Alexander Sammon

Democrats look to the ballot to punish Republican overreach on abortion.

A progressive split in New York’s deep-blue Tenth District could help self-funding moderate Dan Goldman win the primary. But the Working Families Party could run their own general-election challenger.

A progressive split in New York’s deep-blue Tenth District could help self-funding moderate Dan Goldman win the primary. But the Working Families Party could run their own general-election challenger.

Big-money donors are bigfooting into vital races.

Big-money donors are bigfooting into vital races.

Excessive reverence for unwritten Senate rules has dashed the campaign to remake the bench.

Medicare for All would take the profit motive out of insurance; public manufacturing of prescription drugs would take it out of providing care.

Medicare for All would take the profit motive out of insurance; public manufacturing of prescription drugs would take it out of providing care.

The story of Maloney’s office shutting down a colleague who tried to stir up opposition to a fracked-gas plant is part of a pattern.

What will it take for Democratic leadership to cry foul?