Democracy Now
- "Hell's Army": New Film Tracks Russia's Wagner Group & Rise of Mercenary Armiesby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 12, 2026 at 12:48 pm
We speak with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rick Rowley about his new documentary, Hell’s Army. The film tracks the Wagner Group, the notorious Russian […]
- Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi: Trump Admin "Weaponizing Immigration Laws" to Deport Meby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 12, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Palestinian activist and green card holder Mohsen Mahdawi, who was targeted by the Trump administration last year as part of a crackdown on […]
- "Cautionary Tale": NYC's The New School Guts Faculty & Staff as Colleges Intensify Austerityby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 12, 2026 at 12:32 pm
The Trump administration is continuing its assault on higher education, but in a departure from its earlier high-profile fights with individual […]
- U.S. Attacks Iranian Water Reservoirs Amid "Normalization" of Targeting Civilian Infrastructureby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 12, 2026 at 12:26 pm
We continue our conversation with acclaimed Iranian environmental scientist Kaveh Madani, who comments on U.S. strikes targeting Iranian water […]
- "New Form of Imperialism": Renowned U.N. Scientist on AI Boom's Huge Water, Carbon & Land Footprintby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 12, 2026 at 12:14 pm
The environmental toll of the artificial intelligence boom continues to mount as tech companies use ever more power to run their data centers and […]
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
- Civil Records for Hundreds of Thousands of Lebanese Could Be Wiped Out By Israel’s Total Warby Alaa Serhal on June 14, 2026 at 1:42 pm
With whole towns leveled by Israel, a quarter million Lebanese people may have lost the proof of who they are and what they own. The post Civil […]
- They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anywayby Natasha Lennard on June 13, 2026 at 5:05 pm
The case marks the first time that “criminal damage” convictions in the UK have been classified as terrorism. The post They Weren’t Convicted […]
- Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression.by Jeremy Busby on June 13, 2026 at 10:00 am
There’s no dignity in secret executions. The post Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression. appeared […]
- ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urgesby Matt Sledge on June 12, 2026 at 5:37 pm
Spurred by The Intercept's reporting, Sheldon Whitehouse calls out DHS for recruiting materials celebrated by white nationalists. The post ICE Should […]
- The Right’s “Election Fraud” Cry for Midterms Previewed in Primariesby The Intercept Briefing on June 12, 2026 at 10:00 am
Spencer Pratt’s pratfall in LA, Graham Platner’s victory, prediction markets, and other takeaways from the California and Maine primary […]
Common Dreams
- City Electric: My Mayor Muslim, My Bagel Jewishby Abby Zimet on June 12, 2026 at 6:51 am
After the greatest comeback in NBA finals history - 29 points! - "the greatest shot in Knicks history" - Anunoby's last-second tip-in - some divine […]
- Warner and Himes Gush Over Trump’s Epstein Hatchet Man Jay Claytonby Newswire Editor on June 11, 2026 at 8:29 pm
On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be Director of National […]
- Corporate Tax Dodgers’ Lobbying and Political Spending Records Reveal ‘Self-Reinforcing Loop’by Newswire Editor on June 11, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Today, Public Citizen released a new report analyzing the lobbying and political spending of 88 corporations that paid zero in corporate income taxes […]
- Trump’s MAGA 250: Administration Awards More than $100 Million in Federal Contracts to Politicized Networkby Newswire Editor on June 11, 2026 at 2:18 pm
The Trump administration has awarded nearly $103 million in federal contracts and grants for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations to a […]
- Lawsuit Seeks to Stop SpaceX Land Deal From Destroying Texas Wildlife Refugeby Newswire Editor on June 10, 2026 at 5:27 pm
Tribal and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop a land trade that would hand 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande […]
Truthout
- Netanyahu Pushes Congress to Adopt a New Structure for US Military Aid to Israelby Michael Arria on June 13, 2026 at 11:39 pm
As opposition to Israel grows, the system would make US aid less transparent and more deeply embedded in supply chains.
- As Federal Voting Rights Law Is Gutted, Some States Step In to Fill the Gapby Anna Claire Vollers on June 13, 2026 at 11:39 pm
In the wake of recent SCOTUS rulings, states are passing their own versions of the Voting Rights Act.
- Trump Plan Would Give Political Appointees More Control Over Federal Grant Moneyby Jake Johnson on June 13, 2026 at 11:36 pm
The rule would also prohibit distribution of federal grants to organizations that “promote anti-American values.”
- New Cafés in Gaza Can’t Conceal Tent Cities and Mountains of Rubbleby Eman Abu Zayed on June 13, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Gaza desperately needs reconstruction. Instead, Israel’s blockade has given rise to an unjust economy.
- New York’s Iconic Queer Beach Faces Looming Privatization Schemeby Timothy French on June 13, 2026 at 11:31 pm
Queer New Yorkers are fighting for Riis Beach as a developer with Israeli government ties plans a private beach club.
ProPublica
- A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.by Duaa Eldeib on June 12, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post A Popular Doctor Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune. appeared first on ProPublica.
- Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Reportby Keri Blakinger on June 11, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Lawmaker Pushes for Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers After ProPublica Report appeared first on ProPublica.
- What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kidson June 10, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kids appeared first on ProPublica.
- He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.by Annie Waldman on June 9, 2026 at 11:00 am
The post He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him. appeared first on ProPublica.
- An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.by Joshua Kaplan on June 9, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr. appeared first on […]
The Guardian
- Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smearby Bryan Armen Graham on June 15, 2026 at 6:36 am
Trump brings UFC to White House for 80th birthdayGaethje stuns unbeaten Topuria for lightweight titleJosh Hokit targets former First Lady after TKO […]
- Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopenby Jillian Ambrose, Jonathan Barrett and Lauren Almeida on June 15, 2026 at 6:33 am
Donald Trump posts ‘Let the oil flow’ as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crudeMiddle East crisis: live updatesPeace deal […]
- UFC Freedom 250: White House hosts MMA card for Trump’s 80th birthday amid dismal Canada and Obama jibes – as it happenedby Bryan Armen Graham on June 15, 2026 at 6:22 am
Gaethje stuns unbeaten Topuria for lightweight titleThe stratospheric rise of the UFC’s Dana WhiteUFC to pay fighters in crypto from Trump […]
- The Iran war has reached a tragic new phase: the fear, killing and upheaval are all normalised | Nesrine Malikby Nesrine Malik on June 15, 2026 at 5:00 am
As the world waits for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed will adjust to the fact that terror is now part of daily […]
- Sweden 5-1 Tunisia: World Cup 2026 – as it happenedby Jonathan Howcroft on June 15, 2026 at 4:25 am
Yasin Ayari shines bright as Graham Potter’s Sweden put on a five-star showing to crush TunisiaThis evening’s match is taking place at the […]
The Jacobin
- How Penn Graduate Workers Got Their Union Contractby Emily Aunins on June 14, 2026 at 12:55 pm
As workers at the University of Pennsylvania pursued a first contract, Trump’s second presidency rendered the administration cowed, the labor board […]
- Europe Doesn’t Know How to Respond to Chinaby Ruth Sisask on June 14, 2026 at 12:50 pm
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to take painful steps to overcome the “cancer” of dependency on China. The EU […]
- The Super-Elite Is Tightening Its Grip on Combat Sportsby Ben Case on June 13, 2026 at 12:55 pm
Beneath the spectacle of fighters beating each other bloody on the White House South Lawn, fight promoters, tech billionaires, and the Saudi […]
- The Other Side of China’s Economic Miracleby Daniel Cheng on June 13, 2026 at 12:50 pm
China has witnessed the greatest stretch of growth and poverty alleviation in human history, made possible by the brutal exploitation of millions of […]
- Your Wars Just Aren’t Worth Itby Peter Mertens on June 13, 2026 at 12:45 pm
The Belgian Workers’ Party is the strongest rising force on Europe’s radical left. Its general secretary, Peter Mertens, writes for Jacobin on […]
Alternet
- Trump has made everything Jimmy Carter warned about catastrophically worse: analysisby Matthew Rozsa on June 14, 2026 at 9:15 pm
President Donald Trump’s administration has vindicated a controversial 1979 speech delivered by one of his Democratic predecessors, Jimmy […]
- Trump stages the perfect 'bread and circuses' event for a dying republicby Matthew Rozsa on June 14, 2026 at 6:12 pm
President Donald Trump is acting like a Roman emperor, not an American president, by hosting UFC fighters to wrestle in front of the White House on […]
- White House in panic mode over new secret Trump recordings: reportby Matthew Rozsa on June 14, 2026 at 4:20 pm
President Donald Trump’s White House is freaking out over reports that their secret conversations in the Situation Room were surreptitiously […]
- There is no bigger Trump lie right nowby Phyllis Bennis on June 14, 2026 at 4:07 pm
On June 1st, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Israel’s prime minister launched a major escalation against […]
- 'Sounds a lot like a nuclear threat': Trump floats 'ultimate alternative'by Common Dreams on June 14, 2026 at 4:01 pm
President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran are on track to sign a diplomatic agreement this weekend, but added that “we have the ultimate […]
Raw Story
- Psychologist shares sobering warning about Trump as his health worsens: 'Setting us up'by Robert Davis on June 15, 2026 at 2:28 am
A psychologist and author shared a sobering warning about President Donald Trump on Sunday, noting that the president's symptoms appear to be as bad […]
- Supreme Court has a 'self-serving' interest in helping the GOP win the midterms: expertby Robert Davis on June 15, 2026 at 2:01 am
A Supreme Court expert warned on Sunday that the Court has a "self-serving" interest in helping Republicans hold their majority in Congress after the […]
- Eric Trump messaged UFC insider asking if White House fights were 'rigged': reportby Robert Davis on June 15, 2026 at 12:46 am
Eric Trump, one of President Donald Trump's sons, was allegedly texting a UFC insider about whether any of the fights on the "UFC Freedom 250" event […]
- Trump's 'insulting' deal with Iran mocked by analysts: 'We've accomplished nothing'by Robert Davis on June 15, 2026 at 12:10 am
President Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday that the U.S. and Iran had reached a new agreement that provides a pathway to ending the more-than […]
- Lawyers reveal Jeanine Pirro's chilling impact on D.C. prosecutions: 'Speaks for itself'by Robert Davis on June 14, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Lawyers in the District of Columbia revealed on Sunday how President Donald Trump's U.S. Attorney in the area has affected their ability to do their […]
Salon
- “Let the oil flow!”: Trump announces Iran-US ceasefire dealby Alex Galbraith on June 14, 2026 at 11:56 pm
The president called on oil tankers to "start [their] engines" in a post to Truth Social
- “You’d think we would’ve learned that lesson by now”: Obama says US can’t “bomb” way to Iran dealby Alex Galbraith on June 14, 2026 at 7:32 pm
The former president worried that a new deal with Iran will be far worse than the one that was in place until 2018
- Trump turns 80, but his approval is in the 30sby CK Smith on June 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm
New approval numbers cast a shadow over weekend of UFC fanfare, Freedom 250 events and White House pageantry
- “Knicks in 5!”: NY fans predict first championship in 53 yearsby CK Smith on June 14, 2026 at 4:20 pm
A hopeful fan chant turned into an all-night citywide party after the Knicks beat the Spurs to win the NBA title
- “It’s true, I am”: Mamdani reacts to viral “My mayor’s Muslim” chant after Knicks win NBA titleby Alex Galbraith on June 14, 2026 at 4:08 pm
The mayor of New York marveled at the way a Knicks championship brought the city together
Daily Kos
- Can Graham Platner overcome scandals to win Maine?by Andrew Mangan on June 14, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Can voters separate the politics from the politician?
- About to blowby Tim Campbell on June 14, 2026 at 10:55 pm
A cartoon by Tim Campbell.
- He profits off raw milk that’s making people sick. The government isn’t stopping him.by ProPublica on June 14, 2026 at 9:00 pm
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the […]
- Republicans cry fraud in Los Angeles because they’re sore losersby Emily Singer on June 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Republicans believe that any election they lose is the product of a conspiracy rather than voters not liking them.
- World Cup securityby Clay Bennett on June 14, 2026 at 6:55 pm
A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
Huffington Post
- Trump Names James M. Mcdonald To Lead Powerful New York Federal Prosecutor's Officeon June 14, 2026 at 3:15 am
He would replace Jay Clayton, whom Trump put forward this week as his pick for the director of national intelligence.
- Will Trump Spend His $350 Million War Chest To Win Texas? Republicans Are Worried.on June 13, 2026 at 8:27 pm
"There is no doubt that Ken Paxton needs outside money to help him win this race," said one Texas political operative.
- Trump's Name Officially Removed From Kennedy Centeron June 13, 2026 at 4:58 pm
A federal judge ruled in May that President Donald Trump can't just slap his name on the building.
- 'You Just Gotta Hear This': MS NOW Host Bewildered By Marco Rubio's 'Bizarre' UFC Commentson June 13, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Jonathan Capehart was floored by remarks made by the secretary of state ahead of planned cage fights on the White House lawn.
- Spencer Pratt Says He's Not Leaving LA After Election Loss Despite Promise To Do Soon June 13, 2026 at 2:36 pm
“You thought you could get rid of me that easily?” the former reality TV star asked.
Slate Politics
- My Wife’s Puritanical “Sex Rule” Is Really Putting a Damper Our Big Jamaican Vacationby Rich Juzwiak on June 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Why is she like this?
- Slate Pears Game 304: Jun. 14, 2026on June 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Today's puzzle has 11 pears.
- My Husband Has Given Me a Cruel Ultimatum About Having a Baby. I Didn’t Think He Had This in Him.by Michelle Herman on June 14, 2026 at 12:00 pm
I can't agree to this.
- Slate Mini Crossword for June 14, 2026by Quiara Vasquez on June 14, 2026 at 9:51 am
Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.
- How Long Will Donald Trump Live?by Shannon Palus on June 14, 2026 at 9:45 am
The longevity experts all agreed.


































