At a Bayside Queens town hall, Chuck Park, a former member of the foreign service and a Democratic challenger to Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., was […]
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The Men Defending Graham Platner In All The Wrong Ways
Graham Platner is at the center of another scandal, this time after reports he sent sexual messages to multiple women during his relationship with his […]
Six States Are Suing the Trump Administration Over Its Deal to Kill an Offshore Wind Project
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Six states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cancel a […]
MAGA analyst stuns with call for Trump to issue new stimulus checks: ‘Do you hear this?’
A self-described “MAGA lefty” stunned political analysts and observers on Wednesday by calling on President Donald Trump to issue new stimulus checks because of the […]
Ethics Committee investigating former members for leaking to the media: report
The House Ethics Committee has sent letters to former committee members asking them to provide information about leaks stemming from a case that was later […]
Democrats Opposed to Tlaib’s Resolution to Stop U.S. Joining War on Lebanon
Democrats are reportedly “not happy” that Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) is pushing for a vote on a war powers resolution to limit U.S. support […]
Judge Orders Reopening of Trump’s IRS Lawsuit Over Fraud and Collusion
After widespread bipartisan outcry, the Justice Department says it is permanently abandoning plans for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Widely branded as a “slush fund,” […]
In Alabama, the Roberts Court Hands Republicans Yet Another Shocking Gerrymandering Win
For the second time in three weeks, the Roberts Court on Tuesday night green-lit an Alabama congressional map that a lower court has repeatedly found […]
The Dems Need a Project 2029
As I was writing this, the House actually passed a war powers resolution. This is from NBC News: The House offered a rare rebuke to […]
“We Are Being Made to Look Like Fools”: How Trump Is Weaponizing World Cup Visas
The FIFA Men’s World Cup starts next week—and some players still don’t know whether they’ll be able to travel to their matches. On Wednesday, Switzerland’s […]
Trump’s Dubious New Section 301 Tariffs
NA Last night, the Trump Administration revealed plans to use Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose massive new tariffs on imports […]
Who Murdered ‘60 Minutes’?
Famed “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired Tuesday night. “We have parted ways with Scott Pelley,” Nick Bilton, the tech journalist who CBS News’ […]
The Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Offers a Real Choice on Policy and Approach
This is what I got when I asked Canva’s AI illustration generator to give me a picture of “donkeys debating,” in case you wondered whether […]
How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement
The success of Organize NYC, a new initiative designed to bring a grassroots base into the guts of the governing process, will have implications for […]
Reeling Trump Loses On Iran War Powers, Ballroom, And Weaponization Fund All On The Same Day
It is official. Senate Democrats scored two huge wins in the Republican reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol. Republicans put themselves in a […]
Dr. Oz’s claims about Trump’s health befuddle analyst: ‘Well, this was embarrassing’
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, befuddled an analyst on Wednesday by making several wild claims about President […]
NYT editorial board goes scorched earth on Trump’s ‘chilling’ choice for spy chief
The New York Times editorial board issued a blistering verdict on President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Wednesday, […]
Could Democrats Be Iced Out of This California Congressional Race?
While most California races were called by the morning after Election Day, a handful of key holdouts remain. “This is normal,” Secretary of State Shirley […]
Greater Toronto home sales up six per cent in May as prices fall: real estate board
TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area marked its third straight month of higher home sales compared with a year earlier, as the city’s real estate […]
Andrew Weissmann’s Book “Liars Kingdom” Warns Against The Danger Of Political Lying And How To Fight Back.
In the first chapter of his new book, Weissmann makes clear that Trump’s political lying has damaged American democracy more than any of the singular […]