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It is entirely possible for Democrats to win back the Senate. And if we do, we’ll have more power to put up good legislation and shut down bad legislation, if not to get anything past the President. Democrats need a net gain of just four seats. We can do things in this midterm cycle to set us up for more power in the future. Electing the right candidates to move us forward is how we get there. So with that in mind, here are the candidates I like best, ranked by the date

Four. Pentagon releases Ukraine aid after Mitch editorial Say what you will about outgoing KY Senator Mitch McConnell, he has always been a stalwart supporter of Ukraine. His recent op-ed on money for Ukraine that had been promised, but mysteriously held back, made a difference. Late in April, Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.). asked Pete Hegseth about it, and he said the money had been released. In the op-ed in the Washington Post, McConnell said that “Republican majorities

Your top five wins this week! 5. Zohran Puts Another Advocate in Driver’s Seat NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has wasted no time putting “our” people into positions of power in his administration, especially on his top issues. On Day One, he appointed tenant organizer Cea Weaver as head of his “newly revitalized” Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. On April 27, he chose Elizabeth Adams, a former top executive at longtime transit advocate Transportation Alternatives, to spearh

Democrats will win the House this fall, inshallah. We need a minimum net gain of six seats to take back the House, and more is better. We won’t win enough seats to override a Presidential veto, so real legislative wins in the next two years aren’t likely. But we can do things in this midterm cycle to set us up for more power in the future. Electing the right candidates to move us forward is how we get there. Why I chose these candidates I wanted to highlight candidates

Your top five wins this week! 5. Federal Judge Tells DOJ To Back Off Rhode Island Voter Files By February 2026, according to the Brennan Center, at least 10 states, including Texas, had handed their voter files over to the Justice Department. Most states have refused, and the administration is suing 29 of them over that issue. DOJ is asking them to sign an agreement to allow the Federal government to, among other things, remove specific voters from the rolls. On April 17

Pearl Jam. Five. “Stop The Steal” leader John Eastman loses his CA law license. According to Politico , the CA Supreme Court turned down Eastman’s final bid to salvage his law license, upholding the decision by lower-court judges to order Eastman’s disbarment over his role in the 2020 scheme. The court ordered that his name be “stricken from the roll of attorneys.” He’s been suspended from practice for the past few years, as cases against him have wound through the courts