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March 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM EDT
Here's how Democrats can turn their fortunes around""finally

Democrats are in an unenviable and precarious position.  They lost control of the White House and Senate last year. They""and the country""are now facing an all-out offensive against democratic norms led by a lawless president and his congressional allies. And to complicate matters, Democratic Party leadership is still dealing with the fallout from their failure to take advantage of a Republican-backed spending bill. Perhaps worst of all, some Democrats are offering little pushback (and even some help) as the GOP advances its destructive agenda. 

 

March 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
Trump wants to 'defund' Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a case aimed at that.

The case concerns a South Carolina policy that would prevent people from using Medicaid -- which predominantly insures people of color -- at the nation's largest family planning provider. This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th

 

March 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM EDT
Cartoon: The group chat

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March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
Even Republicans cringe at chat leak. Plus, DOGE targets popular programs

Survey Says is a weekly column rounding up three of 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.

Yemen war plans, u up?

It was the text chain heard 'round the world. On Monday, The Atlantic revealed that its top editor had been mistakenly added to a group chat in which top Trump administration officials planned a highly sensitive military operation in Yemen with all the seriousness the administration is known for.

 

March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
Even Republicans cringe at chat leak. Plus, DOGE targets popular programs

Survey Says is a weekly column rounding up three of 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.

Yemen war plans, u up?

It was the text chain heard 'round the world. On Monday, The Atlantic revealed that its top editor had been mistakenly added to a group chat in which top Trump administration officials planned a highly sensitive military operation in Yemen with all the seriousness the administration is known for.

 

March 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM EDT
Cartoon: Fountain of whoops

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Leaked war plan scandal just keeps getting worse for Trump team

 

March 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT
Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown's 'chilling effect'

By Annie Sciacca, for KFF Health News The Trump administration's crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.

 

March 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT
Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown's 'chilling effect'

By Annie Sciacca, for KFF Health News The Trump administration's crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.

 

March 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT
Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown's 'chilling effect'

By Annie Sciacca, for KFF Health News The Trump administration's crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.

 

March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
How Elon Musk's SpaceX secretly allows investment from China

As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. "It is certainly a policy of obfuscation," an expert said. By Joshua Kaplan and Justin Elliott for ProPublica

 

March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
How Elon Musk's SpaceX secretly allows investment from China

As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. "It is certainly a policy of obfuscation," an expert said. By Joshua Kaplan and Justin Elliott for ProPublica

 

March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
How Elon Musk's SpaceX secretly allows investment from China

As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. "It is certainly a policy of obfuscation," an expert said. By Joshua Kaplan and Justin Elliott for ProPublica

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