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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens.

How impeachment could help Hegseth’s political future

Naomi Lim · November 15, 2026 7:00 am

Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party

Peltola again claims victory in Alaska Senate race as vote count drags on

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, right, stands on stage with Gov. Gavin Newsom during a campaign event on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

How do Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra differ on certain issues?

Gov.-elect David Crowley (D-WI) and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Sarah Godlewski (D-WI) celebrate their win on Nov. 3 at an Election Night event in Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras holds the MVP trophy after the team won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 28. (Nam Y. Huh/AP; Ashley Landis/AP)

From Democrats’ midterm romp to the MLB, many victors come out of the blue

California Gov. Gavin Newsom points a finger in the air as he speaks with an American flag behind him.

Newsom’s 2028 announcement puts Democrats on notice, but rivals aren’t rushing to follow

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock participates in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is electable, just not in the Democratic primary

Kaylee McGhee White July 31, 2019 6:58 pm

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd that gathered at a rally at the McAllen Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

After failed Senate bid, O’Rourke claims he can turn Texas blue in 2020

Hunter Lovell July 31, 2019 6:07 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden walks onstage.

‘Cheerleader for the drug war’: Biden’s criminal justice past makes him debate target

Kerry Picket July 31, 2019 5:42 pm

Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, speaks during an interview.

Sen. Kennedy says ‘the lesser of two socialists is still a socialist’ after Democratic debate

Julio Rosas July 31, 2019 4:52 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, is shown at a hearing.

Durbin warns candidates like Sanders and Warren ‘jeopardize’ party’s chances to win the middle

Kerry Picket July 31, 2019 4:14 pm

Former President Donald Trump.

Trump weighs in on presidential debate: They would ‘lead us into an economic sinkhole’

Mike Brest July 31, 2019 2:40 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014, file photo, Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York.

MSNBC Brian Williams mocks liberals ‘offering free salad bar and breadsticks’

Mike Brest July 31, 2019 1:52 pm

Gloria Borger.

CNN analyst: Liberal Democrats proposing ‘voodoo economics’

Ellie Bufkin July 31, 2019 1:28 pm

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, speaks at the Heartland Forum held on the campus of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Candidate says Democrats ‘will lose 48 states’ if they back ending private health insurance

Ellie Bufkin July 31, 2019 8:16 am

Warren and Sanders lead total speaking time on first night of Democratic debates

Hunter Lovell July 31, 2019 4:17 am

Author Marianne Williamson addresses a crowd.

Marianne Williamson pitches half-a-trillion dollars in slave reparations to raucous applause

John Gage July 31, 2019 3:43 am

Sanders fends off suggestion he doesn’t care about fossil fuel workers

Josh Siegel July 31, 2019 2:26 am