This article was originally published by Nebraska Examiner on June 29, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s and do not reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
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The Working Families Party has introduced a national policy platform that it calls the “Working Families Guarantee,” compiling a list of five economic proposals the party says will inform its political efforts moving forward.…
The Pennsylvania Working Families Party has launched an organizing effort to recruit and support a potential Democratic primary challenger to U.S. Sen. John Fetterman in the 2028 election cycle, following a growing break with the senator over healthcare policy, Senate votes, and support for Trump administration nominees.…
The Working Families Party is claiming a governing majority on the Jersey City Council in New Jersey for the first time, recently announcing that its endorsed candidates won every race the party contested in the city’s runoff elections held earlier in December.…
The Democratic Socialists of America has reported 12 wins from the 2025 election cycle, with two additional endorsed candidates advancing to December runoff contests. The organization has endorsed 23 candidates since the start of the year.…
New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, who this week was elected mayor of New York City, voted for himself on the Working Families Party line rather than the Democratic line, according to his campaign.…
The Working Families Party this year has endorsed almost 800 candidates nationwide, with the majority of them appearing on New York’s November 4 election ballot. The party has also weighed in on several local ballot questions in Colorado and Oregon.…
The federal government entered a partial shutdown Wednesday morning after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill for the new fiscal year, triggering the first lapse in appropriations since 2018.…
The Working Families Party has endorsed Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang in her campaign for California’s 7th Congressional District. Vang is challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Doris Matsui, who has held the seat since 2005.…