Alex Thompson

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America.Why it matters: The socialism movement's leaders are inc...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is shaking up her team with several departures and new aides, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: The personnel changes come months before the progressive lead...

Gavin Newsom is quietly banking a lot of goodwill among party organizers and elected officials in states — particularly in the South — that will be key in the midterms and the 2028 Democratic presi...

What Axios' Alex Thompson is hearing from Democratic insiders about the party's most likely 2028 Democratic nominees, as told to Jim VandeHei for his weekly Axios C-Suite newsletter:1. Kamala Harri...

A small but growing number of Democrats are embracing their own version of "America First" in response to Donald Trump's ongoing war with Iran in partnership with Israel.Why it matters: Trump's war...

A long-simmering feud between Black and Latino leaders in the Democratic Party exploded into the open Wednesday over which state should vote first in the 2028 presidential primary — South Carolina ...

DETROIT — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message on the campaign trail increasingly echoes Barack Obama's early rhetoric during his 2008 campaign for president.Why it matters: Ocasio-Cortez is bro...

Graham Platner was a walking time bomb long before the on-the-record rape allegation he denied this week.A Nazi tattoo, social media rants, rampant rumors about women: Many Democratic leaders priva...

The Democratic Party is divided. But almost all Democratic voters still agree on one thing: They really like Barack Obama.Why it matters: Obama remains the most powerful and popular Democrat in Ame...

Democratic leaders are increasingly alarmed that they're facing their own version of the GOP's Tea Party rebellion 17 years ago — and that they can't stop it.Why it matters: The recent wave of prim...

Gavin Newsom is gambling that embracing Joe Biden will be more popular among Democrats than running away from him in the party's 2028 presidential primary.Why it matters: The California governor — ...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on a hot streak.In the last month alone, four progressive House candidates she's endorsed in open primaries have cruised to victory, making her an early ki...

A growing number of Jewish Democrats tell Axios they feel shunned — like unwelcome strangers in their own party. Why it matters: They warn that the constant and escalating hostilities over Israel'...