Scoop: Dems beef with party leaders over snubbed Black candidates

Democratic House leaders are being pressured by their members over the lack of Black candidates receiving top-level party support in the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Axios has learned. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke spoke personally with DCCC chair Suzan DelBene about the lack of Black candidates on the 'Red to Blue' list, which provides fundraising and staffing assistance to swing-district contenders.