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Political parties: Respect working-class voters

Re: “Democrats have lost the common touch” (March 28, Opinion): If you grew up in the Midwest as I did, the MAGA movement would not surprise you. David Horsey’s editorial cartoon and one-sentence comment sums it up completely. If you…

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How Booker pulled off the Senate’s longest speech ever

Unlike Thurmond’s bathroom break, Booker never left the floor.

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Author: Stephen Neukam

Booker’s Senate record broke Thurmond’s plea to ‘go down fighting’ against voting rights

The New Jersey senator said he didn’t like that the record for the longest Senate speech was held by “someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate.”

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Author: Curtis Bunn

The Movie That Can Help You Understand Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the tactic.

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Author: Alissa Wilkinson

Musk-Bashing Is the Answer to Keeping Democrats United

The Wisconsin supreme court results showed that populists and those worried about fascism can both benefit from a focus on the DOGE edgelord.

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Author: Ed Kilgore

Cory Booker, Endurance Athlete

The New Jersey senator broke congressional records by speaking for more than 25 hours. How?

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Author: Alex Hutchinson

What Will Elon Musk Learn From the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election?

After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics.

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Author: Lisa Lerer

US Senate vote protesting Trump’s tariff moves draws some Republican support

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on a measure protesting President Donald Trump’snew tariffs on Canadian imports, in a move expected to draw some Republican support in that chamber but fall flat in the House of Representatives.

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Author: Richard Cowan

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race turned into a test for Trump. Democrats say he lost

In Wisconsin, liberal judge Susan Crawford beat conservative judge Brad Schimel for the state Supreme Court by 10 points. A margin much wider than expected in the most expensive court race on record.

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Author: Anya van Wagtendonk

Cory Booker ‘leading Democrat candidate for 2028’

Top pollster says senator ‘may have changed the course of political history’ after his record-breaking speech

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Author: Daniel Bates

The Florida and Wisconsin election results are a warning for Trump and Republicans

Republicans in Florida couldn’t re-create Trump’s November margins, while Musk’s efforts in Wisconsin failed

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Author: Lloyd Green

‘Loser’: Musk endures wave of gloating on X after liberal judge wins Wisconsin race

Democrats seize on result as a referendum on Musk and an emphatic repudiation of Trump’s richest supporter and ally

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Author: Robert Tait

5 takeaways from special elections giving Republicans cause for concern

Democrats can take Tuesday as one of the first bits of good news they’ve had in months. But they also have to be aware that there are lots of issues that are still center-right, including immigration.

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Author: Domenico Montanaro

Wisconsin and Florida races give jolt of energy to Democrats in fight against Trump

Democrats motivated by deep anger from voters who say party isn’t doing enough to coalesce around a strategy

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Author: Sam Levine

Why did US Senator Cory Booker speak for 25 hours?

The Democrats have been under intense pressure to find an effective way to challenge US President Donald Trump without control of either chamber of Congress or a de facto opposition leader.

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Author: RTÉ News

Electoral defeat for Musk, Trump, and the MAGA movement in Wisconsin

In the state won by Donald Trump in November, a Democratic judge defeated a local Supreme Court candidate heavily backed by Elon Musk, who had poured millions into the race. The billionaire didn’t just lose money in this local election – he lost part of his credibility.

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Author: Piotr Smolar

First Thing: Liberal judge beats Musk-backed candidate in Wisconsin supreme court race

Susan Crawford defeats Brad Schimel in the most expensive US judicial election ever, a major win for the Democrats. Plus, Israel announces plan to seize ‘large areas’ of Gaza

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Author: Clea Skopeliti

Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech ignites a Democratic base ‘desperate’ for a fighter

He surpassed a record segregationist Strom Thurmond set in 1957, getting millions of views and widespread acclaim from Democrats as a model for how to take on Trump.

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Author: Sahil Kapur,Frank Thorp V,Julie Tsirkin,Kate Santaliz,Syedah Asghar

Democrats hail major win as Susan Crawford delivers blow to Trump and Musk in Wisconsin

Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat on Wisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularity

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Author: @TomBry

Musk and Trump humbled in first electoral test

A judge backed by US Democrats is elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court in a vote seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s administration

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Author: Kieran Kelly

Booker makes a stand against Trump – and doesn’t stop for 25 hours

Democrats have appeared lame and leaderless for 72 days, but then Cory Booker stood up and did something

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Author: David Smith

Elon Musk’s Wisconsin mission explodes

Voters have rejected a key Republican candidate, despite the Tesla chief pouring millions into the election.

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Author: Freddie Hayward

Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate

Liberal judge defeats Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history, which cost a combined $80m