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- by Chris D’Angelo, Jimmy Tobias, and Roque PlanasThis story was originally published on the Substack Public Domain, to which you can subscribe here. Kathleen Sgamma, a longtime oil and gas activist, withdrew her nomination to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management hours before her confirmation hearing Thursday. The move comes two days after a watchdog group surfaced private comments in which Sgamma condemned President Donald Trump’s […]
- by Inae OhPresident Donald Trump’s convulsive tariff policy, which all but reversed course Wednesday with the caveat that the same pain would return in 90 days, continues to scramble the world’s economic order. But against the upheaval of broken alliances and global supply chains, a small anxiety is emerging among Americans with wanderlust: how to travel with […]
- by Molly TaftThis story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2021, James Kenney and his husband were at a big box store buying a piece of furniture when the sales associate asked if they’d like to add fabric protectant. Kenney, the cabinet secretary of New Mexico’s Environment Department, asked to see […]
- by Ari BermanTwo weeks after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping anti-voting executive order, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure, the SAVE Act, that is described by voting rights advocates as perhaps the worst voter suppression bill ever seriously considered by Congress. It could disenfranchise millions of voters and would severely limit how Americans […]
- by Laura C. MorelLast month, during an Indiana state legislative hearing, Republican Sen. Jeff Raatz from Richmond, a small city in the eastern part of the state, discussed a resolution he filed declaring that the state’s General Assembly “strongly supports pregnancy care centers in their unique, positive contributions to the individual lives of women, men, and babies—both born […]
- by Julia MétrauxIn February, after Donald Trump returned to office, Army veteran Mark Puhl’s medical requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs—for surgery and a chemotherapy port, both related to cancer for which he had already received care through the VA—were denied. Puhl, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, holds the cost-cutting efforts of Elon Musk’s “Department of […]
- by Dan Friedman and Russ ChomaLeading Democrats are raising questions about whether insiders profited from the market swing that followed President Donald Trump’s sudden reversal on sweeping tariffs he recently announced on imports from foreign countries. “Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked in a Bluesky post Wednesday. […]
- by Tim MurphyPresident Donald Trump has not been particularly kind to the small African nation of Lesotho. His administration’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development hit the nation of about 2.3 million people hard, by cutting millions of dollars of funding for public health and other programs. In March, he ridiculed the country during […]
- by Pema LevyAt any moment, the Supreme Court will issue a decision in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man whom the Trump administration admits it deported to a notorious Salvadoran mega prison due to “administrative error.” The ruling could pose a make or break moment, not just for the life of Abrego Garcia, but […]
- by Henry Carnell and Sarah SzilagyFive days after President Donald Trump declared “gender ideology” to be “one of the most prevalent forms of child abuse,” Montana’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives killed a bill that would have enshrined much the same idea into state law by criminalizing parents and medical providers. Montana Senate Bill 164 would have made it a felony […]
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- by Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxWelcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration […]
- by Geoffrey SkelleyThe second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]
- by Nathaniel RakichOn Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a […]
- by Nathaniel RakichWelcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President Donald […]
- by Nathaniel RakichIn his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a fundamental realignment of Florida from being a swing state to being […]
- by Monica PottsPresidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Oliver WillisTech billionaire Elon Musk’s space company was recently handed a $5.9 billion contract subsidized by taxpayers, even as his so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to take a wrecking ball to key government agencies. The U.S. Space Force announced on April 4 that Musk’s SpaceX was among three companies awarded government contracts for the National […]
- by HeatherTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent started rambling about the border, deportations and tax cuts when asked by FBN's Maria Bartiromo what the reasoning was for the tariffs on China. Here's the back and forth from this Wednesday's Mornings with Maria, where Bessent also repeated the nonsense that Trump has some sort of a mandate for this […]
- by Brett WilkinsThis is a developing story… Please check back for possible updates… The Keystone pipeline—which carries hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil nearly 2,700 miles from the Alberta tar sands to refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma daily—was abruptly shut down Tuesday morning following a rupture in North Dakota, marking yet another accident along what […]
- by John AmatoTo say Trump's administration is populated with crackpots, conspiracy theorists, unqualified drunks and cult members is not an understatement. Earlier today, Trump's HHS Sec. RFK Jr said he plans to tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoridation in water supplies and will put together a task force to focus on the issue. Will Scott Atlas […]
- by HeatherNever mind the fact that one of the contributors on her own network admitted why Trump ended up backing down (somewhat) on his tariffs. Fox's Laura Ingraham went into full Dear Leader mode when opening her show this Wednesday night. This is so typical of Fox and their right-wing propaganda. Just keep pumping your viewers […]
- by HeatherJimmy Kimmel didn't hold back during his opening monologue this Wednesday and summed up nicely what it's been like for the sane among us watching this maniac Trump play games with our livelihoods and our economy. As Kimmel rightfully noted, in the end Trump and his enablers are trying to give Trump credit for solving […]
- by John AmatoSen. Elizabeth Warren wouldn't let CNBC host Joe Kernan change the subject and try to ignore price gouging taking place because of Trump's insane tariffs. Whether he paused the tariffs or not, the price gouging will continue. Guaranteed. Sen. Warren joined CNBC's Squawk Box for a lengthy interview where she called on Congress to step […]
- by Susie MadrakWonders never cease. NY Times actually used “lie” in a headline — Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) 2025-04-10T11:48:17.161Z The Snowflake-in-Chief is now targeting two former appointees over their criticism of his actions, stripping their security clearances and opening federal probes of their tenures. Via Politico: The directives that Trump signed on Wednesday order the Justice Department to […]
- by Susie MadrakThe GAO is auditing Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The probe, which has been ongoing since March, covers DOGE’s handling of data at several cabinet-level agencies, including the Departments of Labor, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, the Treasury, and the Social Security Administration, as well as the US DOGE Service (USDS) itself, according […]
- by NewsHound EllenA recent article in Vanity Fair is alarming enough. Its subtitle sums it up nicely: “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency terminated thousands of experienced public health professionals in an April Fools’ Day massacre. We’re all about to pay the price.” As an example, author Katherine Eban cites Dr. Timony […]
- by Jason EasleyAfter the House passed the voter suppression law called the SAVE Act, Senate Democrats said that the bill will not pass the Senate.
- by Jason EasleyThe only remaining age group to give Trump a positive approval rating has joined the rest of the country as Trump has gone from a (+5) net approval rating with Gen Z to a (-29).
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyA healthcare industry group is lobbying Republicans in Congress to not cut Medicaid, as a consensus grows to protect the program.
- by Jason EasleyRachel Maddow blistered Donald Trump and compared his administration to a baby pushing buttons on a keyboard that didn't know what the buttons do.
- by Jason EasleySen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has announced that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will be joining him on all stops on the West Coast Fighting Oligarchy Tour swing.
- by Jason EasleyA new poll revealed that even if the tariffs are dialed back, Trump and the Republicans are still doomed because voters care most about the high cost of food.
- by Jason EasleyRep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) laid into Trump's trade representative Jamieson Greer for seeming to have no idea that Trump paused the tariffs. Horsford called the White House amateur hour.
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyTrump backed off of his crackpot reciprocal tariffs by ordering a 90 day pause and a lowering of the reciprocal tariffs to 10%.
- by Jason EasleyShowing that his policies are wrong, backward, and outdated, Trump held an event touting the coal industry as the US economy continues to crater.
- by Jason EasleyDemocratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hammered Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for delaying a special House election until November to help Trump.
- by Left WisdomThis is James Garman a voter from New Orleans, Louisiana and I am writing to Rep Troy Carter to urge, no demand that he step up for the American people against the illegal occuptation of the White House by a man who organized and is known to have organized a coop to overturn the government […]
- by Left WisdomThis is the emailed note I sent to my Representative and the 2 senators for my state. I am pretty sure the rep will vote correctly because he is a democrat and cares about the people at least enough to be elected again by us. The two senators are likely a waste of time, but […]
- by Left WisdomDear President Zelenski:As a normal everyday citizen of the United States, I have great concern for your nations future as an independent democratic nation. However, the United States has fallen into a horrible abyss in the last few months. We have fallen for the lies of one of the most anti-democracy men in the Western […]
- by Left WisdomI have absolutely no intention of being “polite” in this blog. I intend to tell the truth and let it all hang out. We are in a horrible situation right now and if we don’t get it together and fight for what America supposedly stood for at one time, no matter how imperfectly, we are […]
- by Left WisdomAxios this is in Israel(bear in mind, this is the sharing of a personal opinion although it is backed up by history and my personal observation which I insists has relevance…I am NOT a spelling or grammar expect, although if I get a sign that a word is misspelled, I will try to correct it. Just […]
- by Left Wisdoma picture from the internet from Jan 6, 2021’s insurrectionWell, violence is not far away when MAGA gets “owned” by things that make no difference in the scheme of life. If you have spent any time “listening” to right wing media or reading the missives they publish to see where their minds are, you know […]
- by Left WisdomLook at this!!!! This is what we are likely going to have to look at if the MAGA cult manage to win this election….or we don’t get our nation to stand for the right thing. Sadly, although Biden has tried to do something about this atrocerity, the Congress has drug its heels and still insists […]
- by Left WisdomAre Mammoth coming back — science, really?found at freepixOk, I am currently reading a science fiction novella about a sometime in the near future time when the Wooly Mammoth, or at least some version has been brough back to life. Apparently the humans of that time have NOT managed to do a good job of saving the Earth from […]
- by Left WisdomPicture of Springfield Ohio..for the point of the blogWe all know what has been going on for a while now. Most of us, hopefully, by now, have gotten the reports about the bomb threats against City Hall and various schools (High and College) in Springfield, Ohio. It has been started, or at least kept going and […]
- by Left WisdomAin’t this some absolute crap? The image at the top is the first evidence I had of this particular case of stupidity that has ramifications for the betrayal of the LGBTQ community of the United States. Gullible people are born every single day. No wonder it has been said that a dub is born every […]
- by Josh BlackmanThe Trump Administration didn't lose but it didn't quite win either.
- by Ilya SominEven after Trump paused some of his new tariffs for 90 days, we still have the highest average tariffs in over a century and the biggest trade war since the Great Depression. Real relief will only come if Congress or the courts deny Trump the power to do this.
- by Jonathan H. AdlerWithout any recorded dissent, the justices rebuke the Trump Administration's cavalier disregard for due process.
- by Paul CassellThe Court follows my argument that the purpose of a rape shield hearing is to … well … shield rape victims.
- by Autumn Billings“I am here to break the law,” Marcy Rheintgen said after being given a trespass warning.
- by Faisal Saeed Al MutarProtectionism in Egypt and Iraq fueled corruption, stagnation, and smuggling—not prosperity.
- by Robby SoaveThey/them is tedious.
- by Christian BritschgiFrom Obama, to Trump, to Biden, to Trump again, the definition of showerhead keeps changing.
- by Eric BoehmThere were no deals. There were no wins. There was no plan.
- by Billy BinionThe American citizen had been sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for treason.
- by Columbia University professor Marianne Hirsch’s new article in The Forward is titled “I grew up under a terrifying authoritarian regime. Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is right out of their playbook.” She tells Democracy Now! that seeing footage of the ICE arrests of Khalil and Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk “brought back these feelings of terror that […]
- by As the U.S. and Iran prepare for talks this weekend in Oman to discuss Iran’s nuclear weapons program, we speak to journalist Negar Mortazavi about the Trump administration’s negotiation strategy of “threats and pressure” and his diplomatic doctrine of “peace through strength.” Mortazavi is skeptical that the talks will result in Iran giving up its […]
- by President Trump has announced a 90-day pause on new tariffs for most countries and a steep increase to tariffs on China. The 125% tariff rate on China comes after China retaliated in an escalating trade war between the two largest economies in the world. For most other countries, a 10% tariff remains in place, but […]
- by Trump’s Trade U-Turn Lowers Tariffs to 10% for Most Countries, Hikes Them to 125% for China, Israel Kills at Least 35 People in Shuja’iyya Attack as Israeli Forces Prepare to Seize Rafah, Deepening Hunger in Gaza as Israel’s Illegal Blockade Stretches Through Sixth Week, U.S. Senate Confirms Christian Zionist Mike Huckabee as Israel Ambassador, U.S. […]
- by As federal agencies face crippling cuts and are forced to cut essential services, President Trump has announced he will seek a $1 trillion budget for the Pentagon, a record-setting number that would mark the highest level of U.S. defense spending since World War II. William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for […]
- by An immigration judge has announced she could rule as early as Friday on whether the Trump administration can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student protest leader incarcerated at an immigrant detention center in Louisiana. Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was seized by federal agents on March 8 […]
- by Stock Markets Plummet as President Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Take Effect, Israeli Strikes on Gaza City Residences Kill Dozens, with Scores Trapped Under Rubble, Autopsy Shows 17-Year-Old Palestinian Starved to Death in Israeli Prison, Family Demands U.S. Probe into Israel’s Killing of 14-Year-Old Palestinian American, “A Death Sentence for Millions”: WFP Asks Trump to Reverse Cuts […]
- by “There has been a systemic erasure of Black history.” Professor Christina Greer discusses the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech and efforts to whitewash American history. The erasure of the history of racism and resistance is not only intellectually dishonest, says Greer, but will also cause the U.S. economic and social harm. “We can’t move […]
- by The Supreme Court has paused a lower court order that instructed the Trump administration to immediately bring back a U.S. legal resident who was “mistakenly” sent to El Salvador, giving the court more time to deliberate on the case. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was expelled from the U.S. on March 15 despite holding protected status, […]
- "What About the Capitalists?": Autoworkers in U.S., Mexico Call for Solidarity, Not Divisive TariffsbyAs workers brace for uncertainty and fallout from Trump’s tariffs, we hear from two autoworkers, one in Mexico and one in the United States. Israel Cervantes, founder of the National Independent Union for Workers in the Automotive Industry in Mexico, calls for unions across North America to unite against the tariffs, which have already led […]