The nation's old guard of Black leaders is still a key force for Democrats, but this year's primaries have revealed the rising influence of Black Gen Z voters who aren't swayed by their elders' seniority, civil rights credentials or endorsements. Driving the news: Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate offered a snapshot of the growing generational divide among Black voters in particular. - U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn , 86, a civil rights icon from South Carolina, campaigned for establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens. But Abdul El-Sayed , 41, overcame Stevens — and the more than $60 million in outside spending backing her — to win by less than 1 percentage point. - A Washington Post analysis found Stevens had an eight-point edge in…
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Lauren Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University, join “On Balance” to discuss the fallout for both political parties after Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan. #democrats #GOP #midterms "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
President Donald Trump called off a threatened massive attack on Iran after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations requested restraint as negotiations resumed. On today’s The Newsmax Daily, host Tony Marino examines whether Trump’s “locked and loaded” warning strengthened America’s negotiating position—or allowed the Iranian regime to delay once again. Former Trump foreign policy adviser Walid Phares, former Under Secretary of Defense Robert Wilkie and retired Brigadier General Blaine Holt discuss the dangers of trusting Tehran, the possible targets of a future strike and the global economic consequences of damaging Iran’s critical energy infrastructure. The episode also examines the Trump…
