Alex Thompson

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'...

Many former Biden aides think Jill Biden's new book is rewriting history, unhelpful to the Democratic Party and tone-deaf, they told Axios in interviews this week.The backlash comes as excerpts fro...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn't decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid.Ocasio-Cortez launched a national...

The Democratic National Committee released what it said was its full, unredacted autopsy of the 2024 presidential election on Thursday after months of mounting pressure on party chair Ken Martin, w...

The day that launched Gavin Newsom as a presidential frontrunner also brought an unwelcome surprise that could haunt the California governor's potential 2028 campaign. Why it matters: Sen. Alex Pad...

Senior Democrats are rebooting an influential foreign policy group to help potential 2028 presidential candidates and bring together national security specialists who could staff the next Democrati...

A nonprofit that's part of the growing center-left "Abundance" movement is assembling a 2028 policy agenda aimed at targeting regulations it believes have hurt Democrats' efforts on health care, ho...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn't want to meet the press.The progressive lawmaker has sat for just three interviews with national media this year — a fraction of what other potential 2...

The dozen-plus Democrats with White House ambitions aren't the only ones gearing up for the 2028 campaign slog: Political foes now see spouses as fair game, so potential candidates' partners are pr...

Democratic Party officials this week are launching their in-person vetting of potential 2028 convention sites, with trips to the finalist cities — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia....