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A man votes at a polling station in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary in Columbia.
Analysis

Progressives are rising, but Black voters aren’t sold

The left is ascendant in Democratic politics, but a crucial part of the party’s base isn’t moving with it.

AIPAC opens its wallet
Hard Numbers

AIPAC opens its wallet

In 2026 alone, AIPAC spent nearly as much as they did across the 2022 and 2024 election cycles combined

​US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) speaks during a campaign rally
Analysis

Is Israel the new litmus test for Democrats?

From Michigan to New York, Democratic primaries are becoming key battlegrounds in the party’s growing divide over Israel and US foreign policy.

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' face appears as a video plays on a screen, during a rally at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. October 18, 2024.
Analysis

Everything you need to know about the 7 swing states that could decide the election

The US election will likely be decided in the seven highly competitive swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada.

An entrance to the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant is seen in Ecorse, Michigan, U.S., September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019.
What We're Watching

Nippon Steel’s US deal may be good business, but it’s bad politics

The Global Business Alliance, a group of multinational corporations, is urging the Biden administration to keep politics out of any national security review of Nippon Steel’s offer to buy U.S. Steel — but politics is precisely the problem.

The Graphic Truth: Union workers in swing states
News

The Graphic Truth: Union workers in swing states

President Joe Biden joined striking US auto workers in Michigan this week to lend support to the labor unions that have been on the picket line. We take a look at union representation across select battleground states and how they’ve voted in the past four presidential elections.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event in Summerville, South Carolina.
What We're Watching

Trump makes his Michigan pitch

As autoworkers walk picket lines in 21 states, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both in Michigan, the heart of the American auto industry, trying to woo union workers.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg photo and logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Rebuilding American infrastructure with Pete Buttigieg

Listen: In this episode of the GZERO World podcast, we’re bridging America’s divides, and we mean that literally. It’s infrastructure week on GZERO World, and Ian Bremmer is talking to Mr. Infrastructure himself: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. They discuss the state of America’s roads, bridges, and tunnels, as well as the landmark legislation meant to upgrade them all.

In Midterm Matters, we look at hot-button US midterm news to separate the signal (need-to-knows) from the noise (the chatter).
News

Can Dems rebuild a blue fence in the Midwest?

Three key gubernatorial races are leaning blue.