CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism
Americans think more young people in office would make politics better.
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Americans think more young people in office would make politics better.
Chicago's Mamdani moment might come in the form of a more socialist City Council. The Chicago DSA is working to oust aldermen and advance taxing the rich.
The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on the amount of money a political committee can spend in coordination with federal candidates.
With 60 field organizers, 15 offices, and high-seven-figure spending planned, Iowa Democrats are making their most aggressive midterm investment in years as they target open seats for governor and U.S. Senate.
The 2026 Democratic primary campaign in Illinois for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin's Senate seat — won by Lt. Gov. Lisa Stratton — could set the tone for other midterm primaries.
The DNC is announcing Monday that the 2028 national convention will be held from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, CBS News has learned.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.
Gov. Greg Abbott has since vowed to take steps to remove Democratic lawmakers from their seats.
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.
Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left the state.
A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds.
Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the state's leadoff presidential caucuses.
Door County, Wisconsin voted for Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. Here's what voters are thinking in the battleground-state swing county ahead of the presidential election.
CBS News fact checked the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
Taylor Swift wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris "is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
The rules have been released for the first — and possibly only — debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Tuesday.
The ABC News-hosted debate is the first time Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will face off on the issues.
At the University of Michigan game against Texas, fans were reminded of Sen. J.D. Vance's ties to its bitter rival, Ohio State University.
The mayor of Waukesha on Wednesday condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin with the killings of six people at a 2021 Christmas parade.
Democrats once had a grip on blue-collar voters. Now, they must make their case to this key demographic that could play a decisive role in the election.
Rewatch Vice President Kamala Harris' full remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination to close out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
