How have Democrats’ policies shifted since the last major US election?

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that two years after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Democrats in key US midterm races are adjusting positions on several high-profile issues as they try to rebuild support and win back Congress. The piece says those shifts reflect both voter pressure and internal tensions between party moderates and rising progressive groups. It focuses on how candidates are changing their language on Israel, transgender rights and immigration, while the party’s broader direction remains unsettled.

On Israel, the article says Democrats have become more critical of the US-Israel relationship amid the Gaza war and declining public support for Israeli military actions. It cites Senator Chris Coons calling for a closer review of the relationship and notes that many Senate Democrats backed a motion opposing some military sales to Israel. At the same time, leadership figures such as Chuck Schumer still emphasize strong support for Israel’s security.

The story also describes more cautious messaging on transgender rights in competitive races, with some Democrats stressing fairness in school sports rather than broader advocacy, while progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reject that approach. On immigration, some candidates are leaning into border security and reform after years of Republican attacks on the Biden administration, while left-leaning activists have pushed harder for the abolition of ICE. Al Jazeera frames these changes as part of a larger struggle over the party’s identity ahead of the next election cycle.