By Joseph Ax May 21 (Reuters) - Bowing to pressure from within its ranks, the Democratic National Committee released on Thursday its long‑withheld “autopsy” of Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race — only to quickly disavow it.

As Democrats gear up for the 2026 midterms, the party's messaging remains fragmented.

President Donald Trump offered a dire warning on Thursday if Democrats take control of Congress during the 2026 midterm elections. While taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office, Trump claimed that Democrats “came up” with the term “affordability,

Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia urged her fellow Democrats, including the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, to stop talking about drawing new congressional lines for partisan advantage.

The Democratic National Committee released a long-awaited autopsy on the 2024 election that party chair Ken Martin has kept under wraps for months.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the report “does not meet my standards.” Other Democrats were harsher.

The divisions are clear, but there’s more common ground than one might expect within the coalition, a Times/Siena poll shows.

Lawmakers also said they would try to block the taxpayer-backed fund created to compensate people who claim to be targets of a "weaponized" justice system.

Two House Democrats vowed to force daily expulsion votes against Texas candidate Maureen Galindo over her antisemitic remarks about American Zionists.

But others in the party worry they’re being “cocky” in one of the country’s most competitive House races.