# Democratic Party > Follow Democratic Party, a tracked organization, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence. - Type: organization - Updated: 2026-08-15T01:04:37.915Z - Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/organization/democratic-party ## Recent changes ### House Republican says GOP is 'united' as Democrats wage 'proxy battles' in primaries Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his re-election campaign in a district Democrats are eyeing as a possible pickup. Date: 2026-08-14 ### Democrats grapple with Trump's push to limit transparency within the executive branch President Trump is pushing the boundaries of executive power to limit transparency within the executive branch. Congressional Democrats are grappling with how to respond. Date: 2026-08-14 ### South Florida Venue Cancels Rally With a Pro-Palestinian Congresswoman Representative Rashida Tlaib was supposed to headline an event called “Chomp the Oligarchy” for three candidates for Congress who face Jewish Democrats in Tuesday’s primary. Date: 2026-08-14 ### Hegseth says conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are "completely misrepresented" Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a carrier stationed in the Middle East. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said the carrier has been deployed for 250 days and has not come ashore in over 200 days, setting a record. Defense Secretary pushed back agai. Date: 2026-08-14 ### Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Sparks New Disagreements Within Democratic Party Some Democrats said the outcome showed that the moderate wing of the party carried more electoral weight, while Ms. Hong’s strong showing gave some progressives hope. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Republicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue state The newly minted GOP ticket wasted no time before hammering Democrats over fraud. Dozens of people have been convicted of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide food, shelter, healthcare and childcare to people in need. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Crowley zeroes in on ‘MAGA extremism’ to rebuild a fractured Wisconsin coalition David Crowley has a strategy to win over the voters who backed democratic socialist Francesca Hong on Tuesday: make the governor’s race an existential fight against “MAGA extremism." Wisconsin Democrats have spent the past day scrambling to unite the far left and centrist factions of the party after a bitter primary ba. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Democratic senators demand answers about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Rep. Ro Khanna shares why he thinks Democrats should nominate a progressive in 2028 NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California why he says Democrats should nominate a progressive for president in 2028 and why he's considering a run. Date: 2026-08-13 ### Primary voters send mixed signals about what they want from the Democratic Party Primary results this month in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin paint a muddled picture of just how far to the left Democratic voters want their candidates to be come this fall's midterm elections. Date: 2026-08-13 ## Sources - [House Republican says GOP is 'united' as Democrats wage 'proxy battles' in primaries](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/house-republican-says-gop-is-united-as-democrats-wage-proxy-battles-in-primaries-268335173958?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-14T20:45:14.000Z - [Democrats grapple with Trump's push to limit transparency within the executive branch](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5930399/democrats-grapple-with-trumps-push-to-limit-transparency-within-the-executive-branch?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-14T21:49:04.000Z - [South Florida Venue Cancels Rally With a Pro-Palestinian Congresswoman](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/florida-senate-nixon-tlaib.html?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-14T23:34:54.000Z