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Democrats’ boiling pot: A look at their 2026 game plan
It sometimes takes a pot a while to boil.
Democrats lost the presidency. Lost the Senate. Failed to flip control of the House.
And now, more than six months after last year’s election, the Democrats’ pot is starting to gurgle.
It was natural that Democrats would take some time to figure out what went wrong. Clang around some pots and pans. And finally pour some water into a pot and turn on the stove.
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So Democrats are starting to get their pot to boil.
How hot it gets – and whether the stew is anything to wow political culinary taste buds – is unclear.
For starters, some Democrats are boiling at one another.
The Democratic pot seems to be simmering – even if it’s just internal turmoil. DNC Chair Ken Martin (right) recently gave vice chair David Hogg an ultimatum to stay out of primary politics or remain neutral. (Getty/AP)
Democratic National Committee Chairman (DNC) Ken Martin handed down an ultimatum after DNC Vice Chairman David Hogg aimed to spend millions of dollars mounting primary challenges to Democratic incumbents.
«Let me be unequivocal. No DNC officers should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election, whether on behalf of an incumbent or a challenger,» said Martin.
Hogg defended his tactic to weed out Democrats who he believe lost a step, are older or just aren’t getting the job done.
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«We want people to know they’re being watched,» said Hogg. «It’s not to say it’s ‘out with the old in with the new.’ I would say it’s out with the ineffective and in with the effective.»
Democrats contend their neutrality pledge is about assuring party unity.
«The reforms that Chair Martin is rolling out, including the one that we’re talking about today of increasing funding for state parties, is not a reaction to David Hogg,» said Jane Kleeb of the Association of State Democratic Parties (ASDC). «The reform package that Ken Martin is bringing forward, that he will be discussing over the next several months, that he ran on as chair, is not a reaction to David.»
«We want people to know they’re being watched,» Hogg said, defending his unusually aggressive approach to party primaries. (GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK)
But Hogg is the elephant in the room to the party represented by the donkey.
«I have great respect for David Hogg,» said Martin. «I understand what he’s trying to do. I’ve said to him, ‘If you want to challenge incumbents, you’re more than free to do that.’ But just not as an officer of the DNC.»
And then there’s rage over age.
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80-year-old Senate Minority Whip and the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is the latest veteran Democrat to announce his retirement.
«I had to project forward. The campaign is going to last two years. And then you’re going to serve six years. So are you ready to make an eight year commitment?» asked Durbin.
Durbin would be 87 when another term concluded in early 2033 – presuming he won and served the entire time.
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is the latest member of his party’s old guard to announce his retirement. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«A lot of this is the fallout from Biden,» said Rutgers University political scientist Ross Baker. «It sort of contaminated older Democrats.»
Age is just a number. But it’s a number with consequences. Five House Republicans over the age of 65 have died within the past year. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., says Democrats could have sidetracked parts of President Trump’s agenda had the older members lived.
75-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., defeated 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in November to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. The vote: 131-84. Connolly suffered from esophageal cancer – but pushed through. Democrats gave him a vote of confidence. However, Connolly just announced his cancer returned after treatment. He will give up his committee ranking post and retire at the end of this term.
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Durbin’s departure could intensify progressive pressure on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to quit, too. Liberals are fuming over Schumer intervening to side with President Trump and avoid a government shutdown in March.
«Sen. Schumer made the disastrous decision,» said House Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar, D-Tex. «I think we have to get to a place where we’re willing to disagree with even our leaders, like Sen. Schumer, when they make a disastrous decision. Thats how we get better.»
Schumer contends he isn’t going anywhere.
«No conversation about when you might step aside?» asked MSNBC’s Chris Jansing.
«I’m focusing on the decision that the Republicans in Congress have to make to whether support Trump with these horrible economic policies or not,» replied Schumer.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seems to be showing no intention to step aside anytime soon. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The New York Democrat further rejected any chatter that he might step down when appearing on CNN.
«I am staying put and I’m fighting the fight every day, as is our caucus, in a united and successful way,» said Schumer.
Democrats set out to hold town hall meetings over the recent Congressional recess in districts where they accused Republicans of ducking their constituents. But caveat emptor. In some instances, it was Democrats who got an earful.
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For instance, Casar conducted a town hall in the district of Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo. Evans just flipped his district from blue to red by 2,500 votes.
«What are we going to do about the DNC?» asked one Colorado town hall attendee of Casar. «They need to listen to you young people.»
«Democrats didn’t really, as far as I can tell, really do anything,» observed another.
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, who also chairs the House Progressive Caucus, recently got an earful from town hall attendees looking for answers on his party’s direction. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The pot really started to boil just before dawn early Sunday morning on the East Front of the Capitol.
Both clad in black, Jeffries and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., began what they billed as a «sit-in» to protest President Trump’s policies and reject the «big, beautiful bill.»
House committees are prepping that legislation this week.
«People will die if this budget is successful. That’s how urgent the fight is,» said Jeffries.
But when it comes to conventional tactics, younger, upstart Democrats say BLANK THAT!
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They’re urging their party to ditch the pleasantries and use, well, kitchen language.
«I say it’s time to drop the excuses and grow a f***ing spine,» said 26-year-old Democratic Illinois Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh.
Abughazaleh is running in the district now held by 80-year-old Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. She’s expected to announce her retirement in the coming days.
Democrat Mike Sacks is running against Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. in a swing district just outside New York City.
«I’m running for Congress to tell you the truth, to fight for New York, and to unf**k our country,» said Sacks in a campaign ad.
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So the Democrats’ pot is churning. Democrats will soon have the water ready. But it’s unclear what dish they plan to prepare.
The only problem is that so far, Democrats are scalding themselves with that hot water. There’s infighting. Arguing. And everyone is trying to figure out what works.
For the Democrats, it’s enough to make their blood boil.
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Cuadro robado por los nazis: la justicia de Mar del Plata investiga a las hijas de un exmiembro de las SS
El cuadro robado por los nazis y detectado en Mar del Plata sigue desaparecido. No fue encontrado por personal de la Policía Federal que allanó este martes la casa donde fue encontrado por periodistas de un diario neerlandés.
El fiscal Carlos Martínez, que lleva la causa, afirmó que la pintura no estaba en la vivienda. “No está el cuadro, solo se secuestró una carabina y un revólver calibre 32”, dijo.
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El diario local La Capital dijo que los agentes que llevaron adelante el allanamiento advirtieron un cambio en la decoración de la casa en relación a las imágenes que se habían publicado en el aviso de venta activo hasta el domingo y en el que se veía la pintura colgada en una sala de estar.
La investigación la lleva adelante la Unidad Federal Fiscal marplatense. En forma paralela, Interpol emitió alertas nacionales e internacionales para evitar que la pintura “Retrato de una Dama”, del artista italiano Giuseppe Ghislandi, salga del país.
La casa había sido puesta a la venta por una de las hijas del exoficial de la SS Friedrich Kadgien, que escapó a la Argentina en los años 50 y donde murió en 1978. Según supo TN, la mujer estuvo presente en el allanamiento.
La agencia de Patrimonio Cultural de los Países Bajos afirma que el ex alto funcionario nazi le robó la pintura al galerista judío Jacques Goudstikker, cuya colección de obras de arte fue expoliada por los nazis.
Cómo fue hallada en Mar del Plata la pintura robada por los nazis
El caso fue destapado el lunes por una investigación del diario Algemeen Dagblad, de Rotterdam.
La pista era seguida desde hace años, pero las hijas de Kadgien, cuyos nombres se reservan, siempre se negaron a hablar del tema, contó a TN el corresponsal del periódico, Peter Schouten. El “Retrato de una dama”, del pintor italiano Giuseppe Ghislandi. (Foto: Cortesía/Algemmen Dagblad).
Sin embargo, un descuido reveló el misterio. Una de las hermanas puso a la venta su casa y entre las fotos publicadas por la inmobiliaria se ve lo que parece ser el cuadro de Ghislandi colgado sobre un sillón de la sala de estar.
TN intentó comunicarse vía WhatsApp con la dueña de la casa, pero no recibió respuesta. El último mensaje ni siquiera llegó a la destinataria.
El aviso de venta fue retirado el lunes por la Inmobiliaria Robles Casas & Campos después que se revelara el caso. Incluso, TN supo que una de las hijas de Kadgien cambió su apellido en su cuenta de Instagram por el de su exmarido.
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Otro cuadro del reconocido pintor holandés Abraham Mignon también estaría en manos de la misma familia, aunque se desconoce quiénes podrían ser sus dueños originales.
Esa obra fue ubicada por expertos de la Agencia de Patrimonio neerlandés en una foto publicada por una de las hijas de Kadgien en sus redes sociales, según reveló el diario neerlandés. Esta pintura figura como desaparecida en los archivos oficiales.
De quién era la pintura hallada en Mar del Plata
La pintura de Ghislandi pertenecía a la colección del marchante judío neerlandés Jacques Goudstikker.
El galerista escapó de Ámsterdam tras la invasión alemana de 1940, pero murió durante el viaje en barco cuando huía a Nueva York con su esposa e hijo. En su local quedaron 1113 obras de arte de su propia colección, todas documentadas. Kadgien llegó a la Argentina tras pasar por Brasil. (Foto: gentileza AD).
Durante la ocupación nazi, el banquero alemán Alois Mield compró la galería y todos sus obras, pero esta operación jamás fue reconocida por los herederos de Goudstikker. El mariscal del Reich Herman Göring y otros funcionarios nazis, como Kadgien según sospechan en los Países Bajos, adquirieron los cuadros por un valor de remate.
Tras el fin de la guerra, Kadgien escapó primero a Suiza. Desde allí viajó a Brasil y finalmente a la Argentina, donde fundó una empresa, formó una familia y vivió sin ser molestado hasta su muerte en 1978.
Como mano derecha de Göring, fue uno de los expertos financieros más importantes del régimen nazi. Se cree que manejó fondos millonarios del Tercer Reich que nunca aparecieron. De hecho, muchos lo conocían como “el mago de las finanzas” del nazismo.
Ahora, los herederos de Goudstikker reclaman la revolución de la pintura hallada en Mar del Plata.
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Democrats are expressing outrage that alleged gang member and illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be deported to Uganda.
In the latest turn in Abrego Garcia’s high-profile immigration case, the alleged MS-13 gang member was arrested by ICE at an immigration check-in at a Baltimore facility on Monday and is now facing possible deportation to Uganda.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday to temporarily block Abrego Garcia’s deportation, ordering he stay detained in the U.S. pending a hearing. Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia be kept at the same facility he was moved to in Virginia.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who has been leading the charge of Democrats advocating for Abrego Garcia, expressed outrage over his arrest and possible deportation on Monday, saying, «ICE is holding Kilmar Ábrego García and refusing to answer questions from his lawyers — while the Trump Admin continues to spread lies about his case.»
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, right, and his brother Cesar Abrego Garcia, center, arrive at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
«Instead of spewing unproven allegations on social media, they need to put up or shut up IN COURT,» he went on, adding, «Mr. Ábrego García must be allowed to defend himself.»
This follows Salvadoran Abrego Garcia being released from federal custody on Friday in Tennessee, where he was being held pending his trial for charges of human smuggling of illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Earlier this year, Abrego Garcia was deported by the Trump administration to his home country of El Salvador, but after Democratic uproar over an alleged lack of due process and a Supreme Court ruling ordering his return, he was eventually returned to the U.S. to stand trial.
According to an earlier X post by Van Hollen, the senator met with Abrego Garcia virtually on Sunday to discuss his «long and torturous nightmare» of being deported and standing trial for human smuggling.
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In this handout provided by Sen. Van Hollen’s Office, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., meets with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (left) at an undisclosed location on April 17, 2025, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Sen. Van Hollen’s Office via Getty Images)
Van Hollen wrote that «during our conversation, I shared with him that I and many others have been fighting for months to ensure that his constitutional due process rights were respected despite Trump’s efforts to deny them at every turn.»
«The courts & public outcry forced Trump to return him to MD, but Trump’s cronies keep lying about his case & are engaged in a malicious abuse of power to try to deport him to Uganda,» wrote Van Hollen, adding, «As I told Kilmar, I won’t stop fighting for justice & due process for all.»
Van Hollen was not the only Democrat to express outrage over the Van Hollen’s arrest.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also took to X to denounce the Trump administration, which she said, «wrongly sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a horrific El Salvadoran prison.»
«Now, just days after he was reunited with his family, they’re trying to deny him his rights and deport him to Uganda. Kilmar—like everyone—deserves a fair hearing to defend himself,» wrote Warren.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has been an aggressive critic of President Trump during her time in Congress. (Julia Beverly/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a prominent Democratic voice and vocal Trump critic, also drilled into the administration, saying, «Let’s be clear: deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda makes no sense—it’s not his home country.»
«Nothing about this process has been fair,» she wrote. «ICE is targeting him with cruelty. This is the weaponization of government, not justice.»
Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., who joined a rally advocating for Abrego Garcia earlier on Monday, wrote that «Mr. Abrego Garcia must not be sent to some third party country like Uganda.»
Ivey wrote that «the people united will continue to seek justice for Kilmar!»
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DHS said that President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem «are not going to allow this illegal alien—who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator—to terrorize American citizens any longer.» (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In response, the Department of Homeland Security posted on its official X account, «Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not and will never be a Maryland Man—he is a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and public safety threat.»
DHS called it «insane» that «sanctuary politicians chose to glorify and stand with an MS-13 gang member over the safety of American citizens.»
The agency said that Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem «are not going to allow this illegal alien—who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator—to terrorize American citizens any longer.»
Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital that, «Democrats have proven that they care more about a criminal illegal alien MS-13 member who beat his wife than they do about the safety and security of the American people.»
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
«The Trump Administration will never apologize for fulfilling our promise to deport criminal illegal aliens,» said Jackson.
Chris Newman, an attorney for Abrego Garcia’s family, categorically denied DHS’ allegations, telling Fox News Digital, «None of those things are true, full stop.»
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«The problem here is that the administration is trying its hardest to litigate this case through the media, as opposed to through courts of law,» said Newman.
He said that «in essence» what the Trump administration has done «is to use the highest office in the land to blackmail an innocent man into sacrificing his constitutional rights.»
«And we’ve been fighting against that both and winning in court even as the Trump administration insists on polluting the public debate with lies.»
In an emailed statement sent to Fox News Digital, Ivey accused Trump of ignoring the law.
«When I prosecuted, MS 13 cases, we indicted, tried the case, won the convictions, sentence them to jail time, and did not support them until after they had served jail their sentence,» said Ivey. «That way, we followed the constitution and the law. The Trump administration is ignoring both. They want to deport them without giving them the day in court that the Supreme Court has required. And they want to jail them indefinitely even though they haven’t been convicted of a crime. That’s wrong and I’ll continue to fight against it.»
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
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Russian software developer gets 15 years in prison for $500 donation to Ukraine defense fund
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A Russian software developer in Moscow on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years hard prison time for donating roughly $500 to a Ukrainian defense fund, reporting by East2West confirmed.
Sergei Irin, 45, who at one point worked for Russian tech giant Yandex, apparently refused to stand in court as he was issued his sentence, but held up a sign that read, «Putin is a «s—head.»
Former software developer with Russian tech giant Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, held up a sign reading ‘Putin is a s—head’ as he was sentenced to 15 years in jail for treason in Moscow court on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
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Irin, according to footage given to Fox News Digital, was arrested on the suspicion of treason, and was handed a 15-year sentence in a maximum-security prison for his «act of defiance,» according to the report.
Though it is unclear if either his prison placement or the amount of time he was handed was affected by the sign he held while in court, or merely for donating to a Ukrainian defense fund.
In the video, a man who is allegedly Irin those whose face is blurred out, is seen being tackled and handcuffed by masked police officers.
Irin was apparently visiting his mother after having fled Russia sometime prior.
Former software developer with Russian tech giant Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, is tackled by Russian police forces during his arrest ahead of his sentencing in a Moscow court on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
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He is then questioned in a van by the men, at which point he admits that within days of Russian President Vladimir Putin launching his illegal and deadly invasion of Ukraine, Irin donated funds to Ukraine’s Come Back Alive charity, which supports Kyiv’s defense forces.
The donation was made on Feb. 27, 2022, according to Irin.
The 45-year-old also said he feels «negatively» towards the Putin regime and admitted to having participated in opposition rallies.
Former software developer with Russian tech giant Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, was sentenced in a Moscow court on Aug. 26, 2025. (East2West)
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The report by East2West said he was later «interrogated with a stun gun and sent by plane to Moscow, to the Lefortovo [notorious pretrial detention center].»
Irin was also issued a roughly $62,000 fine by the Russian court on Tuesday.
It is unclear which maximum-security prison he will be sent to, to carry out his sentence.
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