One of the Democratic Party’s most skilled communicators explains how difficult it is to sell political accomplishments.

"I am not discouraged. I'm not checking out. And I'm not giving up," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at the University of Michigan.

Amid all this, Pete Buttigieg, who oversaw much of Biden’s EV policies, is trying to put on a brave face. While the incoming Trump team sharpens its knives, the transportation secretary is finishing out his days by approving as much spending as he can from the administration’s two landmark laws,

Most people either don't know who the leader of the Democratic Party is or believe it has no leader, according to a recent poll.

The last time the Indiana Democratic Party sought a new leader, there emerged a clear frontrunner in Mike Schmuhl, who was Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's former presidential campaign ...

In the new survey, no single person had a commanding hold on the Democratic Party. The top three cited were Jeffries (16%), Harris (15%) and "nobody," at 13%. Newsom was at 4%, AOC and Buttigieg at 2%.

The Secretary of Transportation would not discuss his election prospects in his last public appearance for the Biden administration, discussing the major events of his tenure from fighting misinformation to Hurricane Helene.

The race reflects an unsettled party with no putative leader ... personality,” said Jennifer Holdsworth, a Democratic strategist who managed Pete Buttigieg’s DNC bid in 2017.

"While this administration is coming to a close, the work that we have launched will be generating good jobs, good livelihoods and good outcomes for years and years to come," Buttigieg said.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has officially thrown her hat into the ring for Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race, setting the stage for what could be a defining moment in the state’s political future.

Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces her candidacy for governor in a bid to replace Gretchen Whitmer.

Jocelyn Benson served as the state’s chief elections administrator in the 2020 and 2024 elections and is the first well-known candidate to enter the fray as a Democrat while Macomb County