Whether they march to the MAGA drumbeat or roost on the progressive left, populists share a need for scapegoats. To inflame public passions and convert them into votes, each side [...]
March 2026 was a big month for anyone keeping tabs on the increasingly important intersection between the Trump administration and combat sports. On March 11, FBI Director Kash Patel announced [...]
Here’s what state legislative flips mean for the midterms: The DLCC is on offense and already working to deliver resources and infrastructure across the country after launching our most expansive target map to [...]
Americans are paying more at the pump as Trump doubles down on his war of choice with Iran According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline [...]
See below for video and a press release from Sen. Mark Warner about his speech on the US Senate floor today about “high energy costs and broader economic impacts following [...]
Dok’s on One-A-Day duty today and has already aced the first requirement: Actually remembering to write a headline. Some days, just getting over lowest bar is a win.As Rebecca reminds [...]
President Donald Trump talks with, from left, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, associate justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, before the State of the Union address [...]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. The Senate is debating the Safeguard American Voter [...]
Trump Unable to Save Republicans from Self-Imposed Damage in Texas Senate Runoff President Donald Trump crows over the power of his endorsement — dangles it, sword of Damocles-like, over Republican [...]
When the history of the narrow survival of American democracy is written, the renewed independence of the judiciary will be a big part of the story. Trump himself gets a [...]
Democrats have flipped 28 seats since Trump’s election, and Florida’s HD-87 special election is the next race to watch this Tuesday WASHINGTON — Democrats are gearing up to carry our [...]
JD Vance traveled to Michigan today to try to spin his and Donald Trump’s failing economy, while their deeply unpopular war of choice with Iran rages on with no end [...]
New reporting today from the Virginia Independent reveals that Virginia Beach has been hit hard by Congresswoman Jen Kiggans’ policies. The Independent notes: “Kiggans, a Republican representing the congressional district that includes Virginia [...]
SYMONE SANDERS (CO-HOST): So he's claiming that the journalist here in America and western journalists -- really, that includes, I guess, the French media as well, every western democracy -- [...]
President Trump won a key victory on Friday in a case that tested his efforts to stage explicitly political terrorism prosecutions of activists who oppose him. A Texas jury found [...]
As my colleague Bob Kuttner explains, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have moved through a bipartisan housing bill supported by President Trump that if signed would represent [...]
“The biggest mistake President Trump could make now would be to end the war too soon,” the Wall Street Journal (3/1/26) declared.The United States and Israel are, for the second [...]
Democrats have now flipped 28 seats since Trump’s election, while Republicans have still flipped zero WASHINGTON — State legislative Democrats are on a roll in special elections, clinching upset win [...]
Donald Trump traveled to Ohio and Kentucky today to try to sell his failing agenda that has driven prices up and done nothing to lower health care costs for everyday [...]
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The U.S. Department of Justice and 10 states have agreed to settle the landmark monopolization case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The settlement comes in the early stages of trial, before the [...]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. This weekend, the Trump administration [...]
We live in a time when those who rule over us mix malevolence and absurdity. We have an example of this in this Politico article. White House Chief of Staff [...]
State Democrats flipped another seat in Republican territory – bringing our total to 27 flips this cycle – as GOP leadership faced bruising losses this week WASHINGTON — As primary season [...]
Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) forced a vote on a War Powers Resolution to block Donald Trump [...]
See below for reactions from Virginia members of Congress to the Trump administration’s “incompetence” in stranding up to 1 million Americans in the Middle East, with the “Administration’s clumsiness and [...]
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SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Joining us now, he is the host of Life, Liberty, and Levin right here on the Fox News Channel. I call him the great one, Mark Levin. [...]
Another observation on Trump’s attack on Iran. Each of these regime attacks clearly emboldens him. To him, the Venezuelan adventure went great. Where was the blowback — in terms he [...]
AP (2/19/26) reports that members of the “Board of Peace” have “agreed to deploy troops for an international stabilization force”—and who could be against international stabilization?It’s not a failsafe test, [...]
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When Donald Trump came before lawmakers Tuesday night during the first State of the Union to ever occur during a partial government shutdown, the president used the occasion to issue [...]
Abaca Press/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It seems quaint to think about now. [...]
Legal War Plans There’s a new Politico piece out today on the prep work that Democratic attorneys general around the nation are doing to create a legal battle plan for [...]
This morning, as long anticipated by oral arguments, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s bogus use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to justify his crazy quilt [...]
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning that Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are illegal, Trump is doubling down on his trade war, announcing at a press conference today [...]
President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy so far has been to speak loudly and carry a big stick. On Friday, the Supreme Court took away his favorite stick.From Cuba, [...]
WASHINGTON — In the debate over rising U.S. housing costs, large institutional investors are frequently cast as the primary culprits. Indeed, President Donald Trump is threatening to derail bipartisan legislation [...]
NICOLLE WALLACE (HOST): This feels like the wrong fight to pick. One, nothing enrages Donald Trump more than being laughed at. Two, nothing projects weakness more than your heavies having [...]
Comedian and “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert called out his network for its compliance with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to crack down on dissent. You may have seen [...]
Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260213.mp3Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Mother Jones (2/11/26)This week on CounterSpin: Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing for changes to the electoral process that [...]
World leaders pose during a Board of Peace charter announcement during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.Evan Vucci/AP Get your news [...]
On February 12, the Trump administration finalized repeal of the endangerment finding – the landmark legal determination that protected Americans by limiting greenhouse gases and carbon pollution from cars, power plants, [...]
Two weeks ago, both parties agreed to fund the rest of the government for the full fiscal year, but to fund the Department of Homeland Security only until the end [...]
Democrats have flipped 26 seats this cycle, while Republicans have still flipped zero WASHINGTON — Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez just clinched a key victory to defend a Democratic seat [...]
Today, led by House Democrats, the House successfully passed a resolution to overturn Donald Trump’s erratic tariffs on Canada. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted to defend the [...]
This week, notorious Trump lapdog Mike Lawler endorsed Bruce Blakeman for New York Governor – the latest stop in Lawler’s never ending quest to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces [...]
Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court dominated by MAGA Republicans, just handed the Trump administration broad authority to lock up millions [...]
On February 2, federal Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Haitian immigrants in the United States. In the judgement, Reyes rebuked [...]