All at once, Saikat Chakrabarti is a nobody, a Silicon Valley millionaire and a humble job applicant. “I’m not choosing to challenge the most powerful woman in Congress. I am just choosing to ...

Two years ago, after working for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, Saikat Chakrabarti co-founded an organization called Brand New Congress with a lofty goal: Launch hundreds of progressive ...

A new political candidate gunning for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat says Democratic leaders were "paralyzed and unprepared" in the face of a second Trump presidency. "It's a political instinct.

Saikat Chakrabarti, ex-aide to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will contest against Nancy Pelosi in 2026. He aims for California's 11th Congressional District. Chakrabarti said he respects Pelosi's ...

Saikat Chakrabarti, a former campaign worker for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, spoke with NBC News' David Noriega about running against former Speaker of the House Nancy ...

Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced Wednesday that he would challenge Pelosi in the primary, citing the former speaker’s efforts to prevent ...

LOS ANGELES — Democrat Saikat Chakrabarti decided to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi for her San Francisco congressional seat when he watched in disbelief last year as his party chose a 74-year-old ...

After Democrats lost the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives in last year’s election, Saikat Chakrabarti waited for the party’s leaders to acknowledge — if not address — their ...