1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (689+ words) The release of the Democratic Party's internal autopsy of the 2024 presidential campaign is causing controversy in the political world. But the most significant aspect of the report is what the authors left out: Gaza. You know why? Because most voters…...

8+ min ago  (664+ words) The Standard's political columnist returns (briefly) from book-leave to share his abbreviated voting guide. But I do feel strongly about several candidates and measures, and I want to share those arguments. Here goes nothing: Best of all, Mahan is no…...

33+ min ago  (955+ words) State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, speaks during the opening of his Cedar Rapids campaign office March 11 in Cedar Rapids. In the film "The Shawshank Redemption," the character Red, freed from prison, reflects on his feelings…...

27+ min ago  (363+ words) Just days after dating-app horror stories began circulating, screenshots of Platner's ongoing account have conservatives and fed-up voters demanding answers, with many wondering how much more dirt the party's handpicked challenger can possibly have before even top Democrats pull the…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (569+ words) What I recently wrote about President Donald Trump for a Beltway political publication unleashed a backlash that strikes me as sadly symptomatic of at least three larger issues at play in our culture. My op-ed in the Hill commended Trump…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (333+ words) When BDN shines a light, policymakers act. Make a gift to help our reporters keep Maine's leaders informed. Make a donation now." The wife of Democratic senate candidate Graham Platner released a 5-minute video Saturday after news outlets reported that…...

29+ min ago  (195+ words) The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to be U. S. senator from Michigan is a years-long prot'g' of controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour, whose endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed during his. .. Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul Posted By: 4250 Luis, 5/31/2026 8: 38: 56 AM The frontrunner for…...

30+ min ago  (203+ words) As my colleagues Brad Slager and Ben Smith reported on Saturday, Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner is the oppo gift that keeps on giving. Thus far, Platner has explained away a Nazi. .. Hot Takes: Democrats Double Down and Inject…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1031+ words) It's an Empire State squeeze. Two-thirds of New York voters are fed up with the'cost of living, saying it's gotten harder to make ends meet, a new survey released Tuesday found.' The Siena College poll, which found that Gov. Kathy…...

27+ min ago  (507+ words) WASHINGTON " Embattled Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner put forward his wife to answer for him after he was outed as having a profile on creepy hookup app Kik " as the Dem candidate himself stays silent. Amy Gertner, who married Platner…...