8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (53+ words) Why are Republicans so weird?Seriously. There was a time when our disagreements were over taxes, war, and reproductive rights. Those were profound disagreements, but they took place in a shared reality. We agreed on the basic facts, even if…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (52+ words) President Donald Trump does not appear to be the entertainer he once was, reports CNN’s Brian Stelter.The president’s insult-laden speech drew mostly stunned silence from the audience as he attacked a bunch of journalists at the pared-down recap of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (58+ words) A coalition of progressive groups, led by the huge union SEIU-UHW, managed to get a one-time five percent wealth tax on the ballot this fall. The tax would apply to the assets over $1 billion held by the state’s 200 or so…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (101+ words) Trump is asking for $1,500,000 million for the military for next year. That’s close to $600 billion (adjusted for inflation) more than we were spending on the military in fiscal year 2025, before Trump took office.This increase is huge by any measure....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (49+ words) This week, another Epsteinworld recruiter, Daniel Siad, was found dead in his home outside Paris. He was 69 years old and under investigation in France over allegations of rape and trafficking. Siad joins Epstein and fellow French sex trafficker Jean-Luc Brunel…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (49+ words) A staunch MAGA Republican is begging Michigan voters to elect him senator by arguing that if they do not, one of President Donald Trump's billionaire allies might be investigated for allegedly illegal actions costing millions of lives.In a fundraising…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (51+ words) When Robert F. Kennedy Jr tells us he has anything “under control,” panic may be the only logical response. The health secretary has long seemed unable to control even his own impulses, let alone the massive government apparatus under his and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (407+ words) Within days of President Donald Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran in late February, right-wing media figures began predicting a short, easy conflict that would be over quickly. Major conservative pundits unilaterally declared in early March that the war was a…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (738+ words) Anti abortion Republican senators scored a big win from embattled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during his contentious confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Justice.After a forceful demand by Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to restrict…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (59+ words) SpaceX’s shares took a big hit last week, ending the week at 124 at the NASDAQ close on Friday. This is more than eight percent below the 135 price at its initial public offering last month, and a drop of almost 15 percent…...