With Bernie Sanders unlikely to run for president again and Democratic voters fuming at party leaders, many progressives see an open lane. But who will fill it?
By Reid J. Epstein and
The two progressive leaders, one young and one old, are touring Western cities with a similar message but a key difference in how they sell it.
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Senator Chuck Schumer for siding with Republicans on a plan to avert a government shutdown. Her tough language drew talk of a primary challenge.
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The New York progressive’s defeat was a counterpoint to generational change in the Democratic ranks, as House members chose younger members for top posts on other committees.
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The killing of the right-wing activist deepened lawmakers’ fears of violence directed against them, and the toxic discourse that has fed such threats.
By Annie Karni, Megan Mineiro, Michael Gold, Catie Edmondson and Robert Jimison
The I.R.S. says churches can now support candidates during services, but many denominations still forbid it. A Wisconsin pastor learned the hard way.
By David A. Fahrenthold and Elizabeth Dias
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a splash in 2021 with her “Tax the Rich” dress. Then the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation.
By Nicholas Fandos
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx campaign office was defaced with red paint and a message citing the war in Gaza. The police are investigating.
By Nicholas Fandos
The term has no singular definition. But simply put, it’s an ideology rooted in its opposition to capitalism and wanting to shift power from corporations to workers.
By Kellen Browning
Robert Garcia, a second-term congressman and former mayor of Long Beach, Calif., prevailed over a more experienced member to take on the high-profile job on one of the House’s most contentious panels.
By Michael Gold
A bipartisan pair in the House and a Democrat in the Senate have moved to force votes in the coming days on requiring congressional approval before U.S. troops could take offensive action against Iran.
By Robert Jimison
Ten Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the tech company this week asking about its expanding contracts under the Trump administration.
By Sheera Frenkel
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza, at the entrance to Prospect Park, had not been renovated in decades.
By James Barron
The New York City congresswoman said she would list Adrienne Adams second on her Democratic primary ballot and urged the left to unite to defeat Andrew Cuomo.
By Nicholas Fandos
The 47-year-old Democrat is facing another younger colleague and two septuagenarians in a contest next month to lead their party on the Oversight Committee.
By Michael Gold
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Democrats’ emphasis on seniority led her not to seek a leadership role on the powerful Oversight Committee.
By Michael Gold
Bernie Sanders and his apparent heir, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have drawn enormous crowds on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, energizing a beaten-down Democratic Party.
By Kellen Browning
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The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
By Annie Karni
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal antitrust trial. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, recalls some of Zuckerberg’s past congressional hearings and explains why the stakes are even higher this time.
By Cecilia Kang, Christina Shaman and Pierre Kattar
Some elected officials and those in power are making use of a classic bit of fashion to deliver big ideas.
By Jacob Gallagher
Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.
By Shane Goldmacher
An aging star playing to massive crowds of supporters in head-to-toe merch? It’s not the Grateful Dead, it’s the Fighting Oligarchy tour.
By Jacob Gallagher
Nancy Pelosi has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly four decades. Challengers are lining up as she weighs running again or retiring.
By Heather Knight
A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.
By Shane Goldmacher
A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums.
By Shane Goldmacher
Many Democrats are taking guests who they say have been hurt by Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal bureaucracy. Several others will skip the speech and host counterprogramming, such as live fact-checking.
By Maya C. Miller
After years of challenging her party from the left, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, announced a bid to join its leadership ranks in Congress.
By Nicholas Fandos
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Democrats have widely acknowledged that they have no answer for the online ecosystem of conservative influencers popular with Gen Z men. Some have argued for a rethink of media strategy.
By Benjamin Oreskes and Kellen Browning
Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and transportation secretaries looking to fill it.
By Reid J. Epstein
Playing Madden football and Crazy Taxi, Mr. Walz discussed building coalitions and opposing the Senate’s filibuster with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez on Twitch.
By Benjamin Oreskes
The New York congresswoman’s foray onto the presidential campaign trail may be a turning point for her and her party.
By Nicholas Fandos
The indictment of Mayor Eric Adams has led to a wave of fresh calls for him to step down.
By Dana Rubinstein
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the most prominent elected official to call for Mayor Eric Adams to no longer lead New York City.
By Nicholas Fandos
Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.
By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
The first night of the convention introduced the party’s new protagonist, and gave the old one a curtain call.
By James Poniewozik
The vice president garnered public endorsements from progressives at the Democratic National Convention, but she must also keep corporate supporters on board.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni and Benjamin Mullin
In a prime-time speech, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a forceful endorsement of Kamala Harris.
By Nicholas Fandos
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Monday’s headliners include President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, along with Hillary Clinton, who was defeated by Donald J. Trump in the 2016 election.
By Neil Vigdor
At least three Republicans will have prominent speaking roles this week, as the Harris campaign taps into opposition to Donald J. Trump from within his own party.
By Tim Balk
For years, America’s left has been wary of charismatic figureheads. But a movement without leaders has its limits.
By Ross Barkan
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow’s lawyer after records showed undisclosed flights between Hawaii and New Zealand with the Supreme Court justice in 2010.
By Abbie VanSickle
The lawmakers and donors who have been the most outspoken about keeping President Biden in the race are driven by a concern that ditching him could also mean bypassing his vice president.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Robert Jimison, Erica L. Green and Erin Schaff
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the idea of having an open Democratic convention where candidates would compete for the nomination was “crazy.”
By Nicholas Fandos
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