HKFP delves into the colourful, if not polarising, history of Hong Kong's now-disbanded left-wing League of Social Democrats party.

Deja Foxx celebrated her April birthday in a way most 25-year-olds don't. The extra candle meant she was now eligible to represent Arizona in Congress, and Foxx marked the occasion with a fundraiser.

The founders of the initiative, the States Forum, say they hope to extend successful Democratic policies across states and even to the national level.

The Democratic Party’s ability to successfully reinvent itself will have enormous implications for the future of the two-party system and democracy.

The party may need a new bench.

Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In cable

Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over factual accuracy, and public manipulation over designing for safety, privacy and user agency. The resulting prevalence of polarizing false and deceptive information is corrosive to democracy.

Democratic Party officials are looking at the Big Beautiful Bill as a political gift and hoping voters view cuts to social spending negatively. But the party faces challenges ahead of the midterms, including a Republican trifecta and a base questioning if party leadership is doing enough to challenge President Trump.

Several prominent Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, drew the public's ire with pessimistic social media messages on July 4.

The Social Security Administration says most won’t pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But Congress didn’t directly exempt those payments from taxes.

The National Executive of the Social Democrats has unanimously decided that its Oireachtas members will nominate Catherine Connolly for President.