Democracy Now
- "He Was in Agony": Tennessee Issues 1-Year Stay for Tony Carruthers After Botched Execution Attemptby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on May 26, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Tennessee death row prisoner Tony Carruthers was issued a one-year stay of execution last Thursday after prison officials were unable to find a […]
- "Designed to Break You": Gaza Flotilla Activists Faced Violence, Sexual Abuse in Israeli Detentionby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on May 26, 2026 at 12:29 pm
“I could hear screaming the whole time.” Our guests Alex Colston and Haitham Arafat spent days in Israeli custody after being abducted from a […]
- U.S. Bombs Iran Despite Peace Talks; Israel Strikes Lebanon to "Force Trump's Hand": Negar Mortazaviby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on May 26, 2026 at 12:15 pm
We get an update on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran from journalist Negar Mortazavi, following the Pentagon’s so-called self-defense strikes on two […]
- Headlines for May 26, 2026by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on May 26, 2026 at 12:00 pm
U.S. Attacks Southern Iran as Ceasefire Negotiations Continue, Israel Attacks Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, Killing 12 People, Israeli Strikes Kill at […]
- Democracy Now! Marks 30 Years with Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe & Moreby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on May 25, 2026 at 12:30 pm
A special broadcast: Highlights from Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary celebration at the historic Riverside Church, featuring Angela Davis, Patti […]
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
- U.S. Casualties in Iran War Rise as Military Strikes Begin Againby Nick Turse on May 26, 2026 at 6:40 pm
Despite a pause in hostilities during the rickety U.S.-Iran ceasefire, the number of American casualties has ticked up to 423. The post U.S. […]
- Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suitby Timothy Pratt on May 24, 2026 at 9:00 am
The first known sanction of its kind held CoreCivic responsible for destroying video in a case alleging wrongful death of an ICE detainee. The post […]
- AIPAC, AI, Crypto, and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spendsby The Intercept Briefing on May 22, 2026 at 10:00 am
Intercept staffers break down the latest election news and the front groups fueling the midterms. The post AIPAC, AI, Crypto, and Gambling Are […]
- Corporate Interests Paid for Haley Stevens’s Trip to Portugal — and Her Campaign Adsby Jonah Valdez on May 22, 2026 at 9:00 am
Center Forward sent Stevens — and her mom — to a banking and crypto conference. Now it's spending millions on ads in Michigan. The post Corporate […]
- DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at allby Noah Hurowitz on May 21, 2026 at 4:52 pm
As the DNC blamed the author for the report’s shortcomings, a source who participated in the research said the author seemed to grasp that Gaza […]
Common Dreams
- AFGE Blasts Administration’s Proposed NDA Rule as Yet Another Attack on Non-Partisan Federal Employeesby Newswire Editor on May 26, 2026 at 6:17 pm
American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement in response to a proposed rule by the […]
- Purchased With Blood and Liesby Abby Zimet on May 26, 2026 at 6:11 am
Another Memorial Day: boasts, insults, "self-defense strikes," cheap clichés from a "Secretary of War" prattling about dead boys "delivered from the […]
- RootsAction Blasts Official DNC Autopsy; ‘Disgrace’ Would Be ‘Understatement’by Newswire Editor on May 21, 2026 at 5:19 pm
RootsAction is releasing the following statement:After months of intense pressure, Chair Ken Martin and the DNC finally caved and released their 2024 […]
- “Failures of ‘America First Global Health’”: U.S. Global Health Cuts and DRC Conflict Fuel Ebola Crisisby Newswire Editor on May 21, 2026 at 3:37 pm
Sweeping U.S. cuts to critical global health programs, including funding and staffing reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
- Burgers, Brats, and Busted Budgets: Summer Staples Up 13%, Travel Prices Surging Ahead of Memorial Dayby Newswire Editor on May 21, 2026 at 10:23 am
New data released today by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation shows how President Trump’s reckless economic policies and war in […]
Truthout
- Israel Expands Strikes and Ground Invasion in Lebanon as Iran Negotiations Stallby Shireen Akram-Boshar on May 26, 2026 at 9:10 pm
Iran has repeatedly insisted that a deal must include Lebanon, while Israel has demanded otherwise.
- Congressional Black Caucus Demands Corporations Oppose Voting Rights Rollbacksby Chris Walker on May 26, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Around 200 of the corporations that received the letter had pledged to protect voting rights five years prior.
- Increased Tax Refunds Have Been Eaten Up by Iran War Price Spikes, Experts Sayby Brad Reed on May 26, 2026 at 8:24 pm
Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed to stimulate spending with bigger refunds, but inflation has swallowed the benefits.
- Residents of Polluted Areas Say Trump’s Rollbacks Are “Getting Really Scary”by Dan Ross on May 26, 2026 at 8:18 pm
Many communities are also frustrated with state-level inaction but still see some opportunities for pushback.
- Protests Erupt at New Jersey Immigrant Jail in Support of Striking Detaineesby Shireen Akram-Boshar on May 26, 2026 at 8:11 pm
Some 300 detainees launched a hunger and labor strike on Friday in protest of the conditions at the ICE jail.
ProPublica
- She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.by Kavitha Surana on May 26, 2026 at 11:00 am
The post She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. appeared […]
- Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessnessby Nicole Santa Cruz on May 26, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessness appeared first on ProPublica.
- Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Reportby Raquel Rutledge on May 26, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report appeared first on ProPublica.
- California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaintsby Holly McDede on May 22, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaints appeared first on ProPublica.
- Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Comeby Richard A. Webster on May 22, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come appeared first on ProPublica.
The Guardian
- Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaignby Alice Speri on May 27, 2026 at 2:28 am
The Park Slope Food Coop boycott vote follows tensions and rifts among members and larger communityMembers of a storied food co-operative in Brooklyn […]
- John Cornyn says he’ll back Ken Paxton, who is set to face Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race – as it happenedby Cecilia Nowell, Maham Javaid, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose on May 27, 2026 at 1:59 am
This live blog is now closed.Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas race after scandal-plagued campaignAmerica’s ugliest […]
- One person killed in latest US military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacificby Associated Press on May 27, 2026 at 1:58 am
Nearly 200 people killed in Trump administration’s deadly campaign as strikes draw widespread condemnationThe US military launched another strike […]
- Veteran Texas congressman Al Green beaten in Democratic primary runoffby Uwa Ede-Osifo on May 27, 2026 at 1:51 am
Christian Menefee wins 18th district race after Republican gerrymandering carved up Green’s reliably Democratic seatChristian Menefee, a freshman […]
- Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaignby David Smith on May 27, 2026 at 1:39 am
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James TalaricoKen Paxton, the […]
The Jacobin
- Japan Is Rearming and Embracing Nationalismby Hamza Shehryar on May 26, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Amid rising nationalism, Japan is accelerating its military buildup. Troublingly, as Japan abandons its postwar pacifism, its leadership is also […]
- How the UAE Built an Empire of Kleptocratsby Stefan Bakumenko on May 26, 2026 at 6:24 pm
From Libya to Yemen and Palestine to Sudan, the United Arab Emirates has built a regional network of militias, autocrats, and oligarchs that […]
- We Rarely See Films as Fresh as I Love Boostersby Eileen Jones on May 26, 2026 at 4:31 pm
Boots Riley’s remarkably easy confidence and visual flair in I Love Boosters is a tonic in an era of boring CGI slop. He’s one of the most […]
- The Pro-Israel Lobby Is Trying to Fly Under the Radarby Luke Goldstein on May 26, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Amid widespread public disapproval of Israel’s destruction across the Middle East, pro-Israel donors aligned with AIPAC appear to be resorting to […]
- Who Should Take Care of the Children?by Evelina Johansson Wilén on May 26, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Capitalism is creating a crisis of care by treating childcare as a private burden instead of a collective responsibility. Parents and educators are […]
Alternet
- Republicans send mixed signals after Trump topples another GOP veteranby Adam Lynch on May 27, 2026 at 1:55 am
Some Republicans fretting about the upcoming midterms on social media could not seem to squeeze into a comfortable position Tuesday night after […]
- Trump knows 'he’s dying' and he wants it all — quickly: analysisby Matthew Rozsa on May 27, 2026 at 1:53 am
President Donald Trump may believe himself to be dying and is acting without regard to his popularity for that reason.That, at least, is the theory […]
- Democrat strategist thinks Trump will leave power if one thing happensby Matthew Rozsa on May 27, 2026 at 1:15 am
President Donald Trump will leave power of his own accord if one thing happens, argues a longtime political expert — and that one thing is very […]
- Trump takes another GOP head in Texas — and hurts Republicansby Adam Lynch on May 27, 2026 at 1:04 am
President Donald Trump’s 11th hour endorsement against incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn seems to have paid off in Texas as Trump’s champion […]
- The GOP is imploding — and now Republicans can't pass bills because of Trumpby Matthew Rozsa on May 27, 2026 at 12:44 am
President Donald Trump is forcing the Republican Party into a politically perilous position in advance of the upcoming midterm elections — and they […]
Raw Story
- Biographer shares sobering prediction about how Trump admin will end: 'This is it'by Robert Davis on May 27, 2026 at 3:23 am
One of President Donald Trump's biographers shared a sobering prediction about how the second Trump administration will end during a new podcast […]
- Ken Paxton roundly mocked by observers after victory speech: 'He has no juice!'by Robert Davis on May 27, 2026 at 3:01 am
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was roundly mocked on Tuesday night after he gave his victory speech for defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn […]
- GOP scheme to boost extremist candidate in primary race backfires spectacularlyby Matthew Chapman on May 27, 2026 at 2:43 am
Republican efforts to interfere in a Democratic congressional primary in Texas ended in failure on Tuesday night.According to Decision Desk HQ and […]
- 'You can just smell the fear!' CNN analyst comes unglued at GOP pundit over Paxton's winby Bennito L. Kelty on May 27, 2026 at 2:08 am
A CNN analyst laughed off attacks on a Texas Democrat's chances of winning a Senate seat.Pundit Paul Begala sniffed the air as CNN conservative […]
- CNN election guru stunned as Trump's grip on the GOP revealed in Texasby Robert Davis on May 27, 2026 at 2:00 am
CNN election guru John King was stunned on Tuesday after the Texas Senate primary race showed how much President Donald Trump's grip on the […]
Salon
- How Greg Evigan became “possessed” by The Beatlesby Nicole Michael on May 26, 2026 at 2:30 pm
The “My Two Dads” star reflects on Beatlemania, songwriting and recording at Abbey Road Studios
- Trump’s latest move to restrict voting rightsby Heather Digby Parton on May 26, 2026 at 2:03 pm
The president is pushing states to create citizenship lists to prevent non-citizens from voting
- Trump’s vulgarity is poisoning public lifeby Chauncey DeVega on May 26, 2026 at 10:45 am
The president's bad behavior Isn't incidental — it's the bedrock of his fascist project
- Abortion bans are making miscarriage treatment more dangerousby Nicole Karlis on May 26, 2026 at 10:30 am
Researchers found a shift from medication management to expectant management, putting more women’s lives at risk
- Trump, nearing 80, faces renewed health scrutinyby CK Smith on May 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Trump’s upcoming medical visit renews debate over presidential age, health transparency and fitness for office
Daily Kos
- Even MAGA media is struggling to hype up Trump’s mess in Iranby Oliver Willis on May 27, 2026 at 12:01 am
Even the most right-wing media outlets are calling out the Trump administration's lies about the ongoing conflict.
- Trump gets another mysterious ‘checkup,’ and 24 years of Daily Kosby Daily Kos Staff on May 27, 2026 at 12:00 am
Here's your Daily Kos Recap for May 26.
- Words from Robert Morrisby keefknight on May 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm
A cartoon by Keef Knight.
- GOP’s election-rigging effort dealt two new blowsby Emily Singer on May 26, 2026 at 11:00 pm
And it's happened in the unlikeliest of states.
- Daily Kos 24th anniversary: Check out these highlights from our staff writersby Daily Kos Staff on May 26, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Daily Kos staff writers were asked to highlight some of their favorite recent stories as we mark the site's 24th anniversary.
Huffington Post
- Trump To Undergo Annual Physical, GOP Senate Runoff Enters Final Day: Live Updateson May 26, 2026 at 10:25 am
Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day.
- 'Lack Of Candor': CNN Medical Analyst Has Questions As Trump Heads To Hospital Yet Againon May 26, 2026 at 7:46 am
The president is scheduled for his third visit to Walter Reed in 13 months.
- Conservative Texas Voter Gets A Blunt Fact-Check From His Wife During TV Interviewon May 26, 2026 at 5:22 am
She didn't hold back in her assessment of scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
- Cornyn And Paxton Flood Texas Airwaves In Final Day Of GOP Senate Runoffon May 26, 2026 at 4:29 am
Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events on the last day before […]
- Thomas Massie Files To Run In 2028 After Losing To Trump-Backed Candidateon May 25, 2026 at 10:48 pm
The GOP congressman's announcement came just hours after Trump called him a "major sleazebag" in a Truth Social post.
Slate Politics
- Trump Just Went Further Than Ever Before to Encourage Another Jan. 6by Dahlia Lithwick on May 26, 2026 at 8:42 pm
A slush fund is not just a slush fund.
- Three Judges Just Dared SCOTUS to Say What It Really Thinks About Black Voting Rightsby Alexis Romero and Mark Joseph Stern on May 26, 2026 at 7:55 pm
A federal court in Alabama on Tuesday ruled, yet again, that the state had illegally discriminated against Black voters.
- Todd Blanche’s Effort to Grant Trump and His Family “Forever Immunity” Hides a Greater Dangerby Aziz Huq on May 26, 2026 at 6:52 pm
Blanche would have us believe nothing can later be done by the law.
- Trump’s Attacks on the Lawyer Who Argued Birthright Citizenship Give the Game Awayby Katherine Fang on May 26, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Last month, Cecillia Wang, the head of the ACLU, asked the Supreme Court to preserve the legal principle.
- Slate Pears Game 285: May 26, 2026on May 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm
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