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conservatives in washington state want freedom and small government in the form of state-mandated genital exams for high school students: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It is wrong to invite Putin to the upcoming G20, to permit him to sit at a conference table with leaders of countries he is attacking, and to pretend that he is entitled to equal status as an accepted member of the international community.

no kings includes billionaires who think they’re kings

At the height of the largest early vote effort in American history, with nearly 3,000 events taking place this weekend, Meta suspended the No Kings Coalition We are going to win, and we are going to keep organizing.

We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:

Today in DC: "Beginning Saturday, crews will start another major round of cutting at the historic public golf course. The first phase contains 169 trees marked for removal. The Trump Administration says as many as 529 could eventually come down..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

Despite ongoing lawsuit seeking to stop Trump overhaul of DC's East Potomac Park, the National Park Service has notified the court that it's going to take down nearly 530 trees at the site Team Trump is pursuing plan to redevelop the golf course on site

26 years ago, we eradicated measles. Now, this year alone, there have been over 4,000 cases, 40+ outbreaks, and people have died. RFK Jr.'s anti-vax rhetoric & conspiracy theories have consequences. He must resign NOW. Vaccines are safe & effective. Period.

NEW: Several more Jan 6 defendants have filed federal civil lawsuits, seeking taxpayer-funded payouts The latest group includes seditious conspiracy defendants, who allege mistreatment during confinement & "malicious prosecution" There's been a wave of these suits this month

📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: https://demdock.com/4rMi8Ps

NEW: Amid public health concerns over online sports betting, major operators like DraftKings say their in-app safeguards can prevent users from spiraling out of control. Our reporter decided to find out for himself whether that was true.

given recent behavior by Trump's ICE agents... www.nbcboston.com/video/multim...

It was, in accelerated fashion, a parallel to how living through climate change is making Republicans far worse on emissions & pollution.

The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all. I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.

Trump wants to create a national database of every registered voter in the country. Then, he and the GOP want to decide who gets to stay on it. “It’s a way of essentially taking over the voter registration process,” Marc Elias says, “or, more precisely, taking over the results.”

BREAKING: A judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to Maryland's unredacted voter registration list, ruling that it was not a record the department could obtain through legal force under federal law. The DOJ is now 0-9 in its effort to force states to divulge their private voter data.

One day after Trump’s lawless ICE operation traumatized kids on school grounds in Baltimore, we learn they’re harassing DMV-area nonprofits for information about immigrant CHILDREN. This does nothing to make us safer. No child should live in fear of ICE’s violence.

This purchase and approval is the result of inappropriate interference by the Trump Admin on behalf of Trump's billionaire buddies.

The consolidation we're seeing in the media space is a threat to free speech. State Attorneys General must keep investigating these transactions.

It's hard to fathom how deeply evil this is, and that we have people running our country who get sick pleasure from sending women fleeing violence in Iran to an African country in the middle of a brutal civil war.

for a hot minute, trump's iran war was supposedly about his concern for the safety of the iranian people, and particularly iran's dissidents and activists. now he's deporting (to central african republic, for some reason??) iranian women who fled here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...

James Talarico: We have 45,000 volunteers signed up across the state, we've shattered grassroots fundraising records without taking a dime from corporate PACs, and we're leading in the polls against Ken Paxton. This big tent that we're building in Texas is really gonna shock the world in November.

James Talarico: There's been a lot of talk in this race about what it means to be a real man. A man takes responsibility, upholds his commitments to his family and his neighbors, and does what's right, even when no one is watching.

Trump can’t accept that the people of California would reject him over and over and over again, Marc Elias says. That’s why he and the GOP want an excuse to ignore the results of elections where Democrats win. “We must not let them succeed.” https://bit.ly/4ec9ymv

Talarico: Here's what real men don't do. They don't lie and cheat their way through life. They don't sell their soul to the highest bidder. Real men serve others, weak men serve themselves. So I welcome this debate. I don't think Paxton or Cruz are in a position to tell anyone what a real man is.

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If you're reading this, you might be about to help make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. If so, you’ll also be risking your retirement savings while simultaneously bailing out X and Cybertrucks. And to top it off: You have pretty much no say in the matter.

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We illustrated their findings.

WATCH: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner joins Chris Hayes for an exclusive and responds to new reporting from the New York Times that details allegations from women describing parts of his behavior as “unsettling.”

Tell me more about Trump/Republican family values… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)

Night of the Living Slush Fund

Virtually everyone now acknowledges that the Russian ground offensive in Ukraine is stalled. Except, uh, one guy:

Senator Bill Cassidy & I are teaming up to undo Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. As it stands the fund could reward rioters who assaulted police on Jan 6. Our amendment makes it a compensation fund ONLY for officers who defended the Capitol that day & their families.

I just offered an amendment to prevent anyone convicted of heinous crimes — from attacking law enforcement to molesting children — from getting money from Trump's taxpayer financed slush fund. Republicans blocked it. All to please the Dear Leader. It's sick.

Senate Republicans just voted to give billions more of taxpayer money to Trump's lawless ICE operations.

The American people deserve a govt that puts them first.

Today, Trump & his rubber stamp Republicans once again failed them.

My full statement ⬇️

“This individual promotes values that go against democracy, human rights and peace,” stated Langrune en Commun. Read more: www.connexionfrance.com/news/normand...

Members of a local organisation in Langrune-sur-Mer are calling for the cancellation of a scheduled visit from the US Secretary of Defence. Pete Hegseth is due to represent US President Donald Trump alongside some 400 other guests during a D-Day commemoration in the village this Saturday (June 6).

Today, we gave Republicans a choice: Do they want to support people who assaulted police on Jan 6th or the police officers who defended the Capitol on that day. They made their choice. Another shameful vote from Republicans to send your tax dollars to these criminals.

With the complicity of the Republican Senate, Trump has once again put himself above the law; the slush fund lives. Maybe this is the last time anyone will think it will turn out differently. Today's Morning Shots, from @saletan.bsky.social and Ben Parker:

“The danger doesn’t arrive when tanks appear in the streets. It arrives when leaders lose the ability to say no. It arrives when loyalty replaces judgment.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/they-refus...

Breaking news: The Trump administration had plans to classify 2.7 million living people — including some U.S. citizens and lawful residents — as dead as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a former senior Social Security executive.

About 400,000 people have been detained by immigration agents since Trump returned to office. But it’s nearly impossible to know how many family separations the sweeps have caused since the administration does not track this information.

When healthcare workers organize, they affirm a timeless truth: that those who care for others deserve safety, respect, and a meaningful voice in shaping the future of their profession.

This is the crowd to see James Talarico tonight in Ken Paxton’s home county.

At his fake cabinet meeting, Trump just repeated his lie that millions of dead 150-year olds are fraudulently receiving & cashing Social Security checks. Once again, he couldn’t point to a single example BECAUSE IT DOESN’T HAPPEN. They’re trying to wreck Social Security so they can rob it.

“Jeff Bezos has made a deliberate choice. He’s chosen accommodation over resistance. Submission over citizenship. He’s decided that the preservation of his empire matters more than the preservation of democratic norms.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/money-cant...

Wow. We’re blown away. The MeidasTouch Podcast is officially the number 1 podcast on YouTube this week — again — and it’s all because of this incredible community that shows up, watches, listens, shares, and fights for truth every single day.

NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.

🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸