The Latest: Progressives challenge establishment in Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota

The Latest: Progressives challenge establishment in Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota  Toronto Star

The Senate primary race in Minnesota will be the latest test of left-wing energy in the party, in a state that was convulsed by the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown this winter.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to swear in his criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as attorney general Monday after Senate Republicans mustered the votes for his confirmation

Tuesday’s matchup between Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan will test which flank of the Democratic Party is most energized.

Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries are next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishment  AP News

Francesca Hong says she can appeal to a wide coalition in November. Her detractors worry the democratic socialist will lose the crucial battleground race.

New research shows that a class gap on the left threatens any winning coalition – but there are ways to address it Debates on the left are typically framed as a division between moderates and progressives, with the two sides wrestling over how best to form a governing coalition. Yet, in many ways, this divide obscures

How El-Sayed’s win for Michigan’s Democratic primary reflects the rise of progressive values in the Senate race  CNN

A veteran Colorado political insider warned the Democratic Socialists' rise in Denver mirrors the MAGA movement and could become a cancer for Democrats.

Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Steven Ekovich, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at American University of Paris. The Michigan Democratic Senate primary offers a revealing case study of the struggle between ideological conviction and electoral pragmatism. Ericovich argues that while progressive candidates ha