As ever, I wish these stock photos had labels saying where and when they were taken. Photo by Shayna Douglas on UnsplashWhile Donald Trump is busily moving ahead with ordering [...]
On Monday, President Donald Trump released an executive order invoking a rarely used federal law that allows him to temporarily seize control over Washington, DC’s police force. Later the same [...]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Trump seems to suggest Zelenskyy won’t attend Putin summit in Alaska06:46Now PlayingPeople trapped after Pennsylvania steel [...]
“The film has a fucking minute missing from it. Like, do you think we're babies? Like, what is this?” One panelist on the PBD Podcast called the administration’s handling of [...]
This August recess, Senate Republicans are returning to their home states with baggage that includes spiked costs, Medicaid cuts, and an economy in freefall – and they’re feeling the heat [...]
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. We end today’s show looking at attempts by [...]
With the Trump administration overseeing mass firings in the federal government and gutting worker protections and social services in the interest of transferring more than $1 trillion in tax breaks [...]
The struggle for democracy persists as we come into the second half of 2023. As the year progresses, we face lies, corruption, and violence. And so the fight for America [...]
“Listen, Donald Trump is a piece of shit, we know that. He is,” Crockett said, to applause. “But in a functioning democracy, he still would not be able to get [...]
We’re learning a lot about how government can shape our lives by watching the second Trump Administration dismantle it. One lesson is that government’s capacity to do good runs on [...]
Janelle Bynum is making a name for herself as a bipartisan leader who will reach across the aisle to get things done for Oregonians. Her latest bill could even “marry [...]
Michael Whatley, left, with Donald Trump.Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones [...]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. This is Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to [...]
I’m not sure I’ve seen in six months a better capturing of the second Trump administration. I write this just as I saw that the White House just produced a [...]
Michael Feinberg, who left the bureau in June after 15 years, claimed he was denied a promotion after he decided to maintain ties with his former colleague Peter Strzok. Strzok [...]
WASHINGTON — Last week, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) President Heather Williams joined MeidasTouch to discuss the strength of state Democrats who are showing up in their communities, having real [...]
In response to Donald Trump vacationing in the United Kingdom, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement: “Yesterday, Donald Trump’s name was confirmed to be in the Epstein [...]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.'Campaign of starvation': Doctors Without Borders chief says starving Gazans risk being shot for food06:49Now PlayingTrump [...]
The 97,000-acre Windy Fire blazes through a grove of giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, Calif., September 2021.David McNew/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned [...]
A couple of weeks ago, there was a brief dustup when Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok started spewing out antisemitic riffs and praising Hitler. Musk apologized. In the ongoing discussions [...]
Introduced by Representative Thomas Massie, who has a habit of actually standing up to Donald Trump, the bill aims to “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all [...]
Janine Jackson interviewed media scholar Victor Pickard about the Paramount settlement for the July 18, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin250718Pickard.mp3 Washington Monthly (6/2/25)Janine Jackson: Faced [...]
The passage of Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” is set to be the single biggest blow to America’s working families in generations. Republicans’ willingness to bend over for Donald Trump and [...]
Donald Trump and his Cabinet of MAGA lackeys are nowhere to be found, dodging questions from the press and holding no events over the weekend after new reporting uncovered Trump’s [...]
From Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08): Virginia The Only State In America Where The Unemployment Rate Rose In June, Per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Sixth consecutive unemployment increase comes amid Trump [...]
In yet another seeming effort to change the subject from his close friendship with the late child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump yesterday announced what sounded like a really [...]
The Trump administration has offered little consolation to American businesses worried about losing undocumented workers to deportations.US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did offer them one solution last week: to replace [...]
Donald Trump appears to be leading the most blatant election-rigging scheme in American history.In the wake of The New York Times’ report last month on the Trump administration’s redistricting efforts [...]
Pastor Paula White speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the White House Faith Office luncheon in the State Dining Room, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci [...]
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. We end today’s show with U.N. High Commissioner [...]
GREENBELT, MARYLAND – In a saga that has dragged on for four months that feel like four years, the Trump administration continues to stonewall the judge in the Kilmar Abrego [...]
Governor Greg Abbot is trying to further gerrymander Texas while his state recovers from some of the deadliest flooding in its history.On Wednesday, Abbot told state lawmakers to begin the [...]
Salon (7/3/25): “The funds going towards deportation would…be enough to fully fund the program to end world hunger for four years.”And so it has come to pass: US President Donald [...]
Ahead of Donald Trump’s extension of his self-imposed tariff deadline, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: “The American people were promised 90 deals in 90 days, and instead, [...]
In case you missed it last week, Derrick Van Orden proved for the millionth time he is unfit to serve Wisconsinites. Van Orden’s response to a post that says “17 million people just [...]
So obviously, Donald Trump is not pro-environment. To the contrary, he’s one of the most viciously ANTI-environment/pro-polluter/pro-corporate presidents in U.S. history. Which is one reason why it was jarring to [...]
Republicans have sent their “One Big Beautiful Bill” to President Trump’s desk and it’s hard to overstate the consequences. Not only will the bill be one of the most regressive [...]
President Donald Trump said, “Our country has had so much to celebrate this Independence Day as we enter our 249th year. America’s winning, winning, winning like never before,” before signing [...]
House Speaker Mike Johnson applauds in the House chamber as the House passed Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" on Thursday, July 3. Francis Chung/AP Get your news from a source [...]
CHARLIE HURT (HOST): President Trump just announced June border crossings are the lowest recorded numbers in American history. Forty-seven says zero illegals were released into the country. And there's more [...]
President Trump and his entourage’s visit to Ron DeSantis’ new swamp-adjacent immigrant detention center — billed as a “one-stop shop for immigration enforcement” by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier — [...]
Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan couldn’t care less that people are dying in ICE custody. A reporter asked Homan Monday to respond to reports that Isidro Perez, a 75-year-old [...]
See below for video and highlights from Sen. Mark Warner’s appearance on Face the Nation this morning. BTW, Margaret Brennan’s pro-Republican framing, bias, etc. in this interview is REALLY pronounced; [...]
JumanjiA game for those who seek to findA way to leave their world behind.I have often heard many a Wonker wishing for that very thing. To find a way to [...]
Tech companies behind the data center boom have also invested in renewable energy sources that are key to mitigating high energy and public health costs, in addition to climate change impacts. [...]
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman with Nermeen Shaikh. This is Democracy Now!. NERMEEN SHAIKH: President Trump is back [...]
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump and Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a public falling out over Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Now, one of the world's richest men [...]
President Donald Trump is not being impeached again (for now). On Tuesday, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) brought a resolution to the House floor calling for Trump to be impeached for [...]