December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM EST
Why Miami is the bellwether of anti-Trump backlash

Eileen Higgins wasn't simply elected Miami's first woman mayor on Tuesday: She will also be the first Democrat to hold the office since 1997, ending a nearly 30-year drought for the party. Higgins beat former city manager Emilio Gonzalez, her Donald Trump-backed opponent, by almost 20 points, 59-41. It's the kind of massive Democratic overperformance we're seeing everywhere, and it's a shot of energy for the city of Miami and Florida's long-demoralized Democratic community.

December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST
The Recap: Fonts are too woke and pencils make you broke in Trump's America

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. 'You can give up pencils': Trump tells you how to survive his economy

December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM EST
Cartoon: Land of nod

A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | Why the GOP's 'affordability' message flops

December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
Shocker! Fed chair confirms Trump's tariffs caused inflation.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's tariffs are leading to inflation, confirming what economists have been warning since he first announced his idiotic trade policies earlier this year. "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs," Powell said after the Federal Reserve Board voted to cut interest rates to address what Powell described as a "challenging" problem as both inflation and unemployment increase in tandem.

December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM EST
Democrat moves to oust RFK Jr. from Trump's Cabinet

As it turns out, lawmakers and federal workers aren't a fan of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services. Not only does the HHS secretary have a line of people calling for him to resign, including his own staffers, but he is also now facing impeachment as well.  On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan filed articles of impeachment against the brain-wormed politician, saying he has undermined public health. And that's hard to argue against. He has promoted fringe views from falsely saying Tylenol causes autism to ripping a health monitoring program away from coal miners.

December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM EST
'Not all cultures are equal': Republican goes on racist tear

Republican Rep. Randy Fine of Florida appeared on CNN Wednesday to defend President Donald Trump's racist tirades against Somali immigrants""by launching into a wildly racist tirade of his own. YouTube Video

December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM EST
Pete Hegseth: What if AI could help us kill?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is very excited to roll out his new AI tool because it is "the future of American warfare" and will somehow "make our fighting force more lethal than ever before." No, really. Here's the official press release:

December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST
African immigrant Elon Musk spouts racist BS about African immigrants

South African immigrant Elon Musk is still criticizing immigrants from Black majority countries, this time accusing them of coming to the United States to vote for Democrats. Musk made his racist commentary during a Wednesday interview with Katie Miller, wife of bigoted Trump administration official Stephen Miller. The multibillionaire Republican donor reiterated a false conspiracy theory he's previously touted, alleging that immigrants were paid to move to the United States to vote for Democrats.

December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM EST
Obama shows up Trump by being a decent human

Former President Barack Obama surprised elementary school students at a Chicago Public Library branch on Tuesday, reading to them while donning a Santa hat. After reading "Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight," Obama joked with the children and asked them their dreams.

December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
Cartoon: The worst of the worst

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Kicking out immigrants is hurting college enrollment""and the economy

December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
'You can give up pencils': Trump tells you how to survive his economy

President Donald Trump told Americans to buy fewer pencils to alleviate the bad situation millions now find themselves in under his economic policies during a speech in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night. The White House had billed Trump's speech as the first step in a new campaign to address affordability, an issue of rising concern as wave after wave of bad economic news hits America. Instead, Trump made comments completely out of touch with the souring mood.

December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST
'We need to sound the alarm': GOP panics as election losses pile up

Republicans are ringing alarm bells after Democrats won a string of upsets in Tuesday's elections, flipping seats and offices long held by the GOP. Among the upsets: