NEW: If there were any Republican hopes that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) might change her mind to vote for the SAVE America Act, she made it clear in no uncertain terms that she will never. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Sifting Through Quakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/w...

"Among the analysts’ concerns was last year’s dismissal of two senior career intelligence officers after one of Gabbard’s deputies tried to rewrite their assessment that Venezuela was not directing a criminal gang, Tren de Aragua."

The Trump administration issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists who wrote about the new Air Force One, an escalation of pressure on the media.

Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. www.propublica.org/article/chil...

With $8 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money, U.S. Gives $300 Million in Quake Aid www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/w...

TROPICAL PARTHENON THIS WEEK: Venezuela after the earthquakes open.substack.com/pub/maripuer...

Happy 250th from @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

After the Earth Stopped Shaking www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/w...

This is a heartwrenching description of the human tragedy and government abandonment in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/p...

Why the Twin Earthquakes in Venezuela Were So Deadly www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/u...

Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/w...

BREAKING: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled 2-1 that ICE cannot detain people under the Trump administration's massive new detention policy for more than 90 days without affording them a bond hearing. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

BREAKING: The Vatican excommunicates bishops from a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics that consecrated them without Pope Leo's consent.

Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/w...

Venezuela Was on the Cusp of Rebirth. Then Disaster Struck, Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/w...

Richard Pereira and his wife, Johana Pineda, came to the United States from Venezuela. They were deported last week, and on the day they arrived, while staying near Maiquetía, the earthquakes struck, and Richard lost his life. His wife and son survived and need desperate help: gofund.me/78f5fb8ad

This week in Tropical Parthenon, by @Maripuerta open.substack.com/pub/maripuer...

🎉 ¡Hoy cumplimos 10 años! 🎂 Una década construyendo redes, abriendo espacios y poniendo a las mujeres en el "centro" de la Ciencia Política. Gracias infinitas a cada colega por sumar a esta comunidad. Esto es de todas. 💗 #NoSinMujeres #10AñosRedDePolitólogas #Somos1013

How Can We Tell Whether a Country Is Democratic? open.substack.com/pub/changesw...

Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...

Inside Trump’s suddenly softened new green card policy wapo.st/4ah1xvv

Delcy Rodríguez has preserved an authoritarian system and avoided elections for five months while courting Trump officials and the oil industry www.wsj.com/world/americ...

DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring. n.pr/4nOx8KP

Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

Inside the unraveling of U.S. diplomacy under Trump www.reuters.com/investigatio...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador seeks asylum in Spain: ‘I feel safe here’

Angst over rising cost of living pushes US consumer sentiment to record low reut.rs/49d7SYv

US Ebola patient in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative reut.rs/4dYwff5

BREAKING: The White House forced US intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said. Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X reut.rs/3PxKi24

US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply reut.rs/4x06Nh0

USCIS acknowledges that some groups of green card applicants are NOT impacted, either because Congress declared they could get green cards while here, or because they have no option to consular process. This includes asylees/refugees, SIJS, and other humanitarian visa categories.

JUST IN: US judge dismisses indictment against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego reut.rs/43mpi1l

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level.

In pushing to prove his loyalty to President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has agitated the same Republican lawmakers whose votes he may need to secure the permanent job.

An advocacy group is suing President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S.

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer.

BREAKING: A judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported.

“Us victims never had a chance,” victim tells Congress.

Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official www.reuters.com/world/us/gab...

As the U.S. sends an aircraft carrier to the Caribbean in a pressure campaign to change Cuba’s Communist government, the island’s military is a ghost of its former self www.wsj.com/articles/cub... via @WSJ

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

Poll Suggests a Possible Path Forward for Democrats www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

Poll shows voter confidence in economy plummeting to a nearly 4-year low wapo.st/4tPGU0u

Efforts to Contain Ebola May Have Been Hindered by Lack of U.S. Involvement www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/h...