This is almost too much to comprehend. That’s what they want. They want us to become numb to all the corruption so that it becomes the norm. We cannot let that happen. This is not normal.
Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.
We are so excited to be dedicating the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago with a dynamic celebration June 18, with performances by global icons and engaging storytelling about the Foundation’s work to inspire, empower and connect people to make change in their own communities.
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Gas prices have dropped by 10 cents in Kentucky following my executive order to reduce the gas tax. Every step counts when prices are rising and hurting our families, and this action is set to save Kentuckians nearly $27 million in one month.
You’ve probably had your limit at this point, please read this explanation of what happened yesterday and share it widely. It’s more important than ever to make sure people understand why we have to vote for democracy and we have to get started now if we want to be able to vote.
SCOTUS, which ordered Alabama to create a second Black opportunity district just 3 years ago, has lifted that order a week before the primary. The Purcell principle says courts shouldn't permit chaos too close to an election—it's now an open question whether there will even be a primary on schedule.
Tomorrow I'm hosting a live call-in special w/Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social #127 at 12noon ET, 9am PT.
Gov Beshear is a very popular Dem governor in a very Red State;
He'll be taking your calls live on everything from Iran to redistricting to 2028.
866.997.GRIT
My executive order to decrease gas prices in Kentucky by 10 cents per gallon takes effect today. This will provide our families relief from soaring gas prices, which they need and deserve.
Happy Mother’s Day to those who assume the role. Moms, Stepmoms, Aunts, Grandmothers, Friends. I know Mother’s Day is a difficult day for some. This is for them.
Donald Trump posted this latest threat to Iran on his social media account at 4:05 a.m. ET / 1:05 a.m. PT.
Note: Reports indicate Trump’s social media posts have been actively undermining negotiations.
In my town of 1,500 people, you can’t even enter the tiny courthouse with any kind of weapon. How in the world did someone get in the lobby of the DC Hilton with a gun? During the White House Correspondents Dinner?
BREAKING: Trump says he has cancelled Witkoff and Kushner’s planned trip to Pakistan for talks with Iran after Iran’s foreign minister left the country with no intention of meeting with the United States.
Epstein survivors are here in DC today to press for a full release of files by Trump Admin
They’ll be on national mall… as Trump and some of the media have a black-tie dinner together
The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.
Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.
Yet only one is considered a "power grab."
Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.
BREAKING: Virginia voters approve a Democratic redistricting plan that could allow the party to pick up as many as four new seats in the midterm elections, NBC News projects.
Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong.
Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3NZGHsz
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms.
You have to listen to this.
Lieu: "I want the White House to send Kevin Hassett to every single TV channel and to every single swing House district where he can tell the voters of America that hurting consumers is 'the last of our concerns.'"