Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘not planning’ to run for Senate seat in 2024
Decision clears way for incumbent New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand to run for re-election unopposed by congresswoman
May 2022
Gillibrand calls abortion rights ‘fight of generation’ after ‘bone-chilling’ court draft opinion
New York Democrat urges her party to stand up to concerted efforts from Republicans seeking to abolish constitutional right
October 2021
Al Franken rules out Senate run against Gillibrand, who led push to remove him
New York senator led moves to push Franken out as Minnesota senator over allegations of sexual misconduct
January 2021
Defense secretary Lloyd Austin demands US military sexual assault reports
New Pentagon chief sends memo after confirmation grilling in which Senator Gillibrand demanded end to ‘scourge’ of sexual violence
February 2020
Who is running for president? The full list of 2020 Democratic candidates
Almost two dozen Democratic candidates - and a few Republicans - are vying to be the one to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House
October 2019
Where do the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on the key issues?
Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 race. Here’s where they stand on the key issues
September 2019
The war on #MeToo will fail. Women cannot be un-radicalized
Moira Donegan
The backlash was always going to start with Al Franken – anti-feminist reaction follows every feminist movement with the certainty and regularity of the tides
August 2019
Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of 2020 presidential race
Are Bernie Sanders' attacks on the media fair – or Trumpian?
Joe Biden stands his ground and resists rivals' attacks in testy second debate
The key moments from the second Democratic debate in Detroit
June 2019
The world needs Trump out – but are the Democrats up to the task?
Robert Reich
Abortion forum: 2020 Democrats to take part in first US debate on reproductive rights
May 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand can't break through – is sexism to blame?
'I have a plan for that': Elizabeth Warren leads the Democratic 'ideas primary'
April 2019
Ilhan Omar: how Democrats responded to Trump's 9/11 attack
Among presidential candidates and party leaders, the more progressive were quicker to defend the Minnesota congresswoman
Sorry is the easiest word – but should Democrats stop their apology tour?
As Republicans prepare to feast on a ‘woke primary’, some liberals insist real voters care more about simply beating Trump
The new populism
Why the populist wave is setting the tone for Democratic candidates
Some moderate candidates have held back from populism, others have stretched the definition, but many are adopting the redefined populist rhetoric
March 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand calls Trump a 'coward' in New York speech
Food fight: can we have a presidential election without junk food photo ops?
