US has sent deportees to many African countries, the latest one being Liberia. Here’s why.
Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia on Thursday, the first group of an eventual 1,200 deportees that the West African country says it will receive from the U.S. under a new deal. Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported thousands of people to two dozen countries that aren’t their own, as it pushes ahead with its…
Watch: Mark Cuban says you can’t fix healthcare until every price is known
Interview by Julie Rovner and video by Hannah Norman for KFF The ongoing debate over the U.S. health system shouldn’t be based on whether the government or the private sector is the dominant player, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said this week. The bigger issue, he said, is whether the system’s participants are transparent about what they charge and what they pay.
Commander in catering
President Donald Trump only cares about himself—and perhaps his doting personal assistant. This became clear during Trump’s recent disappearing act from Air Force One, where the president was scurried away with a few aides on a catering truck to another plane over dubious intelligence that Iran might target the flight. Left behind on the supposed imperiled plane were numerous White House…
Celebrating the legendary voices of the Black Queens of song
This story originally ran Aug. 23, 2020. Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 270 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. In the 1930s and into the 1940s, a legendary group of Black women were…
Love is …
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump betrays South Korea for his pen pal Kim Jong Un…
Why the right keeps failing to co-opt sports
Republicans have been trying for years to use sports as a venue to push a conservative political agenda. Sporting events are one of the most popular entertainment pursuits and among the most-watched and searched areas of life, so they are a rich environment for conservative propaganda. On paper, the disproportionate popularity of sports targeted toward men would seem to dovetail with the…
Biden Derangement Syndrome
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | ‘Stop talking about Biden!’: Democrat shreds Trump official…
Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry—and tribal health concerns in Southwest
By Melissa Bailey for KFF WHITE MESA, Utah — On a hot April day, Malcolm Lehi maneuvered his Jeep Wrangler over a rough dirt road past junipers and sagebrush in search of Entrance Spring on land long connected to his tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute. The cool, mossy spring lies just across the highway from White Mesa Mill, the nation’s only remaining conventional uranium mill…
Children are losing health coverage. Federal cuts will make it worse.
Medi-Cal enrollment among children has fallen by more than 460,000 since 2025. Medicaid cuts taking effect next year will push coverage even lower. By Mark Kreidler for Capital & Main From the outset of the Republican-led attack on federal Medicaid funding, health care experts and advocacy groups have warned that the worst effects of the projected $1 trillion in cuts would land on…
From religious liberty to slush funds, the DOJ hits peak embarrassment
This week, the DOJ was put in its place about religious liberty, but it continues to be a nationwide embarrassment by insisting James Comey is a murderous terrorist, basically. Oh, and meet Trent McCotter, who may be your next deputy attorney general and loves long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and the treasonweasel slush fund. When Trump got into office, he promptly got rid…
SOS from a USS
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | Trump says struggling sailors haven’t been at sea ‘nearly long enough’…
Trump and Natalie Harp send the GOP into fits
Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia made a relatively tame reference to Donald Trump’s “human printer” aide, Natalie Harp, while calling out the president’s hands-off approach to fixing the affordability crisis his policies have exacerbated. The GOP promptly lost its collective mind. You know, the same GOP that rallies around Trump when he calls women “piggy,” or when he is found liable for…
Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health
2 years after ruling on emergency abortion care, justices may see another Idaho case about health exceptions. By Kelcie Moseley-Morris for Stateline A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled earlier this month…
With tears in his eyes
A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | The medical world slams Trump’s harmful anti-vax quackery…
Extreme heat waves fuel political tensions in Europe
At the limits of adaptation, governments face a choice: point fingers, or seize the moment for transformational change. By Bob Berwyn for Inside Climate News A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political. Elected leaders are facing growing scrutiny for their lackluster response to the deadly consequences of climate…
Tabloid drama, and midterms-o-rama
The Conversation is a weekly dive into the most popular stories on Daily Kos and what it tells us about the national political environment. Two big stories have dominated attention this week. The biggest is the hysterical reaction from Republicans over Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia including three simple words in this sentence about President Donald Trump: “See, he doesn’t want…
Mash notes
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | GOP sure doesn’t like Jon Ossoff’s quip about Trump’s creepy aide…
Democrats’ 2028 jockeying is in full swing
This November, President Donald Trump’s free rein ends as Democrats are slated to win the House and perhaps even the Senate. Obviously, our main focus should be on that effort. But we can walk and chew gum, can’t we? Because while 2026 is front and center, there is already a race under that race going on, with 2028 hopefuls testing their message, building their profiles…
RFK Jr.’s MAHA notices
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Trump’s latest tacky stunt is a nightmare for DC residents
Washington, D.C. residents are facing a traffic nightmare thanks to President Donald Trump’s decision to use the city to host the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race over the weekend. Traffic has come to a near standstill in parts of the capital city and problems are expected to persist into September. Trump has been hyping the event for several weeks and is expected to take a lap around the…