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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to members of the media as she arrives for the last votes of the week at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/TNS)

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June 9, 2026

How Democrats drifted away from the working class

WATERVILLE, Maine (TNS) — Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by w...

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