Prominent Democratic National Committee (DNC) powerhouse Lindy Li is facing fierce backlash from members of her own party after she expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth. She said her position touched off a level of intraparty vitriol that took her off guard, to the point where some are calling for her to leave the Democratic Party altogether. Li, a Democrat strategist, served as...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a bill into law on Monday to prohibit public libraries and school libraries from banning books in the state. The law will also implement protections for librarians who follow the law against civil and criminal charges, according to The Associated Press. This makes New Jersey the latest state to enact a law prohibiting book bans, joining other Democrat-led states, including...