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Democrats need a comeback. These 35 elections could be the key.

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Fri Apr 11 2025

Democrats need a comeback. These 35 elections could be the key.

A political poster on March 23, 2025, in Racine, Wis.

Democrats are betting big on the 2026 midterms. Vulnerable Republicans have nearly 19 months of Trump's inevitable chaos to weather.

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Ed Martin, who has served in senior positions at the Eagle Forum Education and the Legal Defense Fund, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2023. In 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Martin as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

Trump's top prosecutor in DC has never actually been one. Perfect.

In the time of Trump, ethical behavior and actual experience count for nothing. Fealty to the president is all.

USA fencer competes against Canada during a women's foil team semifinal during the Paris Olympic Games on Aug. 1, 2024.

A female fencer took a knee – and stood up for women's sports

Women in several high-profile instances have recently refused to compete – or forfeited a game – to protest transgender-lenient policies.

Noah Wyle in "The Pitt."

'The Pitt' gets it right: Doctors need more time with patients

Noah Wyle's 'The Pitt' may be a drama, but its message is real. If we don't change course in health care, we risk losing what medicine is truly about.

Writer Michael J. Stern and old friend Amy Hartmann in 2020 in Chicago.

Don't live every day like it's your last. Try this instead.

If I 'live everyday like it's your last,' the remainder of my days would be devoted to eating fried chicken while watching 'The Real Housewives.'

President Donald Trump addressed his announcement for a 90-day pause on global reciprocal tariffs, but Democrats say it's due to pressure.

Name a president who gleefully burns our money better than Trump

It's clear from President Donald Trump's decision to pause the sweeping global tariffs he said he would never back down from that the man is a genius.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

Trump should've targeted China from the start. He got in his own way.

Trump's allies will claim this is an 'art of the deal' instance, but it's not clear what the United States gained.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025.

Tariffs are a smart start. Now cut taxes and regulations.

We're calling on conservatives of all stripes to come together around strategic, reciprocal tariffs that target China and other trade abusers.

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