A group of prominent senators is pushing the Trump administration to abandon its decision to start charging interest for nearly 8 million student-loan borrowers.

Democratic leaders have tried to squash impeachment pushes from rank-and-file lawmakers as progressives urge the party to fight harder against Trump.

As frustration with the status quo grows, Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton and Jake Auchincloss urge their party to trade caution for conviction — and prepare for generational change.

Arizona Democrats on Tuesday will choose their nominee to run for a vacant U.S. House seat in September, as the party grapples with demands for generational change and divisions over just how progressive it can be in the era of President Donald Trump.

Among the ideas being promoted: knocking on every single door in a House district and awarding cash prizes for the most effective new ways to reach voters.

Rahm Emanuel, former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, issued a call to action for the Democratic Party on Monday. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Emanuel said that Democrats need to make the middle class their “North Star,” and encouraged the party to “work like dogs” to make the American Dream more accessible.

Adelita Grijalva is the front-runner to replace her father in Congress but faces an unexpectedly competitive primary featuring a young social-media-savvy newcomer.

As state lawmakers pared back spending in their budget proposal, they left nearly $171 million in earmarks largely unscathed, a Globe analysis found.

Hesperia, praised conditions at the immigration detention facility, Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, and Torres, D-Ontario, denounced what they said were unlawful actions by U.S.