Trump is working every angle to squash dissent against his extreme agenda–whether it be student protestors, independent reporters, judges, or political opponents. His aim is to instill fear against al...

These mass layoffs hurt all of us. When essential American workers are fired, everybody suffers. From compromised food safety inspections to delayed veterans’ benefits to disrupted Social Security ser...

President Donald Trump announced in a rambling Truth Social post Tuesday that he is putting a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, a retaliatory move that has once again spooked ...

Morning Dispatch

Last week, the Democratic Party’s top congressional leaders finally took a bold stand against Trump’s assault on our democracy when he came to Congress to tout his autocratic agenda.

Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear...

Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear...

In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech.

Explains what is happening, and why in our turbulent era. Speaks truth to power. 1 written & 1 broadcast commentary/day 6x/week. Click to read The Warning with Steve Schmidt, a Substack publication wi...

Welcome to What the Media Missed , where we dig into the many examples of legacy media malpractice that disgraced the nation’s front pages this week—while highlighting how Daily Kos goes past ...

Onward.

MSNBC has canceled “The ReidOut” starring Joy Reid—a move that other network hosts like Rachel Maddow are calling a “bad mistake.” Reid has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, and her departure from ...

On Wednesday, during his first Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic directing Fox News’ Lawrence Jones how to cover the meeting as journalists filed out of the room. TRUMP:…

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Republicans Love Your Vote—Just Not Your Questions

If there are any true conservatives left in today's GOP, they should stand up to the chaos and the diminution of the moral source of governmental authority that Trump's haphazard approach to governmen...

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Last night’s Friday Night News Dump was a doozy: Trump has purged the country’s military leadership.

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Kristi Noem, the new secretary of homeland security and former governor of South Dakota, threatened to give her employees lie detector tests as her department grapples with leaks.� “DHS is a ...

Between the never-ending executive orders and the unfit cabinet members, the first month of Trump's second term in office has been overwhelming.

Google’s quiet removal of cultural events from their calendars last year is part of a broader trend of tech companies and businesses catering to far-right and extreme groups by rolling back inclusivit...

Will any Republican in today’s House or Senate — the bodies the Founders created — find even a fraction of the courage of the men who founded this nation?

The mainstream media is offering a tepid response to President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the Associated Press from covering official White House events. AP has been barred from reporting on ...

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Inside the Democratic opposition

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I’m often asked what folks can do, right now, to make a difference.

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February 4, 2025 (Noon)

Yesterday the National Institutes of Health under the Trump administration announced a new policy that will dramatically change the way the United States funds medical research.

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A member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency who was granted access to the Treasury Department’s highly sensitive payments system resigned after a series of racist posts were…

Donald Trump’s co-president, Elon Musk, is deeply unpopular, and his unlawful meddling in the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency, a federal advisory commission he ...

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How America’s ultra-rich dismantled democracy, one Supreme Court ruling at a time…

How America’s ultra-rich dismantled democracy, one Supreme Court ruling at a time…

Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Monday to discuss what Democrats can do, as Maddow put it, “to mitigate some of ...