The leader of Trump’s assault on higher education has a troubled legal and financial history
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By Peter Elkind, ProPublica, and Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education, for ProPublica
When Los Angeles attorney Leo Terrell, a legal commentator, lifelong Democrat and fiery fixture on Fox News, announced on the network’s “
Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks
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By Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell for KFF Health News
The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effe
Black Music Sunday: Songs about work and workers for Labor Day weekend
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Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 275 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction t
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
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When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contr
1 in 4 Texas school districts sign up for new Bible-infused curriculum
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The numbers may grow as the state collects more data. Some districts adopted the plan not for its religious emphasis but for more funding and to better align with teaching requirements.
By Jaden Edison for The Texas Tribune
More than 300 Texas
A win for Hunter Biden, and why is Trump appealing a courtroom victory?
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Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back.
Hell yeah, Hunter Biden keeps winning
Remember the Hunter Biden laptop guy? John Paul Mac Isaac i
Clips of the week: Democrats shred Trump’s dictator dreams
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As President Donald Trump continues to play fantasy dictator, ruining lives and threatening U.S. democracy, Democratic leaders have finally started hitting back—hard.
And it’s all on video!
Watch Newsom troll the sh-t out of Trump with real crim
The past few weeks of conservative politics have been jam-packed with demonstrations of fear and cowardice, poking holes in their facade as tough guys (and gals).
For instance, senior White House aide Stephen Miller took a break from creating policies meant
Trump administration halted civil rights lawsuits targeting abuses of prisoners and the mentally ill
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The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive group homes. Both cases are now on hold.
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Trump team loves the most unqualified attorneys, and Democrats sue HHS
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Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back.
Eighth Circuit keeps vying to be the worst circuit
For years now, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals h
Clips of the week: Trump vs. bagpipes and the ghost of Epstein
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You must watch Buttigieg break down Trump’s massive Epstein problem
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg clearly articulated why he believed the Trump administration’s refusal to release its files on accused sex trafficke
Scientists fight back against Energy Department's 'antiscientific' and 'deceptive' climate report
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Climate scientist Michael Mann called the report “a deeply misleading antiscientific narrative, built on deceptive arguments, misrepresented datasets, and distortion of actual scientific understanding.”
By Dennis Pillion for Inside Climate News
Trump wonders why people 'trust numbers' after lousy jobs report
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President Donald Trump responded to a reporter’s question about Friday’s jobs report, which showed a terrifying slowdown in job creation, by claiming it was fabricated by bad actors in the Bureau of Labor Statistics in order to make him look bad.
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The Recap: Trump to build shiny new ballroom as economy tanks and jobs dwindle
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Thanks, Trump: Stock market tanks amid new tariffs and crappy jobs report
So. Much. Winning.
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Trump’s demand that the Smithsonian erase history is equal parts terrifying and pathetic
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If you’re planning a trip to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, make sure to check out “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden,” which will teach you about all the presidents who were impeached or resigned in lieu of impeachmen
The Recap: Epstein accomplice eyes a pardon, and why Trump says Obama ‘owes me big’
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You'll never believe why Trump claims 'Obama owes me big'
News flash: Presidential immunity is beneficial only to presidents who are corrupt.
This confessional was posted to Reddit’s r/centrist community. In it, a Tennessee Democrat explains why he voted for Donald Trump in 2024, despite voting Democratic downballot. I’m sharing it with commentary because it offers a window into Trump’s endur
Caribbean Matters: Trump-loving Puerto Rico governor targets trans people
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Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico has made it into mainland news he
Trump has a knack for good politics—and Democrats should copy it
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People feel disconnected from politics and government. And that disconnection leads them to vote based on nonissues like trans athletes. The best way to reconnect them? Make it blazingly obvious how the government helps them.
For example, don’t just
Media keeps caving to Trump, but FCC goon demands even more
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Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr was asked about Stephen Colbert, whose show was canceled in what many view as a craven concession to appease President Donald Trump, during an appearance on CNBC Friday.
“They have such a storied history
Lee Zeldin might be dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency bit by bit, but at least he’s making gas cans great again.
The EPA administrator announced Friday that he had made an official plea to gas-can manufacturers, begging them to change their s
Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump's war on homeless people
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Even in an era where every new presidential executive order is a body blow, President Donald Trump’s “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” is particularly awful. Ostensibly about “making America safe again and ending homelessness,” per
Bye, George! Santos heads to federal prison with flair
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Disgraced former GOP Rep. George Santos of New York reported to federal prison Friday to begin his sentence of more than seven years. He pleaded guilty in April to a series of fraud schemes ranging from wire fraud to aggravated identity theft.
But if yo
EPA extends leave and demands answers from employees who signed a ‘declaration of dissent’
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A union representative for the employees is objecting to a survey in which the workers must now disclose if they signed the declaration at work using EPA computers, calling the survey an improper “investigatory tool.”
By Lisa Sorg for Inside Cl
How an iPhone app became a vital tool in fighting Trump’s ICE goons
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The ICEBlock app is a game-changer. Allowing users to report ICE activity on a crowdsourced and anonymous—though this cannot be fully guaranteed—platform, the app is like Waze but for immigration enforcement.
According to its creator Joshua Aaron, ICEBlo
There is no doubt that the American public is pissed off about Donald Trump’s cover-up around the Epstein files—and his most loyal Republican minions are feeling the wrath.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was called a “pedophile” by a heckler during
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants Elon Musk’s companies to “thrive”—a sharp turnabout just one day after the White House expressed doubt about whether Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, should continue receiving government c
The Recap: The worst abortion lawsuit yet, and Trump's tariffs come for Halloween
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The worst person you know just filed the worst abortion lawsuit in Texas
The arguments are nonsense, but that doesn’t matter when the courts are
Trump's team announces new target in sanctuary city skirmish
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As it turns out, no amount of ass-kissing could save beleaguered New York City Mayor Eric Adams from President Donald Trump’s wrath.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that the Department of Justice is suing the Big Apple and its mayor fo
