Strategic Power-Building. AOC is playing a long game, endorsing candidates in down-ballot state races where she can grow the progressive bench without torching relationships she'll need if she runs for higher office. Her "closer" approach — jumping in during final weeks — has already produced wins in multiple states.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
5 days agogun rights
Hochul Fights Back Against Trump's Federal Gun Regulation Rollbacks
Governor Kathy Hochul announced new gun safety measures to counter the Trump administration's rollback of more than 30 federal firearms regulations. Her plan includes tougher dealer inspections, a ban on online gun sales in New York, and stricter background check requirements.
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President Donald Trump
5 days agoVoting
Trump Takes Mail-In Voting Fight to the Supreme Court
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a March executive order restricting mail-in voting before the November 2026 midterms, after two lower courts blocked key parts of the order, saying it could disenfranchise eligible voters.
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President Donald Trump
2 days agoICE
Trump Uses Spain's Migrant Surge as 2026 Midterm Warning
After roughly 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, President Trump and his allies seized on the footage to warn Americans that Democrats would bring the same chaos to the U.S. if they regain power in the 2026 midterms.
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
6 days agoAI
Gillibrand Pushes AI Companies to Protect Seniors From Chatbot Scams
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Mark Kelly wrote to top AI company CEOs demanding answers about how their chatbot companion products protect vulnerable users — including seniors, people with disabilities, and people in crisis — from being manipulated or scammed.
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Senator Chuck Schumer
6 days agoParty Politics
Schumer Personally Appeals to Fetterman to Stay in Democratic Caucus
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is personally urging Senator John Fetterman not to leave the Senate Democratic caucus, amid growing tensions as Fetterman has increasingly broken with his party on key issues and flirted with a more independent political identity.
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