The populist and virulently anti-American ideals that propelled Donald Trump to the presidency are manifesting themselves in the Democratic Party.

Hillary Clinton's candidacy was an inflection point, because it galvanized not only the GOP's turn toward nationalism but the Democrats' turn toward socialism.

A presidential candidate's record is more important than the promises they make from the campaign or debate stage.

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and several other notable Democrats need to step up their games or they'll be forgotten contenders in 2020.

The use of the terms “capitalism” and “socialism” among Democratic candidates for president is in need of an intervention by some political scientists.

The pair of Democratic debates this past week were neither boring nor riveting TV.

If Trump hadn’t made a big deal of the data and lied about the results, most Americans would likely be unaware of them.

On the other side, we have the candidates for the Democratic nomination. Lots and lots of and lots of candidates.

The moral case for reparations for descendants of slaves is an easy one, but the practical one is much harder.

Jules Witcover: Joe Biden is a politician and therefore sensitive to shifting public opinion, even on abortion.

I have news for Democratic candidates who are thinking they can glean votes from those who watch Fox News in prime time: Dream on.

Though the first Democratic debates are nearly two months away, and the first actual contests won't take place for more than nine months, some early patterns are beginning to develop in the party's sprawling, unpredictable presidential race.

Elijah Cummings could turn out to be Trump’s worst nightmare based on the Baltimore resident’s powerful position in Congress, his widely-praised recent media performances and shifts in the zeitgeist that have thrust Cummings into the symbolic role of be new best hope to rein in Trump.

To cast Bernie Sanders, whose father immigrated to the United States to escape antisemitism in Europe, as just another privileged old white male running for president flagrantly ignores his Jewish identity.

Anyone who has been watching any cable news during the early stages of the 2020 race knows how dominant, informational and powerful a role cable news has come to play in providing a microphone and stage for new voices and shaping the national conversation of politics and the presidency.

Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, made his official campaign entrance Sunday by claiming the mantle of a youthful generation ready to reshape the country.

Robert "Beto" O'Rourke's biggest fans and supporters insist he is a forward-thinking, future-oriented visionary, but no contender for the Democratic nomination feels more familiar than the former three-term congressman from El Paso.

 As Bernie Sanders runs around the country touting affordable medical care for all and free 4-year college tuition, the Dems have repeated the same mistake they made in the last election cycle by allowing him to run as a Democrat. 

Sheila Ruth, a progressive Catonsville activist and a former candidate for Baltimore County Council, got to ask Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders the very first audience question of the night at a CNN town hall event.

It's no surprise that at age 77 Bernie Sanders is trying again in 2020. But a significant difference this time around is that he will not be alone peddling his message of "revolution" and moving the party further toward liberal or progressive positions.

Bernie Sanders' political radicalism has been eclipsed by his whiteness and maleness, says Jonah Goldberg.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning primary victory over Congressman Joe Crowley in New York suggested a pronounced shift of the Democratic Party toward Socialism.  But progressive voters should consider another model other than the left-leaning Democrat: a new socialist party.

All these Democrats vying for the presidential nomination in 2020 will likely be overshadowed in public attention in 2019 by the news media spotlight and attention on Mr. Trump's struggle for political survival in the Oval Office over the remaining two years of his first term.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought a jolt of energy to Democrat Ben Jealous’ struggling campaign to unseat Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland. Sanders told a raucous full house at an historic Bethesda theater that Jealous will be one of the greatest governors in U.S. history.

With Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous running on a campaign platform well to the left of center, some prominent Democrats are keeping a conspicuous distance. Some are even embracing the re-election campaign of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand came to Baltimore to stump for Democratic candidate for governor Ben Jealous. Gillibrand joins other national Democratic figures, including former Vice President Joe Biden and senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in supporting Jealous.

It's a simple job: He just needs to make sure that progressives feel welcome, that African-American voters aren’t taken for granted, and that everyone learns from — rather than broods over — the 2016 presidential election.

By no conventional definition can Ben Jealous be fairly described as a socialist.

Warren, of Massachusetts, joins former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (California), Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Sen. Cory Booker (New Jersey) as national political figures endorsing Jealous.

Maryland’s 2018 primary election has come and gone, and what an election it was! Democrats selected Bernie Sanders-lite, Ben Jealous, to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan. While these were shocking developments, some of the most exciting action occurred right here in Carroll County.

Partisan identity is now stronger and more meaningful for many Americans than race, ethnicity or religious denomination — and is viewed as a more legitimate justification for discrimination, says Jonah Goldberg.

Ben Jealous faces an uphill battle in his race against Gov. Larry Hogan. If he has a shot, here's what he'll need to do.

No. 1: The establishment lost and the progressives won.

The Democrats running for Maryland governor agree on policy, but their personalities and styles offer dramatically different races against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

California Sen. Kamala Harris will stump for gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous in Prince George's.

Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous released three years of tax returns Tuesday, showing he earned $1.3 million between 2015-2017.

Former Maryland governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley – the 2016 presidential candidate – did not escape the FBI agents’ wrath.

Former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous would provide voters with the strongest alternative to Gov. Larry Hogan in November's election.

A new Baltimore Sun-University of Baltimore poll has found that with less than three weeks until the Democratic primary election for governor, two candidates have broken away from the crowded pack, though a huge swath of voters are undecided and haven't been paying attention to the race.

“These debates should come with a viewer warning message; ‘Be advised prolonged exposure will result in extreme boredom and likely deep sleep,’” Maryland Republican Party Chairman Dirk Haire said in a news release.

Ben Jealous, who describes himself as an organizer, is trying to blaze a progressive path to the Maryland State House.

Gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, joined at a rally by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, called on Maryland Monday to provide free community college for state students as part of a broader plan to make higher education more accessible.

Twenty two senators have asked the FCC chairman to pause Sinclair Broadcast's proposed acquisition of Tribune.

A Towson professor makes a case for why a bill passed by the state legislature granting free community college tuition to certain students would be the “cause of significant financial and educational regression” in Maryland.

We crunch the numbers on the strategies Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial candidates are pursuing in their quest to take on Gov. Larry Hogan.

Democrats need well-liked candidates like Bobby Zirkin, not those who pass a progressive litmus test.