Analysis: This one word captures the most important division among Democrats

As President Donald Trump openly contemplates sending military forces into more American cities, the leading congressional Democrats almost invariably describe his actions as an attempt to create a "distraction" from something else - whether that's the cost of living, the massive Medicaid cuts he signed into law, or the controversy around the Jeffrey Epstein files.

via: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/politics/trump-national-guard-democrats-2026-midterm-strategy-analysis