"A dire warning Saturday that the United States was not only inching towards a recession, but one so severe that it may go on to "redefine the word retroactively.”"

This moment is not just about one man’s greed, one man’s corruption or one man’s contempt for our Constitution. This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth, who, in their insatiable greed, have taken over...

King Trump has created a pardon industry, in which people with White House connections accept payments from wealthy convicts. Among those on whom he has bestowed freedom are dozens of people convicted of fraud. Gift link => archive.ph/lWcKw

The prison originally was closed because it was so expensive to run -- every supply needed for the facility has to be brought there by boat because it is in the middle of the San Francisco Bay

The Interior Department is back at it offering another round of buyouts and early retirements as the agency continues shrinking its workforce. A press release announced Interior “will be offering another Deferred Resignation Program as well as another opportunity for Voluntary Early Retirement.”

The declaration has the potential to unleash as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes. An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.

Judge Richard Leon in Washington on Tuesday ordered the temporary pause of the construction project that has included demolishing the East Wing of the White House. He concluded that unless Congress approves the project, the preservationist group suing to stop it is likely to succeed.

Tell Senate Dems to block Trump’s New AG! There should be no confirmation vote without a clear commitment to release the Epstein files, pursue prosecutions, and restore trust in the rule of law.

The leaders of 23 blue states have sued to block new mail-in voting restrictions that were issued in an EO signed by King Trump earlier this week. The lawsuit argues that the president does not have the constitutional right to interfere with elections, which are run by state governments.

The blueprint released Friday would increase defense spending by more than 40% compared to last year. It aims to bolster munitions and build out the US naval fleet while also beginning construction on King Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defense system. There's also 5-7% raises for personnel.

The leader of all Catholic chaplains in the United States’ armed forces has questioned how righteous the US military’s campaign in Iran is, saying that “under the just war theory – it is not”.

The Trump regime seeks $5.6 billion cut to NASA budget in 2027. The most severe cuts are aimed at NASA’s science programs. The proposal budget reduces science funding by nearly half, a $3.4 billion reduction compared to fiscal year 2026.

Georgia election officials have less than three months to convert the state’s entire voting system from touchscreen machines to paper ballots, after the state Senate failed to vote Friday on legislation that would have delayed the conversion until 2028.

“People have woken up on being angry at billionaires. There’s a bigger target on their backs in terms of holding them accountable for how fucked up things are right now … it’s not just right versus left any more – it’s top versus bottom.” - Chi Ossé, DSA

Cybersecurity researchers warn the WH’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones & other data to 3rd party services. But most of its users wouldn’t know that, because the app doesn’t disclose its data sharing the way most others do. Reviews of the app code turned up a host of issues.

Proud to join Bernie Sanders in backing Bob Brooks for Congress (PA-07)! A 20-year firefighter, Bob spent his life serving his community. Now, he’s running to unseat a Republican and fight for union jobs, strong public services, and real representation for the people — not corporations.

💙 Brian Poindexter is a union ironworker, organizer, and teacher — not a career politician — and he's got our support for Congress in Ohio's 7th. @poindexterforcongress.com fought anti-worker laws on City Council, and he’s taking on a GOP incumbent to fight for working folks in Congress. ✊

Our Constitution does not limit presidential pardons. The Framers believed that presidential integrity, and the possibility of impeachment, would shield it from corruption. The Framers did not anticipate a president with no integrity—nor did they anticipate a Congress abandoning its authority.

“This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has."

The corruption of the administration started at Donald’s birth. From lying about his baseball and academic performance, to his failed companies, to now infecting government and corporate America. This is part 3 of the three part series “Going Deeper” open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Idaho Wednesday after the state refused to hand over sensitive voter registration data — the latest example of resistance to the Trump administration’s voter roll crusade extending into strongly Republican states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Justice Department has issued a legal "opinion" stating that King Trump does not have to turn over his presidential records to the National Archives at the end of his administration because that law is unconstitutional. The law, however, requires records be turned over.

The Senate has an opportunity to demand a new attorney general who will uphold the rule of law. My thoughts in @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

In Israel, Meir Kahane has passed from being a violent right wing fringe figure to the man whose thinking and life have displaced David Ben Gurion and Golda Meir as the animating spirit of Israel. The death-penalty-for Palestinians bill proves it. Gift link =>https://archive.ph/zMsYm

Hegseth has long eyed removing George, who took the chief post in 2023. The defense secretary has removed other senior officials he believes are associated with previous administrations. George served as Sr. military assistant to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during the Biden administration.

Shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed Florida’s version of the SAVE America Act into law, pro-voting groups moved swiftly to challenge the severe new voting restrictions, asking a federal court to block the state from requiring voters to prove their citizenship status.

Democrats argue that an executive order King Trump signed at the White House on Tuesday, which creates an approved list of absentee voters among other actions, is an unconstitutional interference in the power of states to regulate elections.

The article explores how massive data centers—essential to AI and digital life—consume immense power (up to 100 MW) and water (5M gallons/day), often relying on fossil fuels. It warns of their hidden environmental toll and urges smarter, sustainable choices in how we build and use technology.

King Trump’s primetime nationwide address on the war with Iran, during which he several times slurred his words and stumbled over syntax, caused widespread bewilderment, with commentators voicing shock at his vow to continue bombing to “bring them back to the stone ages”.

Trump has fired Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, dismissing a loyalist who reshaped the justice department, but still failed to please a president fixated on prosecuting political enemies and frustrated with the politically explosive release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices have a profound responsibility: protecting the rights of the people and delivering on the promise of equal justice under the law. Judge Chris Taylor is the only candidate running for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court with a proven record of delivering on that promise.

House Speaker Mike Johnson put out a joint statement with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, surrendering in the standoff on Department of Homeland Security funding and agreeing to pass the bipartisan Senate funding bill that reopens the agency without ICE or Border Patrol funding.

A judge on Tuesday ruled that a California law barring oil and gas drilling in some areas would remain intact, despite the federal government’s attempts to halt it.

A federal judge delivered a serious setback to King Trump Tuesday. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that evidence produced so far indicates that Trump’s speech at the Ellipse that day was political in nature and not subject to the immunity the Supreme Court has found for a president’s official acts.

In total, the DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases in the first six months of the Trump’s regime, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases.

193 million acres of your national forests. An area larger than Texas. The largest public land agency in the country. Just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.

King Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.