Progressives are starting to discuss how to handle 2024.President Biden’s disjointed fall season has inspired some on the left to think creatively about what the next presidential election could look like with a mo…
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Progressives declare victory in spending bill fight
Progressives are declaring victory ahead of a possible vote Thursday on President Biden’s social spending and climate package, while saying they shouldn’t be blamed for their party losing the governor’s race in Virginia….
Manchin dampens progressive hopes for billionaires tax
Democratic hopes of including a new tax on the super-wealthy to help pay for their social spending package were fading on Wednesday as centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he was uncomfortable with the idea.Dem…
Progressives’ optimism for large reforms dwindles
Progressives’ optimism for seismic social change has dwindled this week as lawmakers stare down a stagnant Congress and increasingly impatient White House.From voting rights and immigration re…
Democratic civil war hits new heights
Democrats engaged in a verbal war on Thursday, with progressives and centrists accusing one another of essentially sabotaging President Biden’s agenda and putting the party’s majorities in jeopardy….
Progressive Democrats seek to purge the term ‘moderate’
Progressives are imploring fellow Democrats to stop using the term “moderate” to describe some lawmakers in their party, arguing it inaccurately labels those holding up President Biden’s agenda…
Progressives seething over Biden’s migrant policies
Democratic activists hoped that President Biden’s ascent to the White House would put an end to what they viewed as a nightmarish slate of immigration policies under former President Trump.Yet t…
Nation’s fraught politics leads to fear, scars and exits
The nation’s increasingly polarized politics are creating new fears for lawmakers and staff, a fact highlighted by Saturday’s planned rally at the Capitol where people will be demonstrating in support of those arres…
House is no easy road for Biden, Democrats on $3.5T package
Democrats say getting the $3.5 trillion social spending plan through the House is going to be a tough road, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) only being able to afford three defections to get the measure passed….
Progressives eye shift in strategy after high-profile losses
Progressives are looking to change up their ground game after losing several high-profile races they expected to win.