The Iran War is indeed an anti-constitutional usurpation of Congress's Article I war powers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Members of Congress concerned with affordability could vote to constrain the president's ability to engage in military adventurism—the cause of recent price increases.

After FIVE MONTHS on the job, Zohran Mamdani has delivered a BALANCED BUDGET for NYC, without cutting services or raising overall property taxes. HE DID THAT!! He cleared a 12 BILLION dollar gap by managing spending, getting a bigger slice from the state and closing loopholes. He did it while

Hope this cancer patient finds his cat, named Greedy

My DC people: have you seen this cat wtop.com/local/2026/0...

The thing about this is that, for an extremely narrow and arbitrary definition of "doctor," this might be true But the electorate is not in the mood at all for "technically true statements, according to word-perverts"

Once again its Coco Gauff to find a way to win, this time 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 over Mirra Andreeva On the 5th match point, she led that final set 5-1 and breaks for the win at 5-4. 📸 Jimmie48/WTA Tour

Yep, nothing like admitting you’re a criminal.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended his decision to suspend his state’s ongoing primary election to redraw the congressional maps, even after 45,000 ballots had already been cast, saying that discarding those votes was “not a big” deal. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Now THAT is a comeback! 🪏🪏🪏 @CocoGauff digs deep to defeat Andreeva in a three set thriller! #IBI26

Going to Selma Saturday? It’s time to let your voice be heard. #goodtrouble

TIL that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library now enrolls one of every six children in the US to receive a new book in the mail every month from birth to age five (60 books each) @arl.org

It was great joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @ginafortexas.bsky.social today in Texas. They're working hard to make a difference in the lives of all Texans, and will be able to do even more as your next Senator and Governor. Let’s get it done, Texas!

PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think it’s funny that he’s been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.

Survivor of Jeffrey Epstein breaks down in tears describing the moment she learned her name was revealed while the rich and powerful remained protected by redactions Roza: I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times.

Mayor Mamdani restores library funding after public outcry gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...

🏆 TUESDAY'S FINAL SCORES 🏆 Wemby shines as the Spurs win Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs presented by Google! Keldon Johnson: 21 PTS, 2 STL De'Aaron Fox: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST Stephon Castle: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL Game 6: Friday, 9:30pm/et on Prime

RESULT: GOP’s effort to install an ally as Dem’s Senate nominee in Nebraska fails. An anti-abortion pastor has lost big to Cindy Burbank, who has signaled she’s likely to drop out to help independent Dan Osborn defeat the GOP Senator. GOP tried to kick Burbank off ballot but courts stepped in.

folks, the idea is out there. Virginia Democrats are talking about it. this could happen. gift link to the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

After making massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to fund Trump’s deportation agenda, the GOP is trying to give ICE and Border Patrol billions more for detention camps, raids, and militarized crackdowns. It’s extra important for Republicans to hear from their constituents right now. 👇

GOAT recognize GOAT 🔥 #LeBron #CaitlinClark

Seattle rocks.

Protesters staged noise demo through the rich Seattle neighborhood of #Laurelhurst that lobbied against noisy helicopters flying sick and injured kids over their mansions to Children's Hospital. 🤪 It got a bit noisy.

A lot has happened, but not much has changed.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

They’re against diversity. And they want Black people grouped together in one part of town, until it comes to our voting power. We see you.

Lynx held a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and Renee Good ahead of the season opener at Target Center:

There are some hard truths here, and every Democrat needs to watch this segment. African Americans are being targeted because we are the most consistent Democratic voting bloc. The GOP knows this. Every Democrat must start speaking with one voice about court reform. 🧵

So Texas, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee can redraw districts without a referendum and that stands, but when Virginia lets voters decide directly at the ballot box, it gets overturned?

DC's metro is impossibly slick, clean, reliable, and affordable - it's a model of good public policy. Of course, the district's former paper of record needs to remind people that it's for the poors and, y'know, bad.

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a lot of Bolts work in that piece so check us too :)

Folks, Saturday is a PERFECT time to learn about some of the most important but under-radar elections happening this year. West Virginia is Tuesday; Georgia is in two weeks; and a lot else coming up. Explore and share!

“The results were the latest in a series of huge swings toward Democratic-backed candidates in heavily Latino districts and precincts elsewhere in the country this year.” Check it out!

The same day SCOTUS dismantled the Voting Rights Act, I watched Kamala Harris take the stage at the Douglas Awards. She didn’t offer comfort; she offered real talk 🔥 “This is how they play. They are strategic. They think long-term and they are ruthless…we have to be ruthless too.”

I sat down with Heather Brown-Richardson for ‘Out in STL’ last week to discuss my perspective on the challenges facing our LGBTQ community in Missouri. For me it’s simple it’s about the freedom to live your life and raise your children without the government and extremist politicians dictating how.

We all lose freedom when we allow politicians to pick and choose who is “equal” amongst us in the phrase “all men are created equal.” The fear is real. I’ve had countless conversations with Missouri families, friends, and relatives about how these ill conceived policies are terrifying Americans.

Blavity Media Group, the digital media group geared toward Black millennials, is shuttering its 21Ninety and Home & Texture brands, according to an internal memo I reviewed

There’s more.

Real post.

One of the more uncomfortable points I raised during a War Talk ep was: "What if, almost entirely by accident, from 2022-26, we shattered two of the four principal threats identified in the 2018 National Defense Strategy?" it doesn't matter because the GOP will never care and Ds don't care (yet).

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is not backing down. When the DOJ demanded the city drop its laws, he stood on the steps of City Hall and said, "Hell no." Read about the standoff: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/hawaii-jus...

we don’t talk enough about how Chicago is the most gorgeous city in the country

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Welcome back to Canada, President Obama. Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.

PM Carney: “Welcome back to Canada, President Obama. Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.”

⚡️ Zelenskyy to Reuters: Russian attacks on our territory show that Putin does not want a ceasefire.