Jason Lemon

New from me, I did an EXCLUSIVE interview with Nancy Pelosi challenger Saikat Chakrabarti for Newsweek

While Pelosi, known for her political savvy and fundraising prowess, may be a formidable opponent, Chakrabarti, 39, is no stranger to taking on a powerful incumbent and winning. As the co-founder of the progressive organization Justice Democrats, Chakrabarti was instrumental to Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 upset primary victory in New York—defeating powerful former Representative Joe Crowley, who was then serving as the chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

Chakrabarti told Newsweek he sees the present as a "huge moment of change" for his party and the country.

"Democrats need to be presenting an actual plan for how we reverse this long-term decline that's been happening for much of the country," he said.

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Can Nancy Pelosi be defeated? Saikat Chakrabarti thinks the time is ripe The progressive candidate told Newsweek the Democratic Party is seeing a "huge moment of change."

NEW from me, I did an EXCLUSIVE interview for Newsweek with Florida's Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, in which we discussed Venezuela, immigration and her opponent, incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott, in depth.

"What we're seeing in these past few weeks is that Maduro is refusing to recognize the results of that election. He has been targeting the opposition. He has been making threats of imprisoning Edmundo González and María Corina Machado. We know for a fact that many Venezuelans have already been imprisoned for speaking out. I have family, actually, in Venezuela—have very good friends that live in Venezuela and there's this extended family member who is a journalist who is extremely worried and scared," Mucarsel-Powell told me.

Exclusive: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Venezuela, immigration and Rick Scott The Florida Democrat slammed progressives backing socialist policies as "completely ignorant."

NEW EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I spoke with Congressman Dean Phillips about his Democratic presidential primary run and his vision for universal basic income (UBI), Medicare for All and legalizing ma*****na at the federal level.

"People in their 80s do not see things, have not lived things, have not experienced things that younger generations have," Phillips said, explaining why he thinks Biden opposes policy ideas that polls show to be popular.

Exclusive: Dean Phillips on stimulus checks, w**d and the risk of Joe Biden Biden's challenger for the Democratic nomination wants to immediately legalize ma*****na and push through Medicare for All.

NEW: Pastors for Trump Preacher Wants God to 'Take Over the Government'

"We want God to be in control of everything! We want believers to be the ones writing the laws! Yes! Guilty as charged," Sean Feucht said

Pastors for Trump preacher wants God to "take over the government" "We want God to be in control of everything. We want believers to be the ones writing the laws," evangelical Christian preacher Sean Feucht said.