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 [...]
Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ In the 12 hours since a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes was posted on President Trump’s Truth Social [...]
In this excerpt of the latest Left Anchor bonus episode, the hosts discuss what One Battle After Another has to say about the Trump administration’s occupation of Minneapolis, and the [...]
Good afternoon! I’m back after being sick and making Evan be me even though he was also sick! Don’t we have fun! He wrote you some tabs! You have two [...]
FACT: Most Americans disliked higher tariffs a year ago, and few minds have changed since. THE NUMBERS: CNN/SSRS surveys on Trump tariffs – “Disapprove” “Approve” January 2026 62% 37% July [...]
NICK FUENTES (HOST): First you said they're on your desk. Now you say they don't exist. You campaign saying you're going to release the files, now you say there are [...]
What exactly Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was doing at the scene of the FBI’s raid on Fulton County’s election administration hub last week remains, for now, unclear. Congressional [...]
Stephen Miller’s ascent to the shadow presidency began like so much other poison in the very immediate aftermath of 10/7, with a post nine days after the terror attacks from [...]
Today, Explained will now be publishing video episodes every Saturday in audio and video, featuring compelling interviews with key figures in politics and culture — subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel [...]
Minneapolis Police deploys tear gas after federal agents killed Alex Pretti.Stephen Maturen/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free [...]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now [...]
The growing public outrage at ICE thuggery, culminating in two murders, not only forced Trump to change course, but upended his strategy of keeping everyone off-balance by relentlessly changing the [...]
Johns Hopkins’ US Measles Tracker.Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. This was a major public health milestone, as the extremely contagious disease is fatal in as many [...]
New reporting today revealed that Donald Trump’s Border Patrol commander at large, Gregory Bovino, has been removed from his role after federal immigration agents killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on [...]
See below for video of Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11)’s interview yesterday with CNN, in which he talked about the murder of Alex Pretti yesterday in Minneapolis. [...]
Ukrainians are freezing and dying in the dark this winter as Russian missiles and drones relentlessly pound their power plants and other civilian targets. You’d expect Americans, who fought for eight long [...]
The New York Times published a seven-day series of editorials (12/8/25–12/14/25) meant to examine, as the initial piece put it, “what’s gone wrong with the US military” and “how we [...]
As Trump’s policies exacerbate the affordability crisis, state Democrats are leading the way to lower costs around health care, housing, and more WASHINGTON — 2026 legislative sessions are underway, and [...]
Key Point: “The Trump-Vance administration and congressional Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could strip more than 10,000 Floridians of life-saving HIV medication. … ‘Cruelty is a feature and not a bug [...]
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Today’s edition of quick hits. * The latest on the train collision in Spain: “The Spanish authorities on Monday were investigating the cause of a high-speed crash between two trains [...]
Federal agents fired multiple rounds of tear gas, pepper balls, and flash bangs on January 14 in Minneapolis. Dave Decker/ZUMA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and [...]
We have late word this evening that the Department of Justice has launched a “criminal investigation” of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey over a purported “criminal [...]
It’s hard to know which is more pathetic—Trump coveting the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, or Machado giving the framed Nobel medal [...]
After a decade of promising to put forward a comprehensive health care proposal, Trump has failed to deliver anything but “concepts of a plan” Today — after Donald Trump and [...]
Though many are worried about the potential economic harm of Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve and impose tariffs based on his impulses, discussion of [...]
Donald Trump and House Republicans have refused to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, causing health insurance premiums to sky-rocket for tens of millions of Americans. As a result, numbers [...]
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US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference in New York.Yuki Iwamura/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up [...]
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ In the 48 hours since ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Trump administration has [...]
The Georgia Senate is on the DLCC’s 2026 target map as we work to flip GOP seats WASHINGTON — Today, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced LeMario Brown as a Spotlight candidate [...]