The Aporia
The Aporia
111 articles about 58 events for “Democratic leadership race”. Events are ordered by how widely they were covered, how many readers opened them, and how recent they are.
“Huang’s exit creates a leadership vacuum at the $4 trillion chipmaker he co-founded in 1993 and has led ever since, which is the driving force behind the global AI boom and at the heart of the big tech arms race between the U.S. and China.”
“His exit would leave a leadership vacuum at a time when the AI arms race between the US and China is at an apex.”
“Republicans to choose new congressional leadership What's ahead for lame-duck Congress session House and Senate Republicans are set to select their leadership teams for the new Congress, a week after a blue wave led midterm defeats.”
“Schumer, who is expected to retain his party’s leadership in the chamber but previously predicted not having a challenger, released his own statement on Thursday saying he had the votes to continue as the Democratic leader in the Senate.”
“"It's now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership,"”
“The race will be the first contested election for Democratic leader in decades.”
“As the senator-elect comes into the new role, he is advocating for new Democratic leadership in Congress, an end to the war in Iran, the passage of "Medicare for All" and the abolishment of ICE.”
“🚨 BIG NEWS: On Wednesday evening, more than a week after midterm election day, the Mississippi Senate race was called for Democrat Scott Colom, defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith.”
“(AP) — Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen.”
“He said there needs to be a new generation of leadership and a vigorous debate about the Democratic Party’s party’s direction.”
“Democratic leadership elections are expected to happen next week and are likely to keep current leaders Hakeem Jeffries in the House and Chuck Schumer in the Senate in place.”
“…hese steps to vote,' said California Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove 'You should show up and do your job,' added Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan in an interview Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has already backed impeaching…”
“The House leadership decision is expected next week, with the Democratic senators to vote for their leaders in early December.”
“Steve Scalise (R-La.), Jordan reportedly won the secret-ballot race for House Republican minority leader on Tuesday 106-73.”
“To pick the House leaders for each party, returning and newly elected members of the Democratic and Republican conferences in the lower chamber gather privately and vote via secret ballot for their preferred candidate.”
“HOUSE DIVIDED — Whoopi Goldberg lectures congressional Democratic infighting over leadership race.”
“At a closed-door meeting at the US Capitol on Tuesday, the South Dakota lawmaker won the support of his fellow Senate Republicans – even as some had hoped to delay the leadership vote to examine what went wrong in last week’s election.”
“…oting in a letter that his colleagues 'should move to delay leadership elections until we have digested and debated the lessons of the midterms and how to move forward.' Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Monday Pennsylvania…”
“…ity Leader John Thune appeared to face no challengers to his bid to become minority leader in January, even as a group of hardline Republican senators pressed to delay party leadership elections in favor of holding a post-mortem session on the election…”
“Senate candidate, as he failed to gain traction against Democratic nominee Roy Cooper.”
“The Democratic Party gained power across the country in the midterms.”
“Senate candidate, as he failed to gain traction against Democratic nominee Roy Cooper.”
“…crats prepare to vote on a majority leader for the upcoming Congress, they’re wrestling with how to navigate what feels like a clear mandate for anti-establishment voices from communities historically underrepresented in federal office to step into…”
“…cans wisely voted to strip the measure.) All this and more was fodder for Democratic attack ads, with more than 130 federal and gubernatorial races mentioning tech accountability or AI (only two Democratic-aligned ads between 2020 and 2024 mentioned big…”
“Trump has already threatened Democratic candidate Mary Peltola with criminal prosecution over reports that her campaign was linked to the recruitment of a second “Dan Sullivan” in Alaska’s Senate race, with the same name as the Republican candidate.”
“With votes still being counted in the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races and beyond, Democrats currently hold a 54 to 44 majority in the Senate and are projected to win 253 seats in the House to the GOP’s 157.”
“Now, with a fronteriza elected governor of Texas and Democratic leadership across all four southern border states, border communities have an opportunity to shape the policies that directly affect their lives.”
“Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian-American writer and journalist born in Gaza, has entered the race for the US Senate in Pennsylvania, announcing a Democratic primary challenge to incumbent John Fetterman for the 2028 election.”
“…US policy toward the country Moor is also taking aim at the Democratic Party's own leadership, declaring he has 'no faith' in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries He praised progressive lawmakers including Maryland…”
“Huang himself has become a key face in the AI race, both across the industry and often on U.S.”
“In fact, Pew Research released a report analysing pre-election polling data and found that the data understated the Democratic margin by at least 2 points in 23 of 27 races for governor and the US Senate.”
“In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen explains why Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer don’t appear to be in much danger of losing their Democratic leadership bids.”
““With representation across LA county, in the most powerful positions in city hall and for the first time in US Congress [Gonzales-Torres], we look forward to showing Angelenos what Democratic Socialist leadership can deliver.””
“She opposed the idea of alienating the organization’s second largest chapter as “bad organizing and bad leadership,” especially in a high-profile race when the stakes for the regional and national chapters were so closely intertwined.”
“The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) partners with some of America’s biggest adversaries, including Cuba, Venezuela, and China.”
“Huang’s potential exit would create a leadership vacuum at the $4 trillion chipmaker, which has found itself at the heart of the big tech arms race between the U.S. and China.”
“Eight Republican-held Senate seats were flipped, bringing the Democratic caucus to 55 seats after Democrat Scott Colom was projected on Wednesday to win Mississippi’s Senate race.”
“The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which counts several elected officials among its members, has not backed Jeffries or Schumer for their respective leadership posts.”
“…oalition deals in the coming weeks could influence the ANC's 2027 leadership contest, when President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to step aside as party leader, by strengthening whichever faction can claim the most viable path back to electoral…”
“The Democratic sweep of the 2026 midterms has a bipartisan energy permitting deal racing the clock — and it puts President Donald Trump’s nuclear agenda under new overseers.”
“…y Leader Chuck Schumer poses for a photo with newly elected Democratic Senators in his office Meanwhile, Democrats led by likely House Oversight Committee Chair Robert Garcia appear prepared to go after anyone involved with the Trump administration, having…”
“Democrats won key Senate races in reliably Republican states, including Texas, Iowa and Kansas.”
“Of course, Democratic party committees had their own internal polling on these races and could have invested in Mississippi earlier if they wanted to—which would have signaled to other donors that it wasn’t a waste of money.”
“Thus, it’s not that extraordinary to have a group of members not automatically supporting someone for a leadership post.”
“Some Californians who viewed Texas as an escape from Democratic policies are reconsidering their plans after the state elected a Democrat governor and senator last week for the first time in decades.”
“The Democratic Party is determined to appoint current minority leader Hakeem Jeffries as its Speaker of the House candidate Wednesday — so determined in fact, that some of its members made threats to Democratic Ohio Rep.-elect Don Leonard if he does not get…”
“Democrats have notched their strongest showing in decades in the 2026 midterm elections, taking control of both chambers of the United States Congress, as well as a share of the country’s gubernatorial races.”
“Badenoch, 46, became the first Black woman to head a major British political party when she won a leadership contest two years ago.”
“DSA celebrates 'Socialist Surge' after midterms, but large Dem majority means less influence Socialist leaders say their expanded House bloc will push for an arms embargo on Israel and withhold support from Democratic leadership until their demands are met.”
“DSA celebrates 'Socialist Surge' after midterms, but large Dem majority means less influence Socialist leaders say their expanded House bloc will push for an arms embargo on Israel and withhold support from Democratic leadership until their demands are met.”
“Candidate Bruce Giudici is currently leading the race for Board of Supervisors in Calaveras County, California, over two months after he suddenly died in August.”
“Trump defeated Kamala Harris to win the presidency after Biden withdrew from the race in July of 2024.”
“Rabb, who once called for the death penalty for corporate CEOs, boasted during his primary campaign that he is the only candidate in his race to accuse Israel of "genocide" in Gaza.”
“Plus, our Capitol Hill team has the latest on the Republican leadership elections. — Adam Wollner 🚨Breaking news: The Republican-led House narrowly rejected a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.”
“His victory in the Michigan Senate race was generating buzz about a run for president in 2028.”
“Adam Schiff is calling up Democratic colleagues to express interest in serving in party leadership next Congress, according to a person close to Schiff.”
“House progressives, long dismissed as the Democratic party’s leftwing outliers, are heading into the next Congress in larger numbers than ever and vowing to push the new Democratic majority to the left.”
“As Democrats swept key races across the country, the Sunshine State held its ground — and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) says there's a reason his state didn't get swallowed by the blue wave.”
“Democratic attorney-general wins could reshape US lawsuits on abortion, immigration and more AI generated WASHINGTON – Republicans lost state attorney-general races to Democrats in key states in the Nov 3 midterm elections, with potential consequences for…”
“It’s lonely at the top for India’s female politicians India has an illustrious history of women occupying top leadership positions, long before many other democracies.”
“Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke, goes to rehab facility Connecticut Democratic Sen.”
“…gional tech stocks benefited from gains Friday in the U.S., where AI stocks got some relief from their sell-off earlier in the week on worries that Democratic victories in the midterm elections could slow construction of AI data centers, particularly in…”
“Another top prosecutor has resigned from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) following the Democratic victory in the midterm elections.”
“It's not about your race...' He has previously faced opposition from forces aligned with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also a Democratic Socialist, who threatened to mount a primary challenge aimed to unseat Jeffries.”
“The Democratic Party's newly minted rock star had arrived, in more ways than one.”
“Why tariffs could outlast Trump The incoming Democratic leadership is already making clear where its attention will be concentrated.”
“While Trump won both the popular vote and the Electoral College, a corrective measure would hew to the letter and spirit of the Constitution in future races.”
“Democrats flipped state houses and legislatures in several states, and these leadership changes will dramatically reshape actions on abortion, gender-affirming care, vaccines and more, experts say.”
“Democrats will now control governorships in seven battleground states Trump won in 2024 and, strikingly, they won every statewide race in Texas, which has not backed a Democratic presidential candidate since 1976.”
“Democratic upsets in this year’s midterms could reshape the electoral map, and the fight for the White House in 2028.”
“…members of Congress that we can exercise Home Rule and that we deserve the dignity of any other collective body, like a state, in this country,” said Kurtis Hagans, chair of Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America, which endorsed Lewis George in the…”
“In this, ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ interview, the political commentator and proud democratic socialist joins Mehdi in DC to discuss whether progressives will be able to oust Congress’s current Democratic party leadership .”
“Elissa Slotkin, Detroit mayor Mary Sheffield, and other Michigan Democratic leaders.”
“These are internal House and Senate leadership elections.”
“The sheer scale of the historic Democratic surge delivered an unmistakable rebuke to America’s supposedly populist president.”
“The results of Tuesday's election and the historic size of Democratic gains could shape the White House race in several ways.”
“But this year, the Democratic wave might be seen as the end of one 2028 race and the beginning of another.”
“Schumer, who has steered Senate Democrats since 2017, became liberals’ favorite punching bag this cycle, an avatar of everything wrong with a listless Democratic Party.”