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House speaker ignores lawmaker's looming death to protect GOP majority
Friday February 27, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson is forcing a terminally ill Republican lawmaker to spend his dying days in Congress to ensure the GOP doesn't lose its slim majority in the House—a grotesque move that shows just how anxious the Louisiana Republican ...Room Temp: The state of delusion
Friday February 27, 2026Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and comedian Janesh Rahlan tackled President Donald Trump’s interminable State of the Union address on this week’s episode of “Room Temp,” a new progressive podcast. Like many viewers, Janesh opted out, skipping much of the nearly ...Luxury jets for deportations: Kristi Noem's biggest grift yet
Friday February 27, 2026
Remember how weird it was that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Congress for $50 million for a fancy new private jet before somehow being allowed to blow $170 million on two fancy new private jets? Hear us out: What if ...Hegseth turns War Department on the scouts
Friday February 27, 2026As the U.S. edges closer to a potential war with Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a video announcing the Department of Defense is reviewing Scouting America and forcing the organization to make anti-DEI—read: anti-transgender and sexist—changes to the storied ...Cartoon: But the portions are huge!
Friday February 27, 2026A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Hegseth sets alarming conditions for AI company's contract911 calls reveal brutal condition for kids at Trump’s detention centers
Friday February 27, 2026
Newly released audio of 911 calls made from the immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, reveals extremely young children in physical distress who have required serious medical attention. These incidents are occurring as fallout from President Donald Trump’s push for ...Team USA hockey star learns hard lesson about embracing Trump
Friday February 27, 2026
Brady Tkachuk, the NHL star who won a gold on Team USA at this year’s Winter Olympics, just learned a hard lesson that anyone who has paid even a modicum of attention to the news already knew: No one ever ...Trump gets to keep building his big dumb bribe-funded ballroom
Friday February 27, 2026
If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, like you already read a story saying that a judge ruled that President Donald Trump can keep building his gilded trash palace of a ballroom, that’s because you did, back in December. That’s ...'You aren’t trapped': Hundreds of US nurses choose Canada over Trump’s America
Friday February 27, 2026
By Brett Kelman for KFF Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded dragon, and whatever belongings they could fit, then drove 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to British Columbia to leave President Donald ...