The election of Ken Martin and David Hogg appears to show the Democratic Party is doubling down on its left-wing messaging.

As one news account summarized, “For a moribund party, Democrats in the span of 24 hours are showing some signs of life.” By Steve Benen Headed into this week, Minnesota’s state Senate was ...

The Democratic National Committee elected Ken Martin as its chair on Saturday afternoon, as the party looks to new leadership to help steer it through President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Saturday’s election of a new Democratic National Committee chair is attracting a lot of media attention in the wake of the drubbing the party received in 2024.

A poll from The New York Times and Ipsos found that Americans believe abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. issues and climate change concern Democrats more than the cost of living. By Jeremy W. Peters Ruth ...

Ken Martin, the chair of Minnesota’s Democratic Farmer Labor party, was elected the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Martin won a majority vote among DNC members on the first ...

This morning, the Democratic National Committee will begin a multi-round election to choose its new chair. Former President Joe Biden’s appointee, Jamie Harrison, is on his way out, and an array ...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday elected Minnesota party leader Ken Martin, who once called for President Donald Trump to be tried for treason, as its next national chair in the ...

And with Democrats in the minority in both the House and Senate, much of the focus on Capitol Hill will be aimed at blocking Trump’s agenda rather than advancing the party’s policy priorities.

OXON HILL, Md. -- Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their ...

When he was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee in January 2021, Jaime Harrison laid out two clear priorities: to “invest everywhere” and to ensure the Democrats’ “message ...