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Hasan Piker: Democrats Won Midterms, But Now They Have to Deliver on Voter Demands for Change

Tuesday was a historic night for progressive Democrats and, in particular, candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Six new DSA-endorsed candidates were elected to the House, and democratic socialists won mayoral races in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Providence.
“The Democratic Socialists of America had a phenomenal night, and this movement is only going to continue to grow,” says prominent leftist political commentator Hasan Piker.

A Scandal at the Center of the Economy

Given the obsession over the AI race between the United States and China, you might imagine that news of the man leading the most important company in AI being caught in an extramarital relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy would spark outrage and excoriation without parallel. You could suppose that such reckless behavior, upon discovery, might lead to widespread calls for immediate resignation and for deep investigation—not just of the executive, but the entire company.

The End of Stephen Miller’s Recusals

Stephen Miller spent his first weekend as White House chief of staff on the patio at Mar-a-Lago, huddling with President Trump and Natalie Harp, his executive assistant, about how to approach the next two years with the House and Senate under Democratic control. Katie Miller—the podcaster, political consultant, and wife of Stephen—spent the weekend in the Washington area, rearranging her own life.

The Inconvenient Truth at the Center of the Immigration Debate

Have liberals learned anything from the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to office two years ago? Many have not, if a recent report from the American Civil Liberties Union is any indication. The group claims to offer a “way forward” for the country’s asylum system, which has become a back door for economic migrants. But the ACLU instead recycles arguments that immigration advocates have made for decades.

Congress vs. Hegseth

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Back in February, when the United States and Israel first attacked Iran, President Trump said that it would be a “short-term excursion.” Now, eight months later, as the war with Iran remains without conclusion, the president and his party are dealing with its consequences.

Trump Slides Into His Lame-Duck Era

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When President Trump posted on Saturday that he’d asked Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, to be the new White House press secretary, it felt like a callback to the freewheeling first-term Trump.

“Right Now My Vote Is No”: L.A.’s DSA Rep.-Elect Gonzales-Torres on Backing Jeffries for House Speaker

The next Congress will include about 100 new lawmakers in the House of Representatives, the largest freshman wave in decades. That also includes six newly elected members of the Democratic Socialists of America, bringing the total number of DSA members in Congress to eight. One of the incoming DSA congressmembers will be California’s Angela Gonzales-Torres, who worked two other jobs while campaigning and was massively outspent by her opponent, incumbent Democratic Congressmember Jimmy Gomez.

“Hatemonger” as Chief of Staff: Trump Taps Stephen Miller to Top Role After Massive Election Defeat

Stephen Miller, the architect of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies, has replaced Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. In a recent 60 Minutes interview, President Donald Trump acknowledged that his immigration policies may be “too tough” and contributed to his party’s steep losses in the midterm elections, but in elevating Miller, he is “choosing to double down,” says journalist Jean Guerrero.