Democracy Now
- "Block the Merger": California AG Rob Bonta on 12 States Suing to Stop Paramount-Warner Mega Dealby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 15, 2026 at 12:51 pm
Twelve Democratic-led states led by California sued this week to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. […]
- Israeli Settlers Attack Convoy of Journalists & Father of Palestinian American Killed 1 Year Agoby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 15, 2026 at 12:38 pm
Israeli settlers armed with clubs, rocks and a knife attacked a convoy of journalists in the West Bank on Saturday, the latest targeting of foreign […]
- "Fighting Back": Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin, Pro-Israel Groups for Conspiracy to Suppress Speechby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 15, 2026 at 12:16 pm
We speak with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about his lawsuit against top Trump administration officials, two pro-Israel groups and a […]
- Headlines for July 15, 2026by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Trump Threatens to Attack Civilian Infrastructure as U.S. Continues Attacks on Iran, Senate Democrats Block $1.15 Trillion Pentagon Budget Bill over […]
- "Completely Unprecedented": Ari Berman on Trump's Attack on Elections Ahead of Midtermsby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 14, 2026 at 12:51 pm
We get an update on elections and voting rights in the United States from Mother Jones's national voting rights correspondent, Ari Berman, who warns […]
Mother Jones
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Tom Homan: Minnesota Should Say “Thank You” for DHS Operation
by Alex Nguyen on February 15, 2026 at 5:17 pmOn Sunday morning, Border czar Tom Homan said elected officials in Minnesota “ought to be saying thank you” to the Trump administration for making the state safer. “They were a sanctuary state,” Homan said on Fox & Friends. “Their county jails weren’t working with us across the state. So you know what? We fixed it.”
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The Adorable Patients of This Special Bat Hospital Will Warm Your Heart
by Benji Jones on February 15, 2026 at 12:30 pmThis story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening animals. Venomous spiders. Deadly snakes. Jellyfish with fatal stings. But it is also home to one of the world’s cutest: the flying fox, also known as the giant
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US Military Strikes Another Boat in the Caribbean Sea, Killing 3
by Katie Herchenroeder on February 14, 2026 at 8:26 pmThe United States military killed three more people on Friday in their 39th boat attack in six months, according to a tracker maintained by the New York Times. All told, the strikes by US forces have killed at least 133 people in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. President Donald Trump’s administration has
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Judges Have Rebuked Trump’s Mass Detention of Immigrants Thousands of Times
by Katie Herchenroeder on February 14, 2026 at 6:28 pmHundreds of judges across the nation have ruled over 4,400 times that President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement arm is detaining people unlawfully, according to a new Reuters review of court documents. And that’s just since October. The Trump administration’s immense increase in detainments rests, in part, on their decision to detain people while their immigration
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Their Courses Were No Longer Relevant, so These Economics Students Went to Work
by Matthew Taylor on February 14, 2026 at 12:30 pmThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University walked out of their introductory economics class complaining it was teaching a “specific and limited view” that perpetuated “a problematic and inefficient system of
The Intercept
- Intel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalistsby Matt Sledge on July 15, 2026 at 5:47 pm
Democrats questioned whether Jay Clayton would be able to stand up to Trump about using public office for retribution. The post Intel Pick Jay […]
- Democrats Are Desperate to Flip an Arizona House Seat. They’re Rallying Around a Former Republican.by Akela Lacy on July 15, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Three of the super PACs spending in Arizona have their eyes on different candidates — but they all have ties to AIPAC. The post Democrats Are […]
- Trump’s Sanctions Against the ICC Are Unconstitutional, Rights Groups Sayby Noah Hurowitz on July 15, 2026 at 10:00 am
The human rights groups’ suit came as the Trump administration vowed to destroy the International Criminal Court entirely. The post Trump’s […]
- Trump’s Intel Pick Played Key Role in NYT Subpoenas — But Some Democrats Still On the Fenceby Matt Sledge on July 14, 2026 at 7:14 pm
Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence is seen by some Democrats as a safer alternative to Trump loyalist Bill Pulte. The post […]
- ICE Orders an End to Vehicle Stops After Deadly Shootings by Federal Agentsby Karl Loftus on July 14, 2026 at 5:23 pm
Five ICE officials said orders came down to stop vehicle stops, a go-to tactic that had helped lead to a spike in immigration detentions. The post […]
Common Dreams
- Trump FCC Attempts Illegal 'Repeal' of Congress’ National Broadcast Ownership Capby Newswire Editor on July 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm
On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced his scheme to repeal a limit that Congress set on the national reach […]
- Congress Must Pass Resolution to Stop AI Care Denials in Medicareby Newswire Editor on July 15, 2026 at 2:42 pm
The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works:“Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on a Democratic-led […]
- ICE Is Still Killing People. Susan Is Still Concerned.by Abby Zimet on July 15, 2026 at 1:45 am
In their second fatal shooting of the wrong person in just days - and as his three-year-old daughter watched - ICE thugs murdered a young Colombian […]
- Florida Judge’s Ruling on Trump’s Self-Dealing Lawsuit is Yet Another Reason Senate Should Reject Todd Blancheby Newswire Editor on July 13, 2026 at 7:23 pm
Today, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that President Trump’s lawsuit asking for $10 billion from the IRS was manufactured to justify a […]
- State Attorneys General Sue to Stop Paramount Skydance's Corrupt Takeover of Warner Bros. Discoveryby Newswire Editor on July 13, 2026 at 6:03 pm
On Monday, 12 state attorneys general launched an antitrust suit to block the proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner […]
Truthout
- Omar Files Resolution Opposing Rubio’s ICC Threat as He’s Sued for ICC Sanctionsby Sharon Zhang on July 15, 2026 at 7:21 pm
“If we respect human rights,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said, “we have nothing to fear from the ICC.”
- Musk-Linked Lawyers Back Delaware Lawmakers Who Gutted Shareholder Protectionsby Luke Goldstein on July 15, 2026 at 6:51 pm
Law firms that lobbied for the Musk-backed “billionaires bill” are bankrolling the lawmakers facing primary challenges.
- The Fight Against Surveillance Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracyby Ed Vogel on July 15, 2026 at 6:50 pm
In a growing movement, over 80 communities have canceled, rejected, or deactivated automated license plate readers.
- Internal Estimates Put Iran War Cost Near $100B, Reports Sayby Sharon Zhang on July 15, 2026 at 5:46 pm
The internal estimate varies drastically from the Trump administration’s latest public estimate of $30 billion.
- Latest Case of “Palestine Exception” to Free Speech Is “Golden Gate Defendants”by Sonali Kolhatkar on July 15, 2026 at 5:12 pm
The “Golden Gate Defendants” have spent two years enmeshed in a drawn-out trial and now await sentencing in August.
ProPublica
- This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.by Jennifer Smith Richards on July 15, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It. appeared first on ProPublica.
- FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Dealsby Corey G. Johnson on July 15, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals appeared first on ProPublica.
- Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigationby Tracy Jan on July 14, 2026 at 4:35 pm
The post Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigation appeared first on ProPublica.
- What We Uncovered About the Sexual Assault of Alice Sebold and a City’s Buried Rape Crisison July 14, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post What We Uncovered About the Sexual Assault of Alice Sebold and a City’s Buried Rape Crisis appeared first on ProPublica.
- New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School Districtby Bryant Furlow on July 13, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District appeared first on ProPublica.
The Guardian
- Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this yearby José Olivares on July 15, 2026 at 7:10 pm
Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in GeorgiaAnother person has died in […]
- Democrats grill Todd Blanche on ICE agents at polling sites and Kash Patel’s conduct at attorney general confirmation hearing – liveby Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) on July 15, 2026 at 7:04 pm
Trump’s nominee for attorney general – also his former personal defense lawyer – faces questions from senators as he attempts to take the top […]
- Germany warns US against election interference after it announces grants schemeby Ben Quinn and Aisha Down on July 15, 2026 at 6:45 pm
State department says plan will provide funding to ‘address national sovereignty, migration, censorship and lawfare’Friedrich Merz has warned […]
- Houston demands action after killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: ‘ICE hunts us like animals’by Fabiola Cineas in Houston, Texas on July 15, 2026 at 6:20 pm
Community groups are demanding action from the city’s mayor and Texas’s Republican congressional delegationMore than 100 people filled the […]
- Trump rails against New York’s statewide datacenter moratoriumby Blake Montgomery in New York on July 15, 2026 at 6:05 pm
AI-friendly president shared a post saying governor Kathy Hochul should scrap the one-year policy ‘IMMEDIATELY’Donald Trump railed against the […]
The Jacobin
- Filmed in Western Sahara, The Odyssey Endorses Colonialismby Eoghan Gilmartin on July 15, 2026 at 7:01 pm
For five decades, Morocco has illegally occupied Western Sahara. The shooting of part of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in the territory, backed […]
- I Am Not to Blame for Unemployment Hell, and Neither Are Youby John Bohn on July 15, 2026 at 5:48 pm
No matter how many books about Marxism you may have read, a bout of unemployment may find you blaming yourself for your condition. Jobless workers: […]
- Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Strugglesby Branko Marcetic on July 15, 2026 at 4:57 pm
Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who […]
- Richard Pryor’s Daughter on His Radical Legacyby Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor on July 15, 2026 at 3:24 pm
Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor discusses her new memoir, the history of the N-word, and why her father used comedy to confront racism.
- The Criticisms of Bernie’s AI Wealth Fund Idea Don’t Hold Upby Matt Bruenig on July 15, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Bernie Sanders has proposed making artificial intelligence providers hand over 50% of their stock to a US sovereign wealth fund. Criticisms of the […]
Alternet
- Trump admits he's involved in the Foxification of CNN: Jim Acostaby Sarah K. Burris on July 15, 2026 at 7:13 pm
Former CNN host and White House correspondent Jim Acosta took a dig at his former employer after they featured President Donald Trump in an interview […]
- Whistleblowers say rare historic DC artifacts are in grave dangerby Alex Henderson on July 15, 2026 at 7:04 pm
On June 25, the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft — a $69 million exhibit underneath the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC — opened. The exhibit […]
- Trump only makes room for the conspiracy theories that help him: analysisby Thomas Kika on July 15, 2026 at 6:46 pm
President Donald Trump's reaction to the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has exposed a lot about how his mind operates, including his cynical use of […]
- Trump and his 'fragile ego' humiliate Graham in eulogyby Nick Hilden on July 15, 2026 at 6:23 pm
In the wake of Lindsey Graham’s death, President Donald Trump’s “barbed eulogy” to the senator and former ally revealed the true depths of […]
- Delusional Trump thinks he can flip a war on and off like a lightby Sarah K. Burris on July 15, 2026 at 6:12 pm
President Donald Trump is rebooting his Iran war, hoping that turning it off and turning it on again will change the outcome, writes national […]
Raw Story
- 'What happened to you?' Trump nominee's 'staggering' ethical lapses under fire at hearingby David Edwards on July 15, 2026 at 7:22 pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced sharp questions about ethical lapses over a deal that shielded his former client, President Donald Trump, […]
- Trump's CDC nominee stumbles under GOP lawmaker's grilling: 'He's fed up'by Nicole Charky-Chami on July 15, 2026 at 6:51 pm
Trump critic Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Wednesday pressed the president's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking if […]
- 'You won't even let me answer!' Todd Blanche erupts at Cory Booker over Maxwell movesby Nicole Charky-Chami on July 15, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) pressed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to respond to questions about why Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine […]
- Goose-stepping police worker fired for Nazi regalia at high school ceremony: reportby Tom Boggioni on July 15, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Two employees of the Chicago Police Department were fired after one of them wore Nazi regalia and performed gestures associated with the Third Reich […]
- Todd Blanche whitewashes Kash Patel's drinking allegations as FBI morale suffersby Nicole Charky-Chami on July 15, 2026 at 6:27 pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday dismissed claims from a Democratic senator who expressed concerns about FBI Director Kash Patel, […]
Salon
- “Night Nurse” sexualizes the scam callby Coleman Spilde on July 15, 2026 at 6:27 pm
In her debut film, Georgia Bernstein twists those eerie grandparent scams into a topical, leisurely thrill
- Trump can’t stop White House leaks, so he’s coming for journalistsby Sophia Tesfaye on July 15, 2026 at 4:20 pm
New York Times journalists face contempt of court after refusing to name sources on Qatari jet story
- Revisiting the quiet joy of “My Neighbor Totoro”by Melanie McFarland on July 15, 2026 at 2:30 pm
To understand the heart of Hayao Miyazaki, start with this masterpiece
- If Letterboxd sells out to Netflix, the people loseby Coleman Spilde on July 15, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The film-logging platform is weighing a sale. Its users are weighing a mutiny
- Why MAGA influencers are wooing Graham Platner’s male fansby Amanda Marcotte on July 15, 2026 at 10:45 am
Manosphere figures are using anger over the Maine race to coax young voters back to Trump
Daily Kos
- Big law firms caved to Trump. Now he’s screwing them over.by Lisa Needham on July 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Who knew that making a deal with Trump would turn out poorly?
- Trump just made his worst endorsement yetby Emily Singer on July 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Republicans were already unlikely to win Minnesota's governor's race this year, but now Donald Trump has all but ensured the the party has no chance.
- Shots firedby Pedro Molina on July 15, 2026 at 4:59 pm
A cartoon by Pedro Molina.
- Trump: Killer ICE agents are doing a ‘GREAT job’by Oliver Willis on July 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm
President Donald Trump made it clear on Wednesday that he fully supports the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency as more and […]
- Here’s how the GOP is trying to scare voters this time aroundby Emily Singer on July 15, 2026 at 2:30 pm
The GOP has settled on a new bogeyman: communism.
Huffington Post
- Despite Judge's Smackdown, Trump Plans To Keep Deal Killing Tax Auditson July 15, 2026 at 10:00 am
Trump could save millions thanks to an order by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche barring the government from trying to collect any taxes Trump […]
- AOC Offers Forceful Advice To TV Stations About Trump’s Thursday Speechon July 15, 2026 at 9:57 am
The progressive congresswoman was asked for her take on the somewhat mysterious address Trump has announced ― and she delivered.
- Trump White House’s SpongeBob Post Spectacularly Backfires After Fans Explain The Jokeon July 15, 2026 at 9:53 am
The White House’s #SpongeBobDay celebration went awry.
- ‘Welllll’: Jake Tapper Flags The Glaring Trump Contradiction That’s Impossible To Ignoreon July 15, 2026 at 8:56 am
The CNN anchor used the president’s own words against him.
- ‘F**kin HILARIOUS’: Melania Trump Advisor Mocked After ‘Delusional’ New Praiseon July 15, 2026 at 8:55 am
Marc Beckman called her “the single most consequential first lady in the history of our nation.”
Slate Politics
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Have Ignited a New Post-Wedding Mystery. It Could Change Everything.by Heather Schwedel on July 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm
“Childless dog lady” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
- I Read My Ex’s Texts With Her New Man. What I Saw Has Ruined My Confidence in Bed.by Rich Juzwiak on July 15, 2026 at 6:50 pm
I can't quiet the voice in the back of my head.
- I Didn’t Want to Lose My Spouse, So I Agreed to Their Rules for “Exploration.” I Didn’t Expect It to Go This Far.by Rich Juzwiak on July 15, 2026 at 6:37 pm
I feel replaced.
- Apple TV Just Adapted a Hit Novel Into a New Show Starring Anya Taylor-Joy. It’s Unrecognizable.by Rebecca Onion on July 15, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Lucky stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a con artist.
- My Grandmother Has an Exhausting Requirement for My Baby Shower. It’s Just Not Practical.by Logan Sachon on July 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm
How can I get out of this?


































