Democrats won four of six special elections in Iowa in 2025, and improved their performance over the 2024 presidential race in all six. Turnout in the special elections was lower than in typical ...

Country music loves a love song, and it loves a partying song. Still, for decades, country music has also loved sad, heartbreaking songs, including these three, which all came out in 2025. Carly ...

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There's no denying the Democratic Party had a very good year at the ballot box. Fueled by their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation, Democrats scored decisive victories in last ...

This year’s elections offered early signs of what to expect in next year’s midterms. After much of the country shifted rightward last year, Democrats got a much-needed shot in the arm with a string of ...

With thousands of metal songs released in 2025, here's a ranking of the 13 best. Just trying to keep up with the dozens (sometimes hundreds) of new tracks dropping each week is a gauntlet. We all have ...

Not every song in 2025 was a winner. Some were overproduced, some were overhyped and some just left us wondering who signed off on them. Here are five songs that, for better or worse, stood out for ...

This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest. Whether they dominated the charts, took over social media or just refused to leave our heads, these ...

In 2025, the Nigerian music industry was supercharged with a collection of hit songs that tell the story of ambition and hold the power of superstardom. In Afrobeats, hit records are the vehicle that ...

Songs are history. They ground us in a time and place. And that could be felt acutely in 2025. So let’s celebrate some great art and some banging jams from the past year. How’s this for a couple of ...

Democrats outperformed former Vice President Kamala Harris by double digits in special elections across the country in 2025. Democratic National Committee Deputy Executive Director Libby Schneider ...