Republican sponsored poll by Cygnal of Iowa Gov 47.7-43.6 D+4 Senate 44.2-46 R+1.8 GCB 44.1-47.5 R+3.4 AG 39-43.6 R+4.6

NEW: A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, affecting grantees in more than two dozen states.

Translation: we're all corrupt as hell and I'm terrified we're gonna get prosecuted for it

PEPFAR was a historic Conservative Republican triumph of the GW Bush administration. It has saved tens of millions of lives. It is one of the best things America ever did. Destroying it stains all of us, further. Every Conservative, every Liberal, every American. Numb vandalism.

It looks like Pennsylvania Democrats will test whether consolidating behind an independent can flip a dark red seat in the state Senate. GOP incumbent Camera Bartolotta will face a head-to-head with indy Jodi Borello now that the Dem nominee has dropped out. Trump won Bartolotta's seat 66-33.

Ohio statewide races 2026 US Senate Sherrod Brown 48% Jon Husted 45% Ohio Governor Amy Acton 47% Vivek Ramaswamy 44%

A very good point by Stephen Wertheim: the refusal in Washington to moderately shift on Israel-Palestine in the face of a historic public opinion change is more likely than not going to create an even more dramatic and extreme about-face when the walls finally come crashing down.

defending this stuff, pandering to it…it destroys the soul

Update — a top Trump aide set this in motion, as White House tries to get third-party candidates out of tight races. James Blair asked RFK Jr. to call the Iowa candidates because Blair heard they respected him, according to two people familiar with the matter. with @iarnsdorf.bsky.social

NEW w/ @liamjscott.bsky.social: Jacqueline Smith, who was fired from her job as ombudsman of Stars and Stripes, sued the Pentagon in federal court on Thursday. She alleges that her dismissal was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The central claim of SCOTUS decisions like Shelby County and Callais is that we’ve made so much progress since Jim Crow and slavery that the VRA’s remedies aren’t needed. The central claim of conservative elected officials is that Jim Crow and slavery weren’t that bad, anyway.

Burnham previously told BBC Wales: "I believe Wales has been short-changed and as leader I would take steps to correct that". BUT NOW, THIS👇: They are all the f*****g same! Annibyniaeth nawr!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👊

www.notus.org/congress/202... Is everyone on this page? No knock-kneed wailing and learned helplessness, yes?

Measured by where things stood when its reign began, the Roberts Court is the worst SCOTUS on racial justice. Ever. Worse than Taney or Fuller courts.

I really don’t want to overlook that the turnout at Trump’s America 250 rally was HILARIOUSLY small:

High gas prices pushed annual inflation to the highest level in three years, according to May data released by the Commerce Department. https://cnn.it/3QXWOZg

Left: Justice Alito's description of the record in the TPS case Right: Former Secretary Noem

Kagan points out in the dissent here that Alito is too much of a coward to even put Trump’s supposedly non-racist statements in his opinion.

Conservatism believes safety comes from tribal conformity because they were taught AS CHILDREN that they would be REJECTED and ABANDONED by the tribe if they failed to fall in line. They survived KILLING self-expression in themselves, so they think saving OTHERS requires KILLING self-expression

Like, this is sophistry. Why does the administration oppose TPS Justice Alito? Why does it reject asylum claims from virtually every group of people other than white South Africans? bsky.app/profile/joed...

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Fuel shortages and supply problems now affect 78 Russian regions, according to Russian media. Authorities have introduced official fuel sales restrictions in 29 regions, while only five regions have not reported widespread shortages or limits. #Russia

⚡️ Apple removes Russia's biggest social network from App Store. Russia's largest social media platform, VK, is a major channel for information distribution and state-backed narratives.

Yeah Carville is of a generation indelibly marked by Reagan's success. He can't grasp a world in which the 1980 (and to a lesser extent, 1992 and 1994) election isn't a baseline for political reality

the fundamental double standard in American politics is that any given Democrat is supposed to have an opinion on Darializa Chevalier but no Republican will ever be pressed on Randy Fine, Brandon Gill, or Andy Ogles

There is a pernicious and sustained effort to distort the historical record and do violence to the public’s memory.

Cait Conley wins Democratic primary to face Rep. Mike Lawler

Former Navy admiral Nancy Lacore, who was previously fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina, the AP reports. Read more primary takeaways: https://wapo.st/4w8W6r6

The antisemitism I’m seeing about Brad Lander today is wild. Unfollowing people I’ve followed for years who’ve lost their minds, saying he’s the wrong type of Jew and somehow all the Jews who voted for him were tricked into it. Some real bad shit from a lot of “we’re the normal ones” Democrats.

1. This will become law without his signature, because Congress is not adjourning. More here: constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay... 2. Merits aside, this is a very rare bipartisan action. Voters like bipartisanship. By refusing to tout it, Trump once again punches himself in the nuts.

Me in 1768: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive. Me in 2026: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive.

While Ferguson won his primary, one member of his leadership team did not. Majority Leader Nancy King has LOST her primary in #SD39. King opposed gerrymandering, while Mukunda supports it and had the backing of Our Revolution. bsky.app/profile/uncr...

A Republican state senator in South Dakota was just charged with election fraud. (Note that the senator, Pishke, has supported various pieces of legislation that make it harder to vote or register to vote in the name of fighting fraud.) www.sdpb.org/politics/202...

Guys it's not real.

Bicameral Bipartisanship! US House voted 358-32 for housing policy package intended to address supply and affordability, sending it to President Trump one day after the Senate passed it 85-5.

Melat Kiros has said the massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct 7 was "the inevitable consequence of apartheid." I asked Kiros if she thought the same thing about 9/11 and US foreign policy. And she declined to call the firebombing of Jews in Boulder an act of anti-semitism.

Finally watched the GN Steam Machine video, hearing Valve employees say that the real reason some Steam Machines are going to only be 1 stick of RAM is "the memory companies give us a price and what we can buy, and if we say no they will never work with us again" is actually insane

"there’s a nearly-illegible logo for the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, even though HTC is firmly behind [Ramos'] opponent, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas" www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

One man who was sentenced to 30 years wasn't even at the protest. Others "left when guards at the facility asked them to do so," but were still sentenced to 50 years Meanwhile, the J6 rioters who stormed the capitol to lynch the VP & overthrow the government were pardoned after 5 officers died

In a week, he'll be telling us they arrested someone climbing the fence to poison the reflecting pool and no, we can't see the security video

add another one to the "all of this is revenge for Nixon" pile

judging by some of the responses to this, i think there are people who don’t realize this was their *tenth* vote on this, schumer has been *very* persistent

North Carolina Senate poll (YouGov) Roy Cooper 48% Michael Whatley 34% www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...

Tonight, we've got primary runoffs in South Carolina, as well as primaries in Maryland, New York, and Utah. As usual, we'll be posting results the moment they come in! Details below 👇

Today was an absolute blood bath at SCOTUS for the less powerful to enforce civil rights in the federal courts. TL;dr - SCOTUS rules 6-3 that only corporations have rights that are enforceable in federal court??

NEW Economist/YouGov Jun 19-22 % who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump U.S. adult citizens 36% | 58% (-22) Last week 39% | 56% (-17) Start of term 49% | 43% (+6) Dem 3% | 95% Ind 25% | 66% Rep 81% | 15% 18-29: 25% | 70% 65+: 42% | 57% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

The Trump administration is quietly reversing U.S. policy toward antigay laws being passed across Africa.

Here's an idea. Instead of giving MAGA your millions, fight back a litte. "The Disney-owned broadcast network launched an on-air campaign Monday urging viewers to weigh in against the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of its broadcast licenses." www.wsj.com/business/med... Gift link

it's because the major questions doctrine is a crock of shit