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Inside the DSA’s Plan to ‘Hold the Speakership Hostage.’

Following several successes in the 2026 Democratic primaries, the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are seeking to create a far-left bloc in the House of Representatives to influence the Democrats' congressional leadership. The plan was outlined in a proposal titled 'Socialists in Congress Should Hold the Speakership Hostage,' posted by the organization's official publication, Democratic Left, earlier this week.

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Chagos Revisited: Why Trump and Farage Are Trying to Stop Labour From Surrendering These Strategic Islands to an Ally of China.

The Trump administration has publicly rebuked British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch for claiming that Nigel Farage has said he would give away the British Indian Ocean Territory, or Chagos Islands, to the U.S. What Farage did say is that he would give the U.S. the use of the islands, Diego Garcia, in "perpetuity." But why is the British-American military base on the island so important, and why are the British government's moves to surrender sovereignty over Chagos to Mauritius such a source of geopolitical tension?

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The Disreputable Record of Jack Smith.

On Tuesday, former Special Counsel Jack Smith told Congress he would prosecute President Donald J. Trump again if given the chance, reaffirming his commitment to the Biden government's failed lawfare campaign against the America First leader and the Republican Party.

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Who Runs the Socialist Organization Taking Over the Democratic Party?

Over the course of the 2026 election cycle, the far-left Democratic Socialists of America have secured a number of high-profile primary victories. However, the DSA is anything but united, with several rival caucuses each seeking to shift its focus and strategy in distinct but overlapping ways.