January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
Trump brags he's Venezuela's president""but he's overplaying his hand

President Donald Trump effectively declared himself "acting president of Venezuela" on Sunday, sharing on Truth Social a doctored image of his Wikipedia page displaying that title. While we can add that to a growing list of arbitrary titles Trump has given himself since the start of his second term""such as dubbing himself "king"""the reality of Trump's control over Venezuela is less regal.

 

January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM EST
Cartoon: ICE, ICE, plushie

A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | 'I do not feel bad': GOP eager to defend ICE killing Renee Good

 

January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
Trump memorializes racist 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams

"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams, who became infamous at the end of his career for promoting racism and conspiracy theories, was praised by President Donald Trump after his death on Tuesday. Adams died at 68 after previously announcing that he had prostate cancer.

 

January 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM EST
Trump's perversion of the DOJ may have finally gone too far

President Donald Trump's actions to turn the Department of Justice into a personal political weapon are facing increased resistance, even from some of his fellow Republicans. The department has chosen inaction in the case of ICE's killing of Renee Good in Minnesota, reinforcing Trump's hostility toward the state and Black Somali immigrants living there. 

 

January 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST
Some Republicans find a spine""with Trump 'doubling down on stupid'

Republican lawmakers have had no issue defending President Donald Trump's worst whims over the past year, whether he was siccing the military on his own citizens, lying about a woman slain by his immigration goons, demolishing the White House, or carrying out war crimes in the Caribbean Sea. Yet as soon as Trump's retribution campaign threatened to take down the entire U.S. economy""which would hurt their own pocketbooks as well as their wealthy campaign donors""a number of congressional Republicans miraculously found their spines to say enough is enough.

 

January 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM EST
Abolish ICE? America is warming to the idea.

For years, calls from liberals to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement were political poison. Much like "defund the police," the slogan polled terribly, weighed down by a widespread belief that ICE existed to identify and deport dangerous criminals.  Republicans leaned hard into that framing, warning that dismantling the agency would mean allowing violent offenders to roam free. Even as President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric toward "mass deportations," most Americans continued to assume that enforcement would focus on serious crimes, not ordinary immigrants and certainly not U.S. citizens.

 

January 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST
How the US Postal Service's new guidance on postmarks could affect mail voters

The rule clarifies the fact that the stamped date doesn't necessarily reflect when mail was received. That's important for voters in places that allow ballots to be returned after Election Day. By Carter Walker for Votebeat

 

January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST
Cartoon: Oil first

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump demands praise for kidnapping Maduro

 

January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM EST
8 ways Trump's gaudy DC renovations dwarf whatever the Fed is doing

President Donald Trump is trying to force out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by launching a baseless criminal investigation into his congressional testimony about a renovation project at the central bank.

It's a move that even some Republicans are saying is a phony pretext to try to force Powell out so Trump can name a new Fed chair who will bend to his will on lowering interest rates. Such a move would eliminate the Fed's independence, which could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession.

 

January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM EST
8 ways Trump's gaudy DC renovations dwarf whatever the Fed is doing

President Donald Trump is trying to force out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by launching a baseless criminal investigation into his congressional testimony about a renovation project at the central bank.

It's a move that even some Republicans are saying is a phony pretext to try to force Powell out so Trump can name a new Fed chair who will bend to his will on lowering interest rates. Such a move would eliminate the Fed's independence, which could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession.

 

January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST
The Recap: Be 'disrespectful' and die in Trump's America, and how Democrats can give us hope

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump defends Renee Good killing: She was 'disrespectful' to ICE

 

January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST
The Recap: Be 'disrespectful' and die in Trump's America, and how Democrats can give us hope

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump defends Renee Good killing: She was 'disrespectful' to ICE