on what ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Scarborough: Democratic Party 'has been just wiped out this morning'
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said former President Trump's victory in the 2024 election is bigger than just retaining the White House for Republicans. "The scope and scale of this victory is ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Sanders: Democratic Party 'has abandoned working class people'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
New York Democrat: Far left has 'outsized impact' in shaping perception of party
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the far left had an “outsized impact” in shaping public perception of the Democratic Party, which he argued hurt them in the 2024 election cycle. In ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Stephen A. Smith: Trump 'annihilation' of Harris ‘a referendum on the Democratic Party'
Sports commentator Stephan A. Smith reflected on President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris this week, saying the “annihilation” is a larger call for “a referendum on the Democratic ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Axelrod: Democrats becoming 'smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party'
Political strategist David Axelrod argued Thursday that Democrats are becoming a "smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party" that could keep losing electorally if it does not change course. ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Texas Democratic Party Chair to step down after brutal defeats
In the aftermath of his party’s brutal shellacking in the 2024 elections, Texas Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa has announced he will step down in March. Over his 12-year tenure, Hinojosa ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
‘No time to pull punches’: is a civil war on the horizon for the Democratic party?
Accusations and recriminations abound as Democrats try to figure out what went wrong after an electoral trouncing. Joe Biden stood before the American people, millions of whom were still reeling ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says party needs "to be emphasizing the economic issues"
After President-elect Donald Trump won the White House and Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
The Cheney-loving Democratic party needs a reckoning about war | Stephen Wertheim
Election outcomes have multiple causes, of course. Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades. Last October, Joe Biden made the most ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Arizona Senator-elect Ruben Gallego on future of Democratic party
Democrat Ruben Gallego beat Trump ally and Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's Senate race. He drew suport from Hispanic men, a group that drifted toward President-elect Donald Trump in Arizona and ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party | Robert Reich
The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump. A political disaster such as what occurred last Tuesday gains significance not ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
We warned the Democratic party that disaster was coming. They didn’t listen | Dustin Guastella
Can they change course? Maybe, but they need a message of commonsense solidarity without liberal elitism . Before the election it was clear that Kamala Harris ’s closing message was not landing ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago
