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- Oct 16
Ocasio-Cortez transfers $1 million to El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign
The New York representative moved the money from her own campaign on Friday, 16 October, as the Michigan race heads toward the 3 November vote. The sum is unusually large for a House member giving to a Senate race in another state.
- Oct 5
Donald Trump names 24-year-old former correspondent Beni Rae Harmony as assistant press secretary
The White House appointed former Real America's Voice reporter Beni Rae Harmony as assistant press secretary as the lead spokesperson position remains vacant following Karoline Leavitt's resignation.
- Oct 3
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce federal bill to ban Flock license plate readers
The Ban Flock Act would strip federal grant funding from state and local police departments that deploy automated license plate readers, following a federal court ruling against warrantless searches.
- Sep 2
Ed Markey defeats Seth Moulton as older incumbents win Massachusetts primaries
Senator Ed Markey, 80, defeated Representative Seth Moulton on Tuesday, leading a sweep of victories for veteran Massachusetts Democratic lawmakers against younger challengers.
- Aug 23
US and Italian progressives pivot away from woke rhetoric to focus on economic issues
Lawmakers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Laura Boldrini have moved to distance progressive platforms from earlier cultural rhetoric, prioritizing economic and social policies.
- Aug 2
Progressive El-Sayed edges Stevens in Michigan Senate primary, setting up November showdown with Rogers
Progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated establishment-backed Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, fending off $98.2 million in spending to set up a November contest with Republican Mike Rogers.
- Jul 25
Trump floats 2028 run at White House correspondents' dinner, defying term limits
Wearing a red 'Trump 2028' cap, the US president told the White House correspondents' dinner he would run again, ignoring the 22nd Amendment ban on a third term.
- Jul 23
Trump expands ratepayer protection pledge to 200 entities as AI data center backlash grows ahead of midterms
Nearly 200 utilities, data center developers and Republican governors signed the voluntary 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' at an EPA event, as rising electricity bills fuel bipartisan opposition to AI infrastructure.
- Jul 21
Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary will close the 64th New York Film Festival on Oct. 9, ten years after '13th' opened the event
The world premiere of Ava DuVernay's new documentary '14th,' examining the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship, will be the closing-night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival on Oct. 9, 2026.
- Jul 14
Trump slams New York’s first-in-nation data center moratorium as Hochul vows to protect ratepayers
President Donald Trump attacked New York’s one-year halt on large data center permits, warning it would cost jobs and cede AI ground to China, while Governor Kathy Hochul defended the pause as necessary to shield consumers from rising bills and resource strain.
- Jul 6
Maine Democrats scramble to pick new Senate nominee after Platner withdraws amid rape allegation
The party faces a July 27 state deadline, with a convention set for July 25 in Bangor and a crowded field of contenders emerging, including former state Senate president Troy Jackson and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
- Jul 5
McMorrow suspends Michigan Senate campaign, leaving Stevens and El-Sayed in two-way primary
State Senator Mallory McMorrow ended her bid for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, narrowing the Democratic primary to a contest between moderate Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
- Jul 4
Trump marks 250th Independence Day at Mount Rushmore, warns US 'will never be a communist country'
President Donald Trump delivered a speech at Mount Rushmore for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, declaring the United States the most powerful nation on Earth and warning that American identity is under attack from internal radicals who would turn the country communist.
