Trump: “I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, DONALD J. TRUMP”

Private equity landlords now own 1 in 8 apartments in the U.S. Their unfettered greed is making the housing crisis worse than ever — but there's a way for renters to organize and fight back.

MacFarlane: $250 — who’d be carrying around that kind of bill in their wallet to begin with? It seems ornate. It seems like something royalty would carry, but at the same time, it’d be barely enough to cover the grocery bill for a family of four or five each week because prices are so high.

Data centers’ diesel backup generators are emitting pollutants that can cause health problems for residents. That’s on top of contributing to higher electricity prices and sucking up communities’ water. Is it any wonder communities across the country are organizing to stop them?

The fundamental issue of our day is this: Who should our government actually work for? Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us? Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.

The immense economic power of the richest Americans allows them to wield immense political power, too. They can pour millions into our elections to elect politicians that will continue to rig the system in their favor. We must end this vicious cycle.

Zohran Mamdani is right. Bezos must pay his fair share in taxes.

Remind me again who’s weaponizing the department intended to provide justice, not be deployed principally for vindictive prosecutions? What a disgusting disgrace.

Being bullied for my height as a child made acutely aware of how the powerful harass and exploit the vulnerable — and set me on the path of activism.

According to Semafor, officials in Trump's DOJ are reportedly ready to approve Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros after meeting with Paramount CEO David Ellison and other company executives. This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.

DHS will require every green card applicant to leave the country before applying, even if they qualify for a green card or leaving would disqualify them. The agency has already cut green card approvals in half over the past year. Remember: it was never about legal immigration.

Donald Trump's priorities as millions struggle to get by: -Securing $1.8B slush fund for political allies -Getting lifetime immunity from IRS audits -Trading millions of dollars worth of stocks -Building a UFC ring on the White House lawn -Spending $13M to renovate the Reflecting Pool Hello?

-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile -Trump's Shield of the Americas -Trump's Board of Peace It's all a scam.

Trump: "Oman will behave just like everyone else, or we'll have to blow them up"

Married (at the time) family values man Ken Paxton takes a business trip to south FL.

This was shortly after she took Ken back and supported him during his impeachment trial where one of the charges was that someone his office was investigating got the case dropped after he remodeled Ken’s other mistresses’ kitchen. Ken started a new affair not long after.

Nothing illustrates the difference between the two parties heading into the midterms better than these 2 clips together of RNC Chair Joe Gruters and Dem nominee James Talarico talking about the senate election in Texas.

New in PN: The case against Broadview 6 goes up in smoke "The govt tried desperately to cover up the rot at the heart of the case, even dismissing charges in an attempt to hide grand jury transcripts — all while snorting at the 'histrionic' suggestion anything was amiss. And the coverup continues."

We couldn’t get a starker contrast than James Talarico and Ken Paxton. It’s high time for Texas to show they want a leader with character, not another scumbag.

Dear Lord, I am on my knees begging: please let Ken Paxton win the Texas GOP primary tonight. Pretty please. Please, please, please, please. Puh-leeze. Pleeeeeeeeease!!! 🙏🙏

Trump says "everything checked out perfectly" at his Walter Reed medical exam today. But to the rest of us, it's increasingly obvious that he's become dangerously mentally unstable.

Trump’s CFTC has pushed out senior career officials who raised concerns about crypto and prediction markets. It’s barely lifted a finger to regulate these rapidly expanding platforms. Trump’s family just so happens to have financial ties to both industries. Coincidence — or corruption?

We have a president who took the nation into a war for reasons he cannot fully articulate, without a strategy for how to respond if Iran did the expected and closed the Strait of Hormuz, and without an exit strategy if Iran doesn’t surrender. Reminder that Congress can step up and stop this.

The Trump admin: -Gutted USAID and foreign health aid to Uganda and Congo, the epicenters of the Ebola outbreak -Withdrew from WHO, which monitors global health emergencies -Made deep staffing cuts to CDC, which coordinates disease response The pro-virus president.

"The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good." —Pope Leo XIV

I somehow never heard this song until today. Really slept on Psychic Mirrors apparently.

What lizard? 👀

Donate to his Super PAC? He'll boost your online casino. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll pardon your crimes. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll appoint you to a government position. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll grant you favorable regulatory rulings that help your business. Everything is for sale.

America is slouching toward the 250th anniversary of our revolution against arbitrary power with a president who shamelessly exercises it. Never before have we witnessed this degree of self-dealing, bribe taking, usurpation of congressional authority, and open defiance of federal courts.

Six years ago today, George Floyd’s murder started a global movement for change. Let us continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals of liberty and justice for all.

Trump and Hegseth are asking for a record $1.5 trillion defense budget. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering right now.

On the other hand, there have been many deaths associated with refusing  vaccines.

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. The Paxton Endorsement.

Trump’s billionaire-studded China trip. Congress’ failure to rein in his illegal war on Iran. And his latest plunder of taxpayer dollars — which might be his most corrupt yet. Heather and I break it all down on this week’s Coffee Klatch:

Breaking news: The Supreme Court rejected an effort by Democratic lawmakers in Virginia to revive redrawn congressional maps that could have bolstered their party. The maps had been approved by voters, then struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court.

we never had fake news till we got a fake president

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $270B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $210B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Amazon AMD Axon Boeing Microsoft Nvidia Palantir Just a few of the major corporations and government contractors Trump has bought stock in lately. Many of his trades directly coincided with regulatory decisions his administration made that affected their profits. Insider trader-in-chief.

We must use words that accurately describe who Trump and his lackeys really are — and what they are actually doing to America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/regime-change

Let’s not doubt Trump reportedly agreeing to take $1.7 billion of our taxpayer money rather than $10 billion is any less of an egregious abuse of power.

Trump said that repairs to the DC Reflecting pool would cost $1.8 Million. Now? The price tag is $13.1 million. The company doing the repairs got a no-bid contract for the project after previously working on pools at Trump's properties. Where’s the uproar about waste, fraud, and abuse now?

Trump's DOJ is now suing the DC Bar for disciplining top lawyers who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election. Anyone else remember when the DOJ and Attorney General were supposed to serve the American people, not serve as the president's personal attorney?

How to counter Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the American taxpayer? Sue him! https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-counter-trumps-10-billion

The average age of people defaulting on their student loans is now nearly 40, older than the average age before the pandemic. Meanwhile, total household debt reached $18.8 trillion at the start of 2026 — the highest on record. This is not what a new “Golden Age” looks like.

Who has a better smile than Millie?

Americans are facing the highest jump in healthcare costs in 15 years, as millions struggle to cover increased costs. Meanwhile, the top six health insurers just reported $15.4 billion in first quarter earnings. Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?

All of the CEOs traveling with Trump to China all have something in common, and it's not the interest of America. Here's what you should really know about Trump's trip to China. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most-important-thing-you-should

A national embarrassment.

Even with the most narrowly divided legislature in the country, we just reached a bipartisan budget deal that: ✅ Protects health care and critical access to hospitals ✅ Strengthens our infrastructure ✅ Keeps our state in a strong financial position for years to come