Federal workers can become the standard bearers of the Democratic opposition.

Readers debate what the party must do to compete with Republicans in the coming elections.

Federal workers can become the standard bearers of the Democratic opposition.

Given the country’s extreme polarization, there is something to be said for giving voters a voice in judicial elections unconstrained by district lines in gerrymandered states.

A law student in Florida has a lucrative side gig: fund-raising consultant. His firm earns a 25 percent cut of “profit” from donations, and critics have begun to pile up after two special elections.

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In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.

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Mr. Pappas, a 44-year-old Democratic congressman, is the first major candidate to enter the race to succeed the retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

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What do a once-indicted mayor, a former governor and the Guardian Angels founder have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race.

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Asking what voters think of a president’s performance is important, but so is gauging how they feel.

Michelle Cottle and Ben Rhodes on what Democrats misunderstand about authenticity.

The New York progressive believes economic populism is the path forward for Democrats. Can she unite her party around that?

Why has fighting and opposing Trump proved so hard? It’s not just because Republicans hold all the cards in government.

Ezra Klein answers listener questions about the first two months of the second Trump term and the options Democrats and civil society have in response.

Instead of clinging to power, he could step down honorably from his leadership role, setting an example for his party and the country.

Readers respond to a column by Ezra Klein about the Democrats’ approach to government. Also: Domestic enemies.

Trump’s agenda doesn’t serve the superrich.

The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.

One was plenty.

The Democrats’ best chance to constrain President Trump is winning control of the House in 2026. Here’s how they might do it.

Derided by the MAGA right and yelled at by the far left, the Senate Democratic leader is inhabiting a very Jewish place right now.

How the federal government became “an outdated software system that must be replaced.”

Andrew Cuomo’s ideas for fighting subway crime plan aren’t new, but that doesn’t matter.

The Democratic pollster David Shor walks through what voter data reveals about the 2024 election — and how the American electorate is shifting.

Responses to Senator Chuck Schumer’s reversal on the stopgap spending bill. Also: A Trump threat to law firms; the risk of TB; theaters in peril.