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Democrats ‘doomed to fail’ without populist economic message, Warren warns
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With the midterm elections fast approaching, progressive champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has a warning for Democrats to stop catering to the wealthy elites if they want to recapture majorities in the House and Senate this year.
«A Democratic Party that worries more about offending big donors than delivering for working people is a party doomed to fail in 2026, 2028, and beyond,» Warren, the three-term senator from Massachusetts who ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, emphasized in a speech Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The address by Warren, who to a degree stayed out of the national conversation during President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House, seemed to be her attempt to shape the Democratic Party’s approach to the 2026 midterms in her populist image.
The speech was part post-mortem of the 2024 elections, when Trump and Republicans enjoyed sweeping victories as they won back the White House and Senate and held onto their fragile House majority.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks about the future of the Democratic Party during a newsmaker event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Pointing to the wealthy elites and major Democratic Party donors, Warren argued that «these movers and shakers want the Democratic Party to respond to the 2024 losses by watering down our economic agenda and sucking up to the rich and powerful, claiming that less progressive Democratic Party will win more elections. They are wrong.»
Democrats scored decisive victories and overperformances in the 2025 elections and in a slew of special elections and other ballot box showdowns last year, which were fueled by their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation.
«Americans are stretched to the breaking point financially, and they will vote for candidates who name what is wrong and who credibly demonstrate that they will take on a rigged system to fix it,» Warren emphasized.
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And she charged that «revising our economic agenda to tiptoe around that conclusion might appeal to the wealthy, but it will not help Democrats build a bigger tent. And it definitely will not help Democrats win elections.»
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks with reporters after her remarks about the future of the Democratic Party during a newsmaker event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2026 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
«Democrats need to read the room. Any room not stuffed with billionaires is a room that will tell you it is critically important to lower those costs,» Warren reiterated, as she took questions from reporters following her speech.
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Warren, a vocal critic of the president, also argued that «Donald Trump has not delivered» when it comes to lower costs. «People have made it clear that this is what matters to them and Donald Trump has not delivered. Our job is to both hold him accountable and to put out our own proposals in order to lower those costs. We do that, we will win.»
President Donald Trump speaks on inflation at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The senator’s speech comes amid a fierce policy debate among Democrats over whether to embrace an economic populist message promoted by Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, or to support a more moderate, business friendly agenda, in order to court moderate voters souring on Trump and the GOP.
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Warren’s address is also her latest move to play an influential role in the 2026 elections.
The senator, who’s a member of the informal Senate «Fight Club,» a small group of left-leaning senators who are challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s approach to the midterm elections, last week announced she had donated $400,000 to a slew of state Democratic parties.
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La coalición internacional que trabaja por la libertad de Narges Mohammadi alertó este martes de que la Premio Nobel de la Paz iraní se encuentra en peligro inminente de muerte en la prisión de Zanjan, en el noroeste del país, después de que las autoridades le negaran atención hospitalaria tras un episodio ocurrido el 24 de marzo en el que fue hallada inconsciente durante más de una hora con síntomas compatibles con un infarto. El régimen no respondió públicamente a las denuncias.
La red de apoyo, que integran la Fundación Narges, Reporteros Sin Fronteras, PEN America y Front Line Defenders, publicó el comunicado desde París tras la visita que el equipo legal realizó el 29 de marzo a la prisión. Encontraron a Mohammadi pálida, debilitada y con una pérdida de peso significativa. Fue conducida a la sala de visitas por una enfermera del centro.
Según la coalición, las compañeras de celda relataron que el 24 de marzo Mohammadi fue hallada inconsciente con los ojos en blanco. La enfermería del centro le prestó atención básica, pero las autoridades se negaron a trasladarla a un hospital o permitirle consultar con un especialista cardiólogo. No es la primera vez que sufre un episodio de este tipo: según sus partidarios y fuentes recogidas por AP, la activista padeció varios infartos durante encarcelamientos anteriores y fue sometida a una cirugía de urgencia en 2022.
El cuadro clínico descrito por su equipo legal incluye fuertes dolores de cabeza, náuseas, visión doble, fluctuaciones graves de la presión arterial y hematomas visibles. Estos últimos son consecuencia, según la coalición, de su violenta detención el 12 de diciembre de 2025 en Mashhad, cuando agentes del régimen la arrestaron durante el funeral de un abogado. Su defensor iraní, Mostafa Nili, denunció en febrero que los golpes en la cabeza durante el arresto y los interrogatorios le provocaron mareos y problemas de visión que persisten.
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La situación se agravó en febrero cuando Mohammadi fue trasladada sin previo aviso —en contravención de la ley de procedimiento penal iraní, según su defensa— desde un centro del Ministerio de Inteligencia en Mashhad hasta la prisión general de Zanjan. Allí está recluida junto a internos condenados por delitos violentos y bajo una vigilancia reforzada que ha dificultado el contacto con el exterior. Los bombardeos del conflicto entre Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán afectan las comunicaciones en la región y añaden una amenaza directa sobre los reclusos.
“Alojar a Mohammadi con delincuentes violentos a pesar de su grave enfermedad cardiaca y sus recientes traumatismos, sumado a las condiciones de guerra y las explosiones que amenazan la vida de los prisioneros, agrava esta amenaza”, subrayó el comité directivo de la coalición. La red exigió a Teherán un permiso médico de salida inmediato y el acceso garantizado a atención especializada, asesoría legal y contacto con su familia.
Mohammadi, de 53 años, ha sido arrestada en trece ocasiones y condenada en diez por cargos que van desde conspiración contra la seguridad nacional hasta propaganda contra el Estado. El Comité Nobel Noruego le concedió el galardón en 2023 por su lucha contra la opresión de las mujeres y la defensa de las libertades fundamentales en Irán. Sus dos hijos, a quienes no ve desde 2015, y su marido, Taghi Rahmani, viven exiliados en París.
Cumple actualmente condenas acumuladas de hasta 18 años. El 7 de febrero de 2026, un tribunal revolucionario de Mashhad la sentenció a seis años adicionales por conspiración y a dieciocho meses más por propaganda. Mientras el conflicto remodela Oriente Próximo, su caso revela cómo el régimen iraní convierte la cárcel en un instrumento de represión lenta contra quienes se atreven a documentar sus abusos desde dentro.
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At least 20 people are dead after an overnight attack in Nigeria’s north-central region on Palm Sunday.
The attack happened in the Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North area of Plateau state, according to Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the state commissioner for information.
It remains unclear how many people were wounded or killed, and who was behind the massacre.
Residents told The Associated Press that gunmen on bikes shot «sporadically» into the community, killing at least 20 people.
Police officers gather at the scene of Sunday night attack in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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International Christian Concern (ICC), a global humanitarian organization, reported the gunmen killed at least 30 people.
ICC also noted at least 10 people were killed earlier Sunday, with humanitarian worker, Alex Barbir, stating on social media that the victims were Christians.
Following the attacks, the Plateau state government imposed a 48-hour curfew.
People gather at the scene of Sunday night attack in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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In 2025, the ICC documented the killing of at least 54 Christians in Zikke village near Jos following Palm Sunday celebrations.
More than 100 homes were destroyed during the ambush.
Nigeria is ranked the seventh-worst country in the world for Christian persecution, accounting for 72% of the total number of Christian killings worldwide in 2025, according to Open Doors, a global Christian charity.
People gather in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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Last year alone, Open Doors records show 546 Christians were killed in the Plateau State.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Dem lawmaker sparks online firestorm after saying Iryna Zarutska mural doesn’t align with city’s values
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A Rhode Island Democratic state representative is facing blowback on social media after claiming that a mural of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina sparked national outrage, doesn’t reflect the «values» of the city of Providence.
«Ultimately, we want to make sure that every community member who calls Providence home feels safe,» Rep. David Morales told local media about a mural of Zarutska facing calls to be removed from the exterior of an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence.
«We can both agree that this mural behind us does not reflect Providence’s values nor does it reflect the creativity that we would want to see in our city.»
The lawmaker’s comments immediately sparked negative reactions from conservatives on social media after they were posted by the conservative influencer account End Wokeness in a post that has been viewed over 1 million times.
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Rhode Island State Rep. David Morales is facing heat over comments made about a mural of Iryna Zarutska. (WPRI; Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
«What are his values?» Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on X.
«He cites people wanting to be ‘safe’ as a reason to destroy a mural on a private building meant to honor a murdered woman,» Red State writer Bonchie posted on X. «You can’t imagine how crazy Democrats are in these blue bastions. You think what you see on MSNBC is nuts? It’s even worse in their bubble cities.»
«Honoring the memory of a Ukrainian immigrant who had her throat slit on public transportation by a repeat offender with 14 prior arrests doesn’t reflect Providence’s values????» Defending Education communications director Erika Sanzi posted on X.
«What ‘value’ does the mural not reflect?» Republican Rep. Chip Roy posted on X.
«Iryna’s death highlights the consequences of warped policies that keep violent criminals out of jail,» Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts posted on X. «Memorializing her reminds us that those policies create more victims and should be eliminated. Telling that those aren’t Rep. Morales’ ‘values.’»
«True,» Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz posted on X. «Dems would prefer a mural celebrating her murderer.»
«Providence had a George Floyd mural and nobody called it divisive,» GOP strategist and commentator Mehek Cooke posted on X. «Iryna got murdered by a man arrested over a dozen times, and a city couldn’t let her face stay on a wall because the donor list was inconvenient. We means-test grief now.»
CNN commentator Scott Jennings referred to Morales as a «deranged lunatic» in a post on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to Morales’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
Morales responded to Musk on X in a post clarifying what his «values» are.
«Not to exploit the death of a refugee to push an agenda centered around fear and division,» Morales wrote. «My values, like many of our neighbors in Providence, is to protect our immigrant neighbors from ICE’s state-sanctioned violence and supporting our refugee neighbors with authentic care.»
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Iryna Zarutska cowers as her attacker towers over her. (NewsNation via Charlotte Area Transit System)
The mayor of Providence, Democrat Brett P. Smiley, has also spoken out against the mural.
«The murder of the individual depicted in this mural was a devastating tragedy, but the misguided, isolating intent of those funding murals like this across the country is divisive and does not represent Providence,» Smiley said. «I continue to encourage our community to support local artists whose work brings us closer together rather than further divides us.»
Zarutska, a 23-year-old refugee who fled her country after the Russian invasion, was brutally stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack while riding the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte, N.C., last year.
The suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, is charged with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death, which is a capital offense under federal law.
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Booking photo of Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., taken Sept. 14, 2022, following his arrest in Mecklenburg County. Brown, 34, is now charged in the Aug. 22, 2025, stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte light-rail train. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO))
Records from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction show Brown has a prior criminal history, including convictions for larceny, breaking and entering and armed robbery. He served five years in prison starting in 2015.
Zarutska’s death prompted questions about soft on crime policies adopted by many Democratic-run cities. President Donald Trump spotlighted the killing during his State of the Union address last month.
«Iryna was riding home on the train when a deranged monster, who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no-cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body,» Trump said.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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