June 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT
Rand Paul turns on Trump for the pettiest reason you can imagine

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has finally lost respect for President Donald Trump""but not for any of the reasons you may think. It's not because Trump is a convicted felon, nor because of his corrupt cryptocurrency dealings, nor the fact that he's deploying the military to police civilians, nor that he's ignoring the rule of law to punish his perceived enemies.

June 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM EDT
Prestigious scholarship board resigns en masse over Trump interference

President Donald Trump and his administration are continuing to attack and undermine higher education""and higher education keeps fighting back.  This time, the entire board that oversees the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Program has resigned in protest of Trump's meddling with and delaying the scholarships they give out to top American college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, and foreign students. 

June 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM EDT
Will Trump's goons use soccer matches to meet grisly deportation goals?

The FIFA Club World Cup begins on Saturday, with 32 soccer teams competing in 12 locations across the country in matches that will last nearly a month. That should feel like a terrific lead-in to the 2026 World Cup, which the United States will host along with Canada and Mexico. Instead, the Trump administration is using the tournament as another opportunity to terrorize immigrants. On Tuesday, Customs and Border Patrol posted on social media that CPB agents would be acting as security for Saturday's opening match in Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium. 

June 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
Four ways Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' would undermine access to Obamacare

By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including how and when they can enroll, the paperwork required, and, crucially, the premiums they pay.

June 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT
Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug's Billionaire Bromance comics!

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June 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM EDT
US approval plummets around the world thanks to Trump

Since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, approval of the United States has fallen by double-digit percentage points in multiple countries, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Wednesday. The drop in global support follows Trump's decision to insult multiple nations by imposing tariffs on allies""and even threatening military action.

June 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT
The Recap: Military invasion of Los Angeles is only the beginning, and Musk wants Trump back

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Right-wing media can't handle Gavin Newsom calling out Trump's thuggery

June 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT
The Recap: Military invasion of Los Angeles is only the beginning, and Musk wants Trump back

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Right-wing media can't handle Gavin Newsom calling out Trump's thuggery

June 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM EDT
Cartoon: The Home Despot

A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | Watch Los Angeles mayor sound alarm on Trump's military invasion

June 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM EDT
Watch this Democrat school Pete Hegseth on foreign policy

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware was forced to give Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a history and foreign policy lesson on Wednesday.  During a Senate budget subcommittee hearing, Hegseth dismissively downplayed the contributions of European allies in past wars, using Afghanistan""where he served""as an example.

June 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM EDT
The miserable optics of Trump at 'Les Mise'rables'

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and their wives are expected to attend Wednesday's opening-night performance of "Les Mise'rables" at the Kennedy Center, a tone-deaf move that makes it abundantly clear Trump has no idea what the musical is really about. "I love the songs, I love the play," Trump told Fox News Digital last week. "I think it's great."

June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT
Trump wants you to snitch on national parks

What do you look for when you go to a national park? The grandeur of nature? A sense of deep connection? A pride that America preserves these public spaces?  How about if, instead of those things, you got to read signage urging you to report anything in the park that you think makes America look bad? Because that's what you're getting.