House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned Wednesday that communism is now on “our own shores” after a slate of far-left candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) prevailed in NYC primaries. The warning came after progressive candidates Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated two establishment Democrat incumbents, while State […] The post Speaker Johnson Issues Warning as Socialists Sweep NYC Primaries: ‘Every American Needs to Wake Up and Understand the Threat’ appeared first on StoneZone .
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned Wednesday that communism is now on “our own shores” after a slate of far-left candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) prevailed in NYC primaries. The warning came after progressive candidates Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated two establishment Democrat incumbents, while State Assembly member Claire Valdez (D-NY), another socialist candidate, won an open House seat with backing from Mamdani and the DSA. “It is a very serious time,” Johnson said at a news conference on Wednesday. “Every American needs to wake up and understand the threat,” the Republican House speaker warned. “The Marxists have…Open
The California primaries were supposed to be the first major triumph of younger Democrats' campaign to oust aging House incumbents . That's not how it's shaking out. Why it matters: The old guard is proving they still have some fight, defying a "generational change" year for the party grassroots. - Rep. Brad Sherman's (D-Calif.) campaign crowed that the results in his district were a "direct repudiation of Sherman's opponents' claims that voters ... value 'generational change' over experience and results." - "We always know that primarying incumbents is really, really hard," said Amanda Litman, founder of Run for Something. "The incumbents are almost always going to win." Driving the news: Sherman, 71, and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.),…
House Democrats are looking to Tuesday's primaries in California as a major test of the anti-incumbency sentiment among their voters. Why it matters: This will be the first time in the 2026 election when multiple House Democrats in their 70s and 80s face off against primary insurgents who have hammered them for their lengthy tenures. - California Democratic Reps. Mike Thompson, Doris Matsui and Brad Sherman — all 70 or older — are among those facing tough primary fights with younger Democratic challengers. - Their Democratic colleagues are watching "all of them closely," one senior House Democrat said, as well as the LA mayor's race and the state's gubernatorial election. - "Just to see the anti-incumbent sentiment," another senior…
The death of Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) has reignited a debate among Democratic lawmakers and activists about the party's aging — and often ailing — leadership. Why it matters: Scott's death leaves the party down yet another vote at a high-stakes moment, some of his colleagues fumed on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about the matter. - "I will not be here at the age of 80 and I'm not quite sure why people feel that they should, but ... normal people are going to keep asking the question," one House Democrat told Axios. - The lawmaker said it is "a liability problem" because "we need every f*cking vote we can get to stop this war in Iran, to ... protect the right for people to vote or to hold DHS accountable." - "It's a…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) could get caught in the undertow of the very blue wave he hopes to ride into power this November as a growing number of Democratic candidates tell Axios they can't commit to backing his leadership. Why it matters: It's a stark reversal from Jeffries' virtually untouchable standing in the Democratic Party just a few years ago — and a sign that his path to the speakership may be rockier than previously thought. - Jeffries and his allies maintain they are not remotely worried about a mass defection, pointing out that — even in the minority — he has had to endure 20 speakers' ballots and hasn't lost a Democratic vote. - But this crop of freshmen may provide the first chink in that…
Congressional Democrats in their 70s and 80s who are seeking reelection are tired of hearing that they are incapable of doing their jobs due to age — and they're gearing up to push back. Why it matters: More than half a dozen House Democrats who are 70 or older are trailing at least one younger primary insurgent in fundraising, and those elections are fast approaching. - But to hear some veteran House Democrats tell it, this is nothing out of the ordinary. "There has never been an election where you have not had challenges to incumbents and a few incumbents losing," Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) told reporters Wednesday. - "I have no idea why this is the year to write this story, except that Joe Biden was old. I think voters will just…