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DNC chair ripped for downplaying unreleased 2024 autopsy after Dem losses: ‘Self-inflicted crisis’

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Ken Martin, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, gave mixed signals Wednesday when asked if he would release some version of the 2024 autopsy, the unreleased report on what went wrong for Democrats in the last presidential election.
That document, a 200-page analysis conducted from over 300 interviews after the 2024 election, never saw the light of day after Martin ordered its creation, much to the frustration of onlookers like Jon Favreau, host of the «Pod Save America» podcast.
In a recent interview, Favreau pressed Martin on whether he would still consider releasing a summary of the findings.
«We’ve been releasing that, Jon. The reality is we’re not hiding the ball on this. We have been sharing those things out. There’s no smoking gun here,» Martin said.
OUTGOING DNC CHAIR SAYS DEMOCRATS SHOULD HAVE ‘STUCK BY’ BIDEN IN THE 2024 ELECTION
Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during an interview at DNC headquarters in Washington on Nov. 2, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
The moment between Favreau and Martin underscores concerns Democrats have grappled with for the better part of two years that the party is struggling to be transparent about what it needs to change to find success in the future.
Democrats received a blow in November 2024 as Republicans stormed to power in a governing trifecta with control over the House of Representatives, Senate and White House. The loss has left Democrats struggling to find a national platform to rally around, and they are at odds over what mistakes the party should avoid repeating.
Shortly after becoming DNC chair in February 2025, Martin ordered an autopsy on the loss but pulled the plug on releasing it, arguing that it would distract from the party’s overarching goals.
«We completed a comprehensive review of what happened in 2024 and are already putting our learnings into motion. And we’re winning again — even in places that haven’t gone blue in decades. In our conversations with stakeholders from across the Democratic ecosystem, we are aligned on what’s important, and that’s learning from the past and winning the future.
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Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin speaks with Fox News in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2024. Martin was elected DNC chair Feb. 1, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
«Here’s our North Star: does this help us win? If the answer is no, it’s a distraction from the core mission.»
But, months after that decision, Democrats like Favreau continue to express an appetite to review Martin’s findings.
Favreau pressed Martin on rumors that Martin had made pledges to release some version of the autopsy.
«NBC News said that before Easter about a month ago, you told DNC officers on a call to expect an executive summary in short order,» Favreau said. «I feel like an autopsy on what went wrong when we lost the popular vote in all those states in 2024 and figuring out what went wrong based on a big report is pretty important for everyone to know.»
«Jon, we’ve already been sharing that with a number of folks, including the DNC and other people,» Martin said.
Martin’s answer sparked skepticism online.
«This interview will make your blood boil, and it’s a case study in how *not* to handle a self-inflicted crisis,» Michael LaRosa, a former spokesperson for Jill Biden, said in a post to X.
«The DNC Chair was right to show up. But the answers were tone-deaf, overly clever and ultimately unpersuasive. To donors and voters alike, it risks sounding disingenuous.»
DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY: KEN MARTIN’S TENURE SO FAR AT DNC RIPPED

DNC Chair Ken Martin spoke to Democratic National Committee members after the meeting was adjourned. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
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«Democrats are allergic to accountability,» Briahna Joy Gray, a former national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ failed 2020 presidential campaign, posted on X.
«See, the mistake the DNC made is they could’ve released the report earlier in the spring, whatever’s in it, you get two weeks of bad publicity, then Trump does something stupid and everyone forgets,» Rotimi Adeoye, a former Democratic operative who is serving as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, wrote on X.
«Now it feels like something’s being hidden, which makes it way more salacious.»
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Guerra en Medio Oriente en VIVO: Continúan los ataques cruzados en Medio Oriente: Irán lanzó nuevos bombardeos contra países del Golfo

El Ejército de Irán lanzó una nueva ola de ataques el viernes por la madrugada contra instalaciones militares en Bahréin y Jordania en respuesta al último bombardeo por parte del Comando Central de Estados Unidos (CENTCOM), el decimotercero desde la reanudación de la guerra. Las fuerzas estadounidense confirmaron que la ofensiva fue dirigida contra centros de mando, depósitos de drones, sistemas de comunicación, puestos de vigilancia costera y capacidades marítimas.
A su vez, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores iraní, Abbas Araghchi, calificó como un “precedente incendiario” la idea expresada por el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, de utilizar activos iraníes para pagar daños a buques atacados por el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (CGRI). “Apoderarse de los activos de otra nación para pagar reclamaciones futuras no relacionadas es un precedente incendiario”, afirmó.
En paralelo, los precios del crudo se encaminan el viernes a cerrar la semana con importantes aumentos tras los ataques cruzados entre Washington y Teherán, sumados a los proyectiles lanzados por los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen contra petroleros en el mar Rojo. Los futuros del crudo Brent bajaron 72 centavos hasta los 99,97 dólares por barril, mientras el West Texas Intermediate (WTI) de Estados Unidos bajó 70 centavos, o un 0,76 %, hasta los 91,49 dólares por barril.
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El Organismo Internacional para la Energía Atómica (OIEA) confirmó el jueves que tiene conocimiento del acuerdo de cooperación nuclear entre Estados Unidos y Arabia Saudita, y señaló que permanece a la espera de una solicitud formal de ambos gobiernos para supervisar su cumplimiento.
El Ejército iraní atacó con drones bases estadounidenses en Bahréin y Jordania
El Ejército de Irán anunció el viernes la realización de ataques con drones contra bases militares estadounidenses en Bahréin y Jordania como parte de la última fase de su operación denominada “Saegheh”.
La oficina de relaciones públicas del ejército informó que los drones impactaron en instalaciones de almacenamiento de combustible, almacenes de equipos y zonas de alojamiento para las fuerzas estadounidenses en la base aérea de Sheikh Isa, ubicada en Bahréin.
Según el comunicado oficial, los ataques también alcanzaron refugios para aeronaves, hangares de mantenimiento de aviones y áreas de alojamiento de personal estadounidense en la base aérea de Azraq, en Jordania.
Irán dice que EEUU atacó un cuartel general de la Marina de la Guardia Revolucionaria
Las autoridades de Irán informaron el viernes que Estados Unidos atacó una base de la Guardia Revolucionaria en la provincia de Gilan, en el norte del país.
Según declaraciones de Ali Bagheri, vicegobernador provincial, citadas por la agencia oficial IRNA, “esta mañana, un cuartel general de las fuerzas navales de la CGRI en Zibakenar fue atacado con proyectiles enemigos estadounidenses, que dañaron parte del equipo del complejo”.
El crudo mantiene sus fuertes ganancias semanales a pesar del ligero descenso del viernes
Los precios del crudo se encaminaban el viernes a cerrar la semana con importantes aumentos tras los ataques de los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen contra petroleros en el mar Rojo, lo que generó preocupación por un posible cierre de otro paso marítimo fundamental para el comercio energético.
Los futuros del crudo Brent bajaron 72 centavos, o un 0,72%, hasta los 99,97 dólares por barril a las 01:26 GMT, aunque el índice de referencia se mantenía en camino de anotar una ganancia semanal del 13,5%. Por su parte, el West Texas Intermediate (WTI) de Estados Unidos bajó 70 centavos, o un 0,76 %, hasta los 91,49 dólares por barril, lo que apunta a un aumento semanal del 10,9%.
Ambos índices de referencia repuntaron en la sesión anterior: el Brent cerró con una subida del 7% y el WTI con un alza del 6,2% el jueves. Esta sesión marcó la primera vez que el Brent cerró por encima de los 100 dólares desde mayo, tras las afirmaciones de los hutíes, alineadas con Irán, de que habían atacado dos petroleros saudíes en el mar Rojo.
Abbas Araghchi, sobre la advertencia de Trump por el uso de fondos iraníes: “Es un precedente incendiario”
El régimen de Irán calificó como un “precedente incendiario” la advertencia del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, de utilizar activos iraníes para pagar daños a buques atacados por la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica.
“Apoderarse de los activos de otra nación para pagar reclamaciones futuras no relacionadas es un precedente incendiario”, publicó el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores iraní, Abbas Araghchi, en X.
Y amenazó: “Quienes celebren o se beneficien de tales fondos deberían recordar: una vez que los gobiernos normalicen la confiscación, los activos de nadie estarán seguros. El caos subsiguiente no será ni bonito ni pacífico”.
La ONU afirma que las necesidades humanitarias aumentan a medida que la guerra se intensifica
Las consecuencias humanitarias derivadas de la reciente escalada en Medio Oriente, incluido el cierre de los estrechos de Ormuz y Bab el-Mandeb, siguen aumentando, advirtió el portavoz de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), Stephane Dujarric.
“La escalada amenaza con perturbar aún más el comercio marítimo, los vuelos, los cruces fronterizos y las cadenas de suministro regionales de las que dependen millones de personas”, declaró Dujarric ante periodistas. El vocero subrayó que cualquier nueva interrupción podría “aumentar las necesidades y los costos humanitarios en un momento en que las operaciones de ayuda ya están insuficientemente financiadas y sobrecargadas”.
En un llamado dirigido a los actores involucrados, Dujarric instó a “todas las partes a respetar el derecho internacional humanitario, proteger a los civiles y los bienes de carácter civil, y evitar interrumpir los servicios esenciales de los que dependen los civiles”.
La ONU remarcó la urgencia de preservar el acceso a rutas marítimas y terrestres fundamentales para la distribución de ayuda, en un contexto de creciente presión sobre los recursos disponibles para atender a la población afectada.
Estados Unidos completó este jueves una nueva serie de bombardeos contra objetivos militares del régimen iraní, con lo que la campaña militar de Washington alcanzó su decimotercera noche consecutiva de operaciones. El Comando Central estadounidense (CENTCOM) informó que los ataques buscan debilitar la capacidad operativa de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica y responder a las amenazas contra la navegación comercial en Oriente Medio.

Donald Trump amenazó este jueves con utilizar activos iraníes bajo control estadounidense para cubrir los daños sufridos por buques, cargamentos u otros bienes en el marco del conflicto con Irán, y declaró que evalúa lanzar un nuevo ataque militar contra Teherán “más grande que nunca”. Las dos advertencias, lanzadas el mismo día desde Washington, marcan una nueva escalada en un enfrentamiento que acumula ya 13 días de combates desde que Trump declaró el fin de la tregua a comienzos de julio.
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Mamdani slow to respond to suspected antisemitic stabbing as Hochul, other NY officials condemn attack

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani remained silent for serveal hours on what officials described as an antisemitic stabbing in New York City on Thursday afternoon, choosing to instead post about his millionaire housing tax initiative — even as the attack drew attention from other state officials.
«I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled «Allahu Akbar» during both attacks. I am relieved that both victims are in stable condition,» Mamdani wrote in a statement.
«The NYPD responded immediately and arrested Raul Morales in connection with both assaults—and I am grateful to the officers for their swift response.»
The delayed response from Mamdani played into the fears of some observers that his critical stances towards Israel, views shared by many progressives, are feeding into hesitations about supporting Jewish communities in the U.S.
LIBERAL MS NOW WRITER CALLS MAMDANI PRIMARY SWEEP A ‘GENUINELY SCARY NIGHT FOR NEW YORK CITY JEWS’
Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, during an announcement in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (John Lamparski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, another member of the New York City Council, more pointedly laid blame with Mamdani.
«According to credible reports I received, the attacker was yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’ during his attempted murder. I pray for the speedy recovery of the victims. [Mamdani,] you got blood on your hands,» she wrote.
Authorities reported that a 57-year-old man was reportedly attacked near West 84th Street and Central Park West just after 1:30 p.m. local time. He was found conscious and alert with a stab wound to his back. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Investigators later found another 50-year-old man nearby with a stab wound to his torso. He was also conscious and alert and was taken to a nearby hospital.
City officials described the violence as an «antisemitic stabbing,» though police have not yet identified a motive or said whether the attacks are being investigated as a hate crime.
Raul Morales, the suspect, is in custody, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital.
NYC REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER SLAMS MAMDANI ANTISEMITISM OFFICE AS A ‘BLACK HOLE’ LACKING PUBLIC-FACING RESOURCES

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s video admitting that he lacks the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did little to ease Jewish leaders’ concerns. (NYC Mayor’s Office via YouTube/Handout via Reuters)
Almost immediately, the incident drew alarm and condemnation from observers, expressing dismay at another instance of violence against the Jewish community in New York City.
«Disgusted by what appears to be another senseless attack on New Yorkers simply because they’re Jewish,» New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a post to X.
«While we await additional details to be confirmed, we know that what is happening in our city is abhorrent. The fear in the Jewish community is real. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, regardless of their faith or identity.»
«While we await additional details to be confirmed, we know that what is happening in our city is abhorrent. The fear in the Jewish community is real. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, regardless of their faith or identity,» Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote in a post to X
«A man yelling ‘allahu akbar’ stabbed a man in a kippah at 86th and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side at 1:30 pm today, then likely stabbed someone else at 84th and Central Park West. Has apparently been caught. On the Jewish day of mourning. In Zohran Mamdani’s city,» another observer wrote.
Even as the incident captured attention online, Mamdani remained notably silent on the attack. Instead, he made a post on his recent housing tax plan, a strategy to dissuade wealthy New Yorkers from purchasing and keeping an outsized number of residences.
«If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5M, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you’ve got mail. Today, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon,» Mamdani wrote at 3:55, almost two and a half hours after the attack.
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In the first quarter of 2026, the New York Police Department has received 146 hate crime complaints and made 71 arrests, according to police data — an uptick from 137 complaints and 51 arrests in the first quarter of 2025.
Mamdani’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether factors behind the scenes had caused a delay in response.
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