To the Point
Can Democrats ride their populist wave or will it sink the party?
Guest host Todd Purdum discusses the Democratic Party's growing ideological – and generational – divide and its implications for the 2018 midterms and beyond.
Photo: (L-R) California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman Barbara Lee
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3 storiesDeaths, damage and evacuations from California fires
Devastating wildfires have swept Northern California. More than a dozen people have died since Sunday night, with more than 100 others missing. Some 1,500 structures have been destroyed, in one of the most damaging single days in the state's fire history.
Read the story7 minNew blood v. old guard: The Democratic Party's way forward
Hillary Clinton's stunning defeat left the Democratic Party out in the cold – not only in Washington -- but all around the country. Her new memoir , with its sharp words about Bernie Sanders, has re-ignited last year's Democratic primary feud, and raised new questions about who should lead the party in the future -- and the fight is not just…
Read the story33 minLast man standing: Stephen Miller and DACA politics
Photo by Gage Skidmore In Donald Trump's often chaotic White House, Stephen Miller, his strategist and communications adviser, has emerged as perhaps the scrappiest survivor. This week, Miller's hand was seen in the president's tough new demands for immigration reform as a condition for protecting the so-called "Dreamers," illegal immigrants…
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