Trending Now - DNC Chair Under Pressure Amid Controversial Election Audit Results
WHO:
The Guardian - Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
The Guardian - Kamala Harris, candidate in the 2024 presidential election
The Guardian - Donald Trump, candidate in the 2024 presidential election
The Guardian - Seth Moulton, Democratic member of Congress from Massachusetts
The Guardian - Marc Veasey, Democratic member of Congress from Texas
The Guardian - Mark Pocan, Democratic member of Congress from Wisconsin
The Guardian - Tommy Vietor, former spokesman for President Barack Obama
The Guardian - Emily Amick, Democratic strategist and former counsel to Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer
The Guardian - Norm Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction
The Guardian - Amanda Litman, president of Run For Something
The Guardian - David Hogg, founder of Leaders We Deserve
The Guardian - Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker
The Guardian - Ilhan Omar, congresswoman from Minnesota
The Guardian - Jonathan Jackson, congressman from Illinois
The Guardian - Jane Kleeb, president of the Association of State Democratic Parties
The Guardian - Ben Wikler, former chair of the Democratic party in Wisconsin
The Guardian - Jon Tester, former senator from Montana
WHAT:
The Guardian - Ken Martin is facing calls to resign over his handling of an autopsy report on Kamala Harris’s defeat by Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
The Guardian - The autopsy report was released after being suppressed for months.
The Guardian - The report criticized Democrats for under-funding state parties and failing to listen to all voters.
The Guardian - 95% of members surveyed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) want Martin to step down.
ABC News - The report stated that Democrats did not make a strong case against Trump and leaned too heavily on the notion that he was "unacceptable."
ABC News - The report found that Harris underperformed with young Latino and Black men.
ABC News - Martin admitted the report was not ready for "prime time" and lacked source materials for verification.
WHERE:
The Guardian - The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is based in Washington, D.C.
WHEN:
The Guardian - The autopsy report was released on a Thursday.
The Guardian - The PCCC plans to launch a campaign to drive public phone calls to Democratic state chairs urging them to call on Martin to resign.
WHY:
The Guardian - Martin's handling of the report has led to a crisis of confidence in his leadership.
The Guardian - Critics argue that the report reflects a deeper distrust of the Democratic establishment.
HOW:
The Guardian - Martin assigned the report to Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant, on a part-time and unpaid basis.
ABC News - Martin stated that fixing the report would have meant starting over from scratch due to the lack of source materials.
(UPDATED May 23, 2026 19:17 UTC)
Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing significant pressure to resign following the release of an autopsy report on Kamala Harris's defeat by Trump in the 2024 presidential election, which had been suppressed for months. The report criticized the Democratic Party for under-funding state parties and failing to connect with voters, revealing that 95% of members surveyed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee want Martin to step down. Critics argue that Martin's handling of the report has sparked a crisis of confidence in his leadership, as he admitted it was not ready for "prime time" and lacked necessary source materials for verification.