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Wielding obscure budget tools, Trump’s ‘reaper’ Vought sows turmoil in public health
Sunday November 09, 2025
By Amy Maxmen, illustration by Oona Zenda, for KFF When President Donald Trump posted a satirical music video on social media in early October depicting his budget director, Russell Vought, as the Grim Reaper lording over Democrats in Congress, public health workers recognized ...Cartoon: Indiana's new seats
Sunday November 09, 2025A cartoon by Tim Campbell. Related | Trump’s midterm-rigging scheme hits another stateMainstream media is now mainly leaning right
Sunday November 09, 2025
Most traditional media have long held a more left-leaning tone, but that’s changing. From on the ground reporting to the top executives, more conservative voices are making their way into the long-established outlets. Major changes may not be felt yet from ...Black Music Sunday: Ella Jenkins, 'the first lady of children’s music'
Sunday November 09, 2025Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 285 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to ...Cartoon: Performative Christianity
Sunday November 09, 2025A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Trump flips and decides to starve people after allWhy the right is so out of touch
Sunday November 09, 2025
Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. Voters across the country resoundingly rejected President Donald Trump and the Republican Party this ...Cartoon: I'll join PETA!
Saturday November 08, 2025A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | What the hell is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene?GOP’s shutdown isn’t working out for them
Saturday November 08, 2025
The GOP’s government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history on Wednesday, with no resolution in sight. And new polling suggests Democrats may have little incentive to budge anytime soon. The findings come from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group, ...The justice system’s falling apart—but the worst people are losing
Saturday November 08, 2025
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. Welcome to another week where we try to make sense of the justice system in ...
