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The New York Times and its veteran intelligence reporter, Julian E. Barnes, filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon on Thursday, accusing the Defense Department of trampling on reporters’ First Amendment rights through a sweeping new set of reporting...

The Department of Defense inspector general’s report on the Signalgate scandal reveals that Secretary of State Pete Hegseth’s actions endangered the lives of American troops by revealing key ...

The United States Institute of Peace has officially been named after President Donald Trump, with the egomaniac’s name now etched into the building. "This morning, the State Department renamed ...

By � Samantha Liss � and � Sam Whitehead �for KFF Eliza Brader worries she soon will ...

Welcome to Morning Open Thread , a daily post with MOT hosts, who choose the topic for the daily posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful ...

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson faced questions Wednesday over his party’s disastrous underperformance in Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District—one that ...

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing on when, exactly, she’s going to get around ...

The Trump administration is going after a Venezuelan social media influencer as tensions with the South American country reach a boiling point. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced ...

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Legal watchdogs won’t bite Trump’s corrupt pet lawyers And their excuses are, in technical terms, some bullshit. GOP in crisis mode after...

Earlier this year, Maureen Comey was abruptly—and, let’s face it, wrongly—terminated from her job as a federal prosecutor for the extreme misdeed of being former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter. It also probably didn’t help that she worked on the...

Even by the standards of this year’s rolling political chaos, you’d expect House Republicans to at least try to project unity—if only to pretend their razor-thin majority isn’t hanging by a ...

A new report released Wednesday shows that small businesses experienced a six-figure drop in employment in the month of November as millions of Americans struggle with a worsening economy under ...

Republicans' unimpressive victory in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District Tuesday night has the party terrified, with lawmakers and strategists alike fearing that a number of House races once ...

New AI-powered programs offer help to patients stymied by insurance denials. By Anna Claire Vollers for� Stateline As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, ...

Some gems of the New Wave. Please include your own favorites in the comments. Brian Eno & David Byrne, “America Is Waiting” x ...

Far too many around the world consider that if the COP process does not immediately and totally condemn fossil fuels and order the end of their use, then the whole process is a failure. This is not ...

As the American people recover from their Thanksgiving feasts, Donald Trump and his Republican MAGA cult in Washington are demonstrating their ability to sink lower in morality, legality, and even holiday spirit, than anyone previously thought...

What to you is this spirit? December is the only time people feel free to be good, joyous, loving, happy, etc… without thinking about if it’s right/wrong, what will people think. When they are asked “why you so peppy today?” they have a built in excuse...

I’m certain you seen stories similar to this, a single family half MAGA, half not. Two kids, a son (Chad) and a daughter (Haley) who are essentially progressives living in LA and New York(?) while their parents in Oklahoma are both hard-core full-on...

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, , annetteboardman, Besame,and jck,. Alumni editors ...

In yet another sign the electorate is rejecting MAGA’s culture-war politics, Democrats swept school board elections in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. “From Texas to Pennsylvania to Ohio, ...

Sound up Holy Shit! This is where my story ends. Anything between this and the comments has nothing to do with me. ZT

This week, we’re helping a kindergarten in a Texas border town get some computer-based learning games, and a 6th grade on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana get supplies for science projects. We hope that readers who support quality public school...

We begin today with� Heather Cox Richardson �writing for her “Letters from an American” Substack about the seeming avalanche of challenges to the Trump regime from the Republican Party. In the ...

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

Richard Wolff explains why Trump embraced tariffs and how nationalist capitalism signals U.S. economic decline. A powerful breakdown of globalization, China, and worker power. Dr. Richard Wolff Exposes Trump Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here....