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Trump says he’d win California if Jesus Christ counted votes
President Donald Trump’s rambling got especially delusional when he spoke with White House press pool reporters before boarding Air Force One on Wednesday. Asked about Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality-TV has-been Spencer Pratt, Trump replied, “I heard he’s a big MAGA person. He’s doing well.” Trump then launched into his ever-expanding lies about elections, saying…
US announces criminal case against former Cuban President Raúl Castro
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro, now 94…
Trump’s golf club manager is elbow-deep in reflecting pool saga
Of all of President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., construction projects, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool seems to be the one where the wheels are coming off very quickly with each new revelation. The latest tidbit we’ve learned is that David Schutzenhofer, who is currently the general manager of Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, is helping oversee the comically inept…
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A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | Trump secures reparations for Jan. 6 rioters—out of your wallet…
Massie’s loss proves GOP voters do not tolerate opposition to Trump
Donald Trump claimed yet another Republican scalp on Tuesday, when Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary in Kentucky to Trump-backed GOP hopeful Ed Gallrein. Trump went all in to defeat Massie, who since the start of this Congress, was not just a thorn in the GOP leadership’s spine but also in Trump’s. Massie not only voted against Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”—which slashed health…
Barney Frank, liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86
Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former campaign manager and close friend. After representing broad swaths of Boston’s suburbs in Congress for 32 years…
GOP has a new midterms strategy: Lotsa flags!
The latest New York Times/Siena University poll has devastating news for the GOP ahead of this year’s midterm elections. In addition to a record-low approval rating of 37% for President Donald Trump, the generic congressional ballot had Democrats up by 10 percentage points, which jumped to a staggering 14 points among voters most likely to cast ballots. Republicans can’t quit Trump.
Local health officials prepare for influx of World Cup fans
The spread of infectious diseases and heat-related illness are among their concerns. By Shalina Chatlani for Stateline Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions of fans, many of them from overseas, come to watch the games.
The dangers of solar panels
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Xavier Becerra opens up about running to be California’s next governor
For much of California’s gubernatorial race, Xavier Becerra was polling well below other candidates. Among the Democrats, now-former Rep. Eric Swalwell was emerging as the front-runner, and Becerra’s team saw the writing on the wall. They didn’t have a shot at winning. Despite his resume—a former state attorney general and health secretary in the Biden administration—Becerra’s push for…
Fraud, white genocide, and other adventures in Trump’s land of make-believe
A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. 5 things to watch in Tuesday’s primary bonanza It’s the biggest primary night of the 2026 election cycle so far. Trump’s Jan. 6 slush fund is ‘impeachable,’ says House Democrat He seems to be going for the hat trick. GOP in disarray as Trump backs notorious scumbag…
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How the GOP’s bigotry paved the way for mosque shooting
Following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego that killed three people, the GOP’s history of anti-Muslim rhetoric is once again in the spotlight. A pair of teenagers launched the armed attack on Monday, killing a security guard and two men who were trying to draw the suspects away from the mosque. Police chief Scott Wahl told reporters that the shooters engaged in “generalized…
Yet another judge is rightfully furious with ICE
Lower-court judges continue to try to hold the line against the brutal excesses of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel issuing a ruling earlier this week that drastically restricts ICE agents’ ability to arrest people at immigration courts in Manhattan. This is an about-face from Judge Castel, who had ruled in favor of the Trump administration in…
Watch JD Vance’s embarrassing attempt to be clever
Vice President and noted joy vacuum JD Vance stood in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday, delivering the kind of anti-charismatic smugness we’ve all come to collectively hate. “That was a doozy,” Vance remarked after a journalist asked about reports that President Donald Trump has been profiting bigly on stock trading in his second term. Vance proceeded to offer up a…
Will CBS News’ MAGA makeover cost Bari Weiss her job?
The pro-Trump management at Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS, released a statement of support for conservative CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss after a report indicated that she may be pushed aside. “Bari has the full support of Paramount and David Ellison as the editorial leader overseeing CBS News and ’60 Minutes,’” a spokesperson told The Wrap.
Is this vulnerable New York Republican trying to lose his House seat?
New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler is one of the most vulnerable members of Congress up for reelection this fall. Former Vice President Kamala Harris carried his district—which includes the lower Hudson Valley and northern parts of Westchester—by less than 1 point, while former President Joe Biden won it by 10 points four years earlier. In a midterm environment like 2026…
JD Vance vs. Marco Rubio
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It’s a ballroom … it’s a bunker … it’s a ‘drone port’?
President Donald Trump held a Q&A Tuesday in front of the site that is his tacky ballroom, which—like so many of his projects—was initially pitched as costing taxpayers next to nothing. He’s now seeking at least $1 billion for the project. Attempting to explain the ballroom’s design, Trump rambled about its aesthetics before making claims about its futuristic magic roof. “Not only is it…