Lessons Democrats can learn from Britain’s Thatcher era

Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Tribune News Service US politics this coming year will be defined by the midterm elections, and if current trends continue, Democrats could take back Congress. According to...

Democrats showed promise in 2025 as future party leaders

Carl P. Leubsdorf, Tribune News Service Like most parties that lose presidential races, the Democrats have struggled through a difficult aftermath. But the handwringing over their lack of effective...

Republicans need to get serious about health care

When the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended recently, Republicans mostly got what they wanted: A spending bill was passed, the government was reopened and Democrats’ main demand...

Tim Walz’s bid for third term puts some Democrats on edge

Minnesota state Sen. Judy Seeberger may face a tough reelection next year after winning her previous race by a few hundred votes, but it’s the top of the ticket...

Kamala Harris can only envy JD Vance

Berating Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Eulogizing Charlie Kirk. Babysitting the Middle East peace accord. Profanely defending the aquatic obliteration of (possible) drug smugglers. He's loud, he's obnoxious...

'Pinky promise'

Mamdani becomes New York’s youngest ever mayor

Zohran Mamdani, 34, is set to become the youngest mayor of New York City since 1892, the first of Indian background, the first Muslim and the first born in...

What New York’s new mayor Zohran’s really like

I remember the first time Zohran Kwame Mamdani spoke seriously about entering electoral politics. It was 2019, and four of us were at dinner in Manhattan — his father,...

Democrats' hopes for 2026 boosted by California vote

Democrats head into next year's elections with a fighting chance to win back the US House of Representatives, after victories that showcase sharply different visions of the party as...

Zohran Mamdani: Meteoric rise of New York’s mayor

When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. But that was before the 34-year-old democratic...