Trump-appointed judge dismisses almost all claims involving driving protesters from Lafayette Square

Two weeks ago, an inspector general for the U.S. Department of the Interior insisted that when hundreds of heavily armed officers from the Bureau...

Republicans created a story about labor shortages and unemployment aid. Reality is much more complex

Reporters have become so conditioned to the narrative that the economy right now is defined by labor shortages that when American Airlines...

House will vote to scrap some of the worst Trump-era rules this week

The Democratic Congress is taking a cautious approach on one of their most powerful tools for undoing damage wrought by Trump, the Congressional...

News Roundup: Senate dithers; ICE knowingly spread COVID; far-right insurrection just beginning

In the news today: In the wake of a violent insurrection, the Senate continues to be a cesspit of self-important dithering that treats each of the...

Big Democratic super PAC to pour $20 million into counteracting GOP's voting rights assault

The major Democratic super PAC Priorities USA announced Tuesday substantial funding for an early push to combat the GOP-led assault on voting...

Following Biden admin's move to end anti-asylum policy, SCOTUS dismisses ongoing challenge

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an ongoing challenge to the previous administration’s inhumane, anti-asylum Remain in Mexico policy—but...

Internal emails continue to confirm that ICE knowingly helped spread COVID-19 abroad

Internal documents obtained by a government watchdog continue to confirm that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was knowingly worsening the...

Newly released records show just how many Secret Service agents contracted COVID-19 under Trump

In 2020, during the Trump administration, 881 active Secret Service employees were diagnosed with COVID-19. This, according to records obtained...

Cyberattacks are a BFD. That’s why Biden is taking strong actions to combat them

National defense means something very different in 2021 than it did even a generation ago, as new types of threats emerge constantly. No country...

Cartoon: App wars

Tossing tortillas at players is equivalent to tossing confetti, California high school team says

Community members are outraged after a high school team experienced blatant racism during a championship game Saturday. The game took place between...

Pride parade attendee killed after another attendee accidentally drove into crowd

Stories of drivers ramming into pedestrians at peaceful protests and parades have been all too common since 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests....

New book alleges Trump wanted to send Americans infected by COVID-19 to Guantanamo

By now anyone who hasn’t gleaned the uniquely horrific depravity and sociopathic character of the man who 62 million Americans voted into office...

#AbbottHatesDogs trends after Texas governor vetoes anti-cruelty bill—because he's cruel

Last week, the warmblooded vertebrates among us—and a few Republicans, too—shed a tear or three after hearing that the Bidens’ longtime...

Biden has new goals, conspiracy theorists have a new useless drug, COVID patients face a new threat

America is going to come this close to hitting President Biden’s goal of having 70% of the nation vaccinated by July 4. But as that date crowds...

Donald Trump really, really hates it when you laugh at him

There was a point, in the later years of the Emperor Tiberius, when making a joke about the emperor could get someone killed. So could laughing at...

Senate Democrats press forward with voting rights bill despite guaranteed Republican filibuster

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on the For the People Act, but, with Republicans already enacting one vicious voter suppression bill after...

D.C. statehood is getting a Senate committee hearing, but Republicans are committed to minority rule

Statehood for Washington, D.C., is getting a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, two months after the House passed the legislation on a party...

Labor, environmental groups warn Biden against 'watered down' infrastructure deal

Two of the most powerful groups that helped to get President Joe Biden elected—labor and environmental advocacy organizations—are urging the...

Deeply insincere and incoherent Kyrsten Sinema defends her choice to disenfranchise us

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat—who apparently has decided that securing the legacy of mavericky John McCain for herself is … doing...

Somebody tell Tucker: Yet another video shows just who was behind insurrection violence

The Justice Department has released a few more videos from the Jan. 6 insurrection, and once again the clips support prosecutor allegations that...

Youth voters saved Democrats and America in 2020. Can they do the same in 2022

When an election is as tight as the one in 2020, from the presidency on down to the Senate runoff elections in Georgia, everyone is the reason we...

'It’s a much smaller party': How Trumpism crushed the GOP's big tent and governing capacity alike

In the realm of governing, large metro areas serve as a petri dish for democracy—sorting out what ideas sell best to a diversity of voters and...

Georgia Republicans already using power grabs to oust Democrats from local election posts

Republicans in Georgia are moving swiftly to capitalize on their election-law power grab by removing anyone in local election posts who might...

Testimonials reveal Biden administration still has more work to do to protect unaccompanied children

While the Biden administration has made significant steps in getting unaccompanied minors out of dangerous Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

Sen. Warnock gives speech of our democracy’s life on Senate floor

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate was set to vote on whether or not to debate the For the People Act. It’s a piece of voting rights legislation that...

White House press secretary douses latest Republican talking point about bogus gas tax

For a very long time now, the majority of Americans have supported raising taxes on the very wealthiest people and entities in our country. For a...

Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday

Tuesday with George Hard to believe it was thirteen years ago when we got the news that Philosopher of Comedy George Carlin had died too young  at...

Abbreviated pundit roundup: Senate Republicans to oppose protecting and expanding voting rights

Nicholas Fondos at The New York Times details Republican opposition to voting rights and what we can expect in today’s key vote regarding the For...

Activist asks why city honors man who praised Hitler for work ‘to stamp out mental inferiority'

The city of Minneapolis has an opportunity to right a shameful wrong in the city’s history, and that is the decision to name one of its avenues...

Neo-Nazis’ Richmond plot shows how attacking capitols has become standard far-right tactic

This past weekend, CNN began running stories (“Assault on Democracy: The Roots of Trump’s Insurrection”) dedicated ostensibly to examining...

Cheers and Jeers: Monday

Two Quick Netroots Nation Convention Updates After going all-virtual last year, Netroots Nation is bringing back the live, in-person convention...

Ron Johnson showed up at Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration and it went as well as you'd expect

Sen. Ron Johnson has some nerve, and the people at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration on Saturday weren’t interested in giving him a pass. In...

Tight September deadlines loom while House, Senate scheduled to work just a handful of summer days

The schedules set up by Congress last December—with the pandemic still raging and the Senate majority undecided pending the special election in...

Powerful Democrats work to make sure that infrastructure is paid for by the rich, not the rest of us

President Joe Biden has made it as clear as he possibly can that he's not going to accept a bipartisan infrastructure proposal that includes a hike...

It's Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, and Team Biden is making a big push to make sure you know it

It's Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, and if you didn't know that before, now you do. Vice President Kamala Harris is making a big push to publicize...

Trump's Republican allies wanted to sabotage government. They largely succeeded

A New York Times story on the ongoing effects of Team Trump's spectacular mismanagement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development...

Trouble in paradise: DeSantis beats Trump in 2024 presidential straw poll

If there's one thing Donald Trump cannot stand, it's an underling stealing his limelight. Trump was notorious for alienating some of his highest...

As Afghanistan withdrawal date looms, new bill would expand and expedite visas for Afghan allies

Two dozen bipartisan legislators have introduced a new bill that would expand and expedite the visa program for Afghans who aided U.S. military...

News Roundup: Infrastructure 'bipartisanship' still not a thing; DeSantis steals Trump's crown?

In the news today: The Senate continues to plod its way towards a recognition that Republicans won't be contributing to a "bipartisan"...

As Juneteenth becomes federal holiday, advocates call for deportation relief for Black immigrants

Leading advocacy groups marked the first Juneteenth to be celebrated as a federal holiday by calling on the Biden administration to protect Black...

How teens are using online platforms to call out racism in high school

This story was originally published at Prism. By Umme Hoque An  open letter  from AAPI high school students in Massachusetts begins with a simple...

Trump reportedly lamented that 'the Blacks hate me' in 2020

Republicans right now are wound up about critical race theory, arguing that teaching about racism, or that there are historical problems with...

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: After Juneteenth, a reckoning of sorts

Washington Examiner: Arizona election analysis finds GOP voters disenchanted with Trump helped Biden win Benny White, a  Republican  election...

Cartoon: Attack of the critical race theory!

More magnet schools are working toward racial equity, but are they doing enough?

This story was originally published at Prism. By Ray Levy Uyeda Decades after the landmark 1954  Brown  v. Board of Education   Supreme Court...

Democrats get early boost in two critical Senate races

Last year, Senate Republicans were already feeling so desperate about their upcoming midterm prospects that they rushed to wish Sen. Chuck Grassley...

As Texas governor claims he'll crowdfund for wall, he's also resuming vile 'invasion' rhetoric

I wish this, this, or this in particular had been the last of what I’d written about Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s politically motivated...

The ad launching Dr. Chris Jones' campaign for Arkansas governor will blow you away

Dr. Chris Jones, physicist, nuclear engineer, urban planner, and pastor, has launched his campaign to become the next governor of Arkansas with a...

‘What threat did I pose?’: Father speaks out on fatal police confrontation that killed his daughter

Tristin Goods, the father of an 11-year-old girl who was killed in a fatal car crash days before Christmas, is finally speaking up about the...

News Roundup: Citizenship would boost economy; equity in education; Q&A with author Myriam Gurba

In the news today: A new report (again) shows that granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants would both raise wages and boost the nation's...

It’s going to take more than school board statements to make education more equitable

This story was originally published at Prism.  Since last year’s racial justice uprisings catalyzed another worldwide wave of discussions about...

Joan McCarter on the Michelangelo Signorile Show: 'Bipartisan' senators are courting primaries

The Biden administration has pushed forward on its agenda while Democrats have the trifecta of the White House, the House, and the Senate, but...

Daily Kos is dedicated to building Community writing, but we need your input

As siab recently pointed out, Community engagement and participation is down. There are myriad reasons for that, and nobody here has pinned it down...

Soul food, summer sun, and family reunion tunes for Father's Day

Today is a day with multiple meanings and associated celebrations. It’s Summer Solstice, Father’s Day, and in my family (and perhaps in yours), it...

Citizenship for undocumented immigrants would boost economy and increase wages for all, report shows

Putting the nation's undocumented immigrants on a pathway to citizenship would provide a massive boost to the nation’s economy, increasing the...

Exploring the magic of Zion National Park and tips for surviving the crush of the crowds

After nearly a year and half in my home because of COVID-19, I developed a serious travel itch that simply had to be scratched. With the first...

Author Q&A with Myriam Gurba: Bisexual stereotypes, #MeToo movement, and writing about trauma

Myriam Gurba, a Mexican American, bisexual writer and advocate, is first and foremost an expert in her own experiences—as a queer woman of color, as...

Alaska's tri-partisan House coalition is a crazy quilt. We're here to make sense of it

Daily Kos Elections has calculated the 2020 presidential results for every state Senate and state House district in Alaska , where a coalition of...

Reflective literature in school can encourage reading and improve literacy. Here’s how

This story was originally published at Prism.  By Sravya Tadepalli When Shilpa Thirukkovalur was in high school, only three books throughout her...

Catholic bishops celebrate triumph of spite over faith as they attack the second Catholic president

In March, Gallup reported that, for the the first time in more than eight decades of polling, a majority of Americans were not members of any...

Amazon is intentionally burning through warehouse workers, but it may not be sustainable forever

Amazon defeated a union organizing drive in Alabama recently, but two major new articles on the company’s warehouses powerfully show why workers...

Afternoon news round-up: Because sometimes, it's just too hard to wait until the morning

It’s Juneteenth. It’s a holiday. And most of the stories on DK today just may have been written in advance to address issues that, even if not...

Manchin's voting rights proposal puts GOP on defense and Democrats back in the driver's seat

After months of heartache over Democrats' signature voting rights bill, the For The People Act, progressives finally got a small but...

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Joe Manchin, Juneteenth and the ongoing insurrection

Hunter Walker/The Uprising: 14 Votes Against Juneteenth: A Racist Act In The Halls Of Congress There is currently a fight going on in this country...

Voting Rights Roundup: In major about face, Manchin lays out path for compromise on election reforms

Programming Note : The Voting Rights Roundup will be taking a break the week of June 25 but will return the following week. ● Congress: In a...

Cruisin’ with COVID-19: At least eight Royal Caribbean crew test positive despite vaccinations

At the start of the pandemic, multiple cruise lines made headlines for having passengers or crew members on board who tested positive for COVID-19....

Juneteenth is a new holiday for many Americans. For my family, it's always been personal

The joyous annual celebration of Juneteenth also creates a deep underlying sadness in my gut for what came before Emancipation. Now, more than...

Asian Americans are turning their 'pain into action' as they boost voter turnout

Amid the rise in cases of violence against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, community members have chosen to turn their  “...

Juneteenth highlights the gap between rhetoric and reality about who’s actually ‘free’ in America

This story was originally published at Prism.  For two and a half years, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were both free and not...

Connect! Unite! Act! Readers and book lovers welcome you to talk about the books you love

Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to...

Michael Cohen claims Trump told him he'd let Don Jr. go to prison before Princess Ivanka

If Donald Trump were on a life raft in the middle of the ocean with Don Jr. and Ivanka, I have no doubt he’d start fricasséeing his firstborn...

Black-owned distillery embraces its workers' union, this week in the war on workers

When workers at Du Nord Craft Spirits decided to form a union, joining UNITE HERE Local 17, the company voluntarily recognized them without any...

Ohio Republicans move to ban cheap, fast, and successful municipal broadband programs in the state

Ohio has at least 90 things going against it: Gov. Mike DeWine, 25 state senators, and 64 state representatives are Republican officials with a...

Activists are ramping up the fight to bring Asian American history to the classroom

This story was originally published at Prism.  By Jenn Fang For decades, Asian American advocates have fought to establish Asian American and...

Community Spotlight: In open threads, we talk all through the day and night

One of the most important things that sets Daily Kos apart from other political news and opinion sites is the Community. We pull together to elect...

Health care inequality means that my nuisance would be someone else's disaster

Sometimes when the U.S. health care system works for you, it becomes all the more visible how horribly it doesn’t work for so many people.  In...

Probably coming soon to a TV near you: Ads for a $56,000 Alzheimer's drug that likely won't work

Against the recommendation of an independent advisory committee, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new therapy for Alzheimer’s...

What pandemic-inspired changes to your life aren't going away even if or when COVID-19 does?

For all the talk of “post-COVID life” or anything like it, the coronavirus pandemic remains very much with us. Talk of its end is premature. But...

A one-time 'patriot tax' to rebuild America is a good idea not likely to happen

New York Democratic Rep. Thomas Suozzi has an idea. It's just the beginnings of the idea, but it's an idea. Given how extraordinarily well...

Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Shots in Arms FRIDAY!

Late Night Snark: Over Here and Over There Edition "President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth a...

Have 17 minutes to spare? Stream this stunning short film about queer women of color in Tokyo

As we celebrate Pride Month and center the LGBTQ community, many people are happy to post statuses identifying themselves as allies, buying rainbow...

Cartoon: Chuck Schumer's Mitch mitigation maneuvers

Carlson inverts reality of demographic change in Mountain West to promote ‘replacement theory’

Tucker Carlson has become a relentless promoter of his twisted-bowtie version of the white nationalist “replacement theory” of...