Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure. NYT - Top Stories By: Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer 11 June 2026 at 10:00 As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA talk on rising energy costs on Capitol Hill hosted by Democrats, from left, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, in March.
Democrats Try to Move Past ‘Cultural Pandering’ to Latinos for Midterm Elections NYT - Top Stories By: Jennifer Medina 11 June 2026 at 00:42 The party is trying desperately to win back some voters in the key swing group. © Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times
For America’s 250th, Let’s Get Something Clear About Our National Identity NYT - Top Stories By: Ross Douthat 10 June 2026 at 00:06 It depends on both ideas and cultural inheritance. © Illustration by The New York Times; source images by CSA Images, and fotograzia, via Getty Images