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Centrist Democrats beef up affordability message

2024 as an offshoot of the centrist New Democratic Coalition and prioritizes economic growth, environmental sustainability, health care access and national defense. The event, which will include new polling on cost-of-living concerns

California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy

New York weakened its groundbreaking climate law, delaying a plan to regulate carbon from 2024 until 2028 and reducing emissions-slashing targets. Rhode Island’s governor, meanwhile, is attempting to roll back aggressive clean-energy

Democrats urged to link clean energy to affordability as Iran war hikes up prices

2024 election loss and ongoing inflation concerns – polls show gasoline costs are Americans’ [top concern](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/04/07/gas-prices-are-americans-top-concern-in-iran-war/) about the Iran war – have left Democrats wrestling with a critique of affordability rather than the imperiled

California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman

new mid-decade redistricting after urging Texas to adopt changes to favor [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) during the midterm elections. California soon followed, as have a number of other states, reshaping representation across

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

Democratic Party had its [worst result in a national election in several decades](https://www.politico.eu/article/conservatives-finish-first-germany-eu-election-early-projection-cdu-csu/), and Canada’s [Justin Trudeau stepped down](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/06/canadas-parliament-to-shut-down-until-march-24-00196638) amid growing voter frustration. Just since February of last

As AIPAC becomes ‘toxic’, it is trying to conceal spending in US elections

Affordable Chicago Now, in what critics call an effort to conceal its spending in Illinois. Palestinian rights advocates say this use of “shell PACs” is evidence of how the pro-Israel group has become “toxic

Ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton pledges 'common sense' overhaul if elected California governor

affordability and opportunity in what he described as "the most incredible place in the world". Ultimately, Hilton said his campaign would hinge less on party identity and more on a broadly framed appeal to pragmatism

Canadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush.

2024 and nearly won two other Vegas-area districts held by Democrats. Republicans are less bullish than they were a year ago about flipping the seats, but they view Lee's as their best chance

If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet

2024, there are questions over how well it has lowered that temperature mentioned by Morgan in her January speech. A long list of Welsh Labour demands for more powers, such as devolution of the Crown