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5 Democratic assumptions shattered by the 2024 election: From the Politics Desk
Democrats have been been slow to update their mythology to the Trump-era political realignment, leading many to continue leaning on truisms that may no longer be true.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
'This is a realignment': Shattered Democrats grapple with Harris' loss
Democrats called for a party reckoning on Wednesday, as they attempted to pick up the pieces of their shattered organization a day after Kamala Harris’ loss.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Oscars 2025: Early assumptions. True or false?
Will these five early award season assumptions pan out or fall by the wayside?Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 20 -
Georgia shatters early voting records
In Georgia, a key battleground state in the Trump-Harris race, more than 50% of voters participated during the 2024 early voting period. CBS News' Jared Eggleston has more on the record turnout ...Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Mother left 'shattered' after son stabbed to death
The mother says "where I once saw the world in colour, I now only see it in black and white."Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
An Immigrant Family’s Dreams, Shattered by a Random Stabbing Spree
On Sunday, Angel Lata Landi, a construction worker, called his mother in Ecuador, whom he helped support. The next day, he was one of three people stabbed to death on the street in Manhattan.Top stories - The New York Times - November 21 -
ETFs see ‘monumental’ flows after U.S. election, shattering previous record
Investors rushed into exchange-funds after Donald Trump won the race to become the 47th president of the U.S., particularly seeking exposure to the country’s stock market.Business - MarketWatch - November 8 -
At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community
It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.Top stories - The New York Times - November 17 -
Israeli Strikes in Beirut’s Center Shatter a Tenuous Sense of Security
The strikes, the first in weeks inside Lebanon’s capital, forced residents to come to grips with another escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
LAFC's MLS Cup hopes shattered in loss to Seattle: 'We beat ourselves'
Jordan Morris scores in the 109th minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory in the Western Conference semifinals, ending LAFC's season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
Lebanon’s economy had been in crisis. Then Israel invaded
Beirut, says one business owner, is ‘no longer a place where you have a happy vibe’World - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
All That Matters by Chris Hoy review – a champion’s shattering diagnosis
The Olympic medal-winner describes his treatment for cancer and reflects on lessons learned through sport. When Chris Hoy began to feel pain in his shoulder in 2023, he thought little of it. As an ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
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Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about victims buried in ash
New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Democrats and DOGE
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Khanna finds common ground with Musk's DOGE Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
My Manifesto for Despairing Democrats
Here’s how to be a watchdog, not a lap dog, for the next four tumultuous years, while holding on to your sanity.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Where Does This Leave Democrats?
The coalition the Democratic Party built in the Obama years has crumbled. But Democrats can choose how to respond.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Democrats Play the Blame Game
Also, another interest rate cut. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Democrats Who Won
We’re covering this year’s successful Democratic campaigns.Top stories - The New York Times - November 11 -
Democrats have a 'smug' problem
Large factions of the left condescendingly believe that dumb people are the reason Trump won in 2016, and won again in 2024.Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump broke the Democrats’ thermostat
The American left was sent spinning in 2016 and is yet to recalibrateBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?
Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left.Top stories - The New York Times - November 16 -
Who will turn the Democrats around?
To regain their competitiveness, Democrats must reinvent themselvesPolitics - The Hill - November 22 -
Carville: 'It was a troubling election for Democrats'
Veteran political strategist James Carville reflected on the 2024 election, calling it a “troubling election for Democrats.” “Fortunately, my most optimistic thing about the Democratic Party is ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Democratic strategist Joel Payne on the next steps for the Democratic Party after their loss
Following setbacks in the White House and Senate, Democrats are looking to assess what went wrong in the election. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Democratic governors dress as Walz for Halloween
Democratic governors are dressing up as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for Halloween with just five days to go until Election Day. Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Maura ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Surprising No One, Democrats Ditch Tesla
It’s never a good sign when your customers are embarrassed to be associated with you.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Democrats call for investigation into grocery prices
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are calling on administration officials to investigate Albertsons and other major grocery chains for “predatory practices” they say ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
North Carolina Breaks Democrats’ Hearts
After several furious months of action, Harris came up short, and Trump came out on top.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Will Democrats be able to claim the House majority?
With about 54 seats in the House yet to be called, Democrats are hopeful that they can claim the House majority by winning over swing districts in New York and California. In several battleground ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
The Democrats threw away a winnable election
Harris was the wrong candidate, and the consequences could be globalWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Democratic strategist on the party's economic message
A CBS News exit poll found that 45% of voters felt that their financial situation was worse than it was four years ago. Hyma Moore, the former director for the office of Democratic National ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump
Why the 2024 election’s outcome was uniquely foreseeable.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics
The post mortem is a wake for woke.Top stories - The New York Times - November 9 -
Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party
Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
The Democratic Blind Spot That Wrecked 2024
Maybe it would have been better if the red wave had crashed ashore in 2022.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
Attention Democrats: Don’t mourn, organize!
Although the presidential election is over, the fight must continue.Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Who Are the Next Leaders of the Democratic Party?
Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and transportation secretaries looking to fill it.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
How the Democrats can win in 2028
If the party changes, the US rightwing realignment won’t lastBusiness - Financial Times - November 13
