June 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
How Trump has left the fight against extremist violence to the states

By Hannah Allam for ProPublica Under the watchful gaze of security guards, dozens of people streamed through metal detectors to enter Temple Israel one evening this month for a town hall meeting on hate crimes and domestic terrorism.

June 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
Why Biden's decline matters to Democrats' future

Survey Says is a weekly column rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about. You'll also find data-based updates on past Daily Kos reporting, plus a vibe check on a trend that's driving politics. "They are wrong. There is nothing to sustain that."

June 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM EDT
Cartoon: Heads or tails?

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Trump's crypto dinner was just as corrupt as you thought it would be

June 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
Elections are broken. Here's how we fix them

A supermajority of Americans support ditching the Electoral College in favor of using popular vote, yet few in the mainstream media have taken the idea seriously. But now, thanks to the unlikely coalition of Democrats and Republicans driving a fresh round of advocacy, it's becoming a regular topic of debate over at The Washington Post and on liberal and conservative cable news networks. There has been good reason to be skeptical about the campaign to institute a national popular vote. The two main routes of doing this would be to amend the Constitution""the best way""or by states joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. In the latter route, once states with a combined 270 electoral votes join the compact, they give those votes to the winner of the national popular vote in an election, essentially rendering the Electoral College irrelevant.

June 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
GOP caved on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'""and voters are big mad

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him""no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Forget Elon Musk""congressional Republicans are facing new fury from voters, this time for voting in support of President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," which proposes slashes the social safety net to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

June 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
GOP caved on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'""and voters are big mad

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him""no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Forget Elon Musk""congressional Republicans are facing new fury from voters, this time for voting in support of President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," which proposes slashes the social safety net to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

June 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
GOP caved on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'""and voters are big mad

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him""no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Forget Elon Musk""congressional Republicans are facing new fury from voters, this time for voting in support of President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," which proposes slashes the social safety net to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

June 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM EDT
Cartoon: Anyone can play!

A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | Sean Duffy is busy shilling for Tesla as flights are grounded

June 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT
Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away

The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country's food pantries are "stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms. By Amanda Becker for The 19th

June 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT
Transportation chief was a 'Road Rules' champ""but he's scared of subways

Republicans are generally disdainful of mass transit, in no small part because they are climate deniers and mass transit is associated with reducing pollution, a thing they do not care about at all. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is unusually fixated on the perils of mass transit, even for a Trump Cabinet member. Duffy doesn't just hate public transportation, he seems to be terrified by the mere prospect of a big-city subway. 

June 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT
Transportation chief was a 'Road Rules' champ""but he's scared of subways

Republicans are generally disdainful of mass transit, in no small part because they are climate deniers and mass transit is associated with reducing pollution, a thing they do not care about at all. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is unusually fixated on the perils of mass transit, even for a Trump Cabinet member. Duffy doesn't just hate public transportation, he seems to be terrified by the mere prospect of a big-city subway. 

June 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
Black Music Sunday: Let's celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month

Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 260 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 to something new. It's officially Caribbean American Heritage Month, and it's important to not only celebrate Caribbean American musicians, but to also take a look at the broad variety of musical genres rooted in Caribbean cultures that have been brought to the United States through immigration.