A new wave of progressive candidates, including Saikat Chakrabarti and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, are seeking congressional seats amid President Donald Trump's second term.

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a human-rights lawyer, won the mayoralty of Jackson, Mississippi, in June with 93 percent of the vote. (Illustration by Louisa Bertman) By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

The media failed to see that Seattle voters were enthusiastic about progressive council members and policies, but when it ...

Progressives are on the march again in the Democratic Party — and the question is whether their momentum can be sustained. The case that the progressive tide will keep rising is built around the ...

When her state representative voted against proposed gun safety laws after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Marybeth Redmond was outraged. It was just one more example of elected officials ...

As many anticipate the effects of young and often progressive new voters this midterm election season, Wake County high school students, even those who cannot vote yet, say they believe these ...

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trashed his project, his local city councilman turned on him, and his state senator along with a neighborhood community group sued him. Queens real estate developer ...