It’s rich for Republicans to uphold so-called family values in an economy that is hardly suitable for building and raising families of any sort, writes @ruwithsonali.bsky.social

Trump resumed bombing Iran after an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

"The court’s rejection of the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate our national health standards for soot will mean healthier, longer lives for people across the country," said one advocate.

President Donald Trump ranted to a Christian conference that progressives—whom he called "hardcore, godless communists"—are "the most serious threat to our country since its existence, in my opinion, 250 years ago."

“That’s government-sponsored religious favoritism—and the First Amendment strictly forbids it," said one critic.

'Thinking He Can Fool Everyone,' Newsom Backs One Billionaires Tax But Not Another "The misdirect here is that Newsom is opposing a WEALTH tax on billionaires in his own state and insisting he supports a new national INCOME tax on billionaires."

'Setback for Alaska and Our Oceans': GOP Governor Vetoes Ban on Single-Use Polystyrene Food Packaging in Alaska

“Now anyone engaged in basic protests with the wrong political beliefs can be labeled a domestic terrorist, when they have no intention of violence," said one attorney.

"We’re taking this fight directly to Susan Collins and her billionaire donors, and we won’t stop until power is returned to the working people of Maine."

"Europe's savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it—it's the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet," said one UN leader.​

Corporate Democrats Mobilize to Counter Rise of Democratic Socialists Within the Party

Our best option is to empower Congress to stand up against both the Trump administration and his Supreme Court by working to elect as many progressive candidates in November.

Defense of Nixon's Watergate Crimes Is JD Vance 'Telling on Himself,' Say Critics "He’s insinuating that his own regime has so normalized corruption and lawlessness that past corruption and lawbreaking schemes now seem minor."

DOJ 'Conceded' That It Violated Epstein Transparency Law, Judge Says While Ordering Release of More Files

"We are so glad to have a partner in Mayor Mamdani who heeded our communities’ years of calls for a rent freeze and understands the needs of working families​," said one organizer.

This must be seen for what it really is—a systemic effort by the six Republican appointees on the court to shrink congressional authority and enlarge the authority of the executive branch, writes @rbreich.bsky.social.

Lawmakers who focus on voters when enacting election laws recognize that some face unique hurdles when accessing the ballot box.

What these voters keep saying they want is fighters against neoliberalism, fascism, and a return to the New Deal and Great Society, writes @hartmannreport.com.

The very success of progressive social policies may alter the interests, expectations, and priorities of the people they benefit, making long-term political continuity more difficult to sustain.

t remains for a savvy American politician to really lay out the case. But when she does the rewards will be high, writes @billmckibben.bsky.social.

"The fact that the ultra-wealthy and billionaire-backed politicians like Gov. Newsom nearly succeeded in killing it is the single best argument for why we need to tax billionaires in the first place."

"With its official closure, 'Alligator Alcatraz' seals its reputation as a ruinous venture," said a leader at the ACLU of Florida, who also stressed that "as people are transferred to other facilities, the abuses do not disappear—they relocate."

"This is the time for cooperation, compassion, and respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty," said @codepink.bsky.social

"By claiming that these attacks are legal while refusing to provide any evidence or rationale, President Trump shows once again his disdain for basic transparency, human rights, and the rule of law."

"The court rightly recognized that the president and the executive branch lack both the legal authority and the capacity to compile a complete and accurate list of US citizens or eligible voters in every state."

US Lawmakers Urged to Vote Against $88 Billion Request for Trump's Iran War That 'Everyone Hates'

'Heartbreaking, Terrible Decision': Supreme Court Validates Trump Attack on TPS "Hundreds of thousands of people who hold legal status... now face losing their ability to work and being torn from their families and homes."

Sotomayor lamented that the majority ruling in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado empowers the Trump administration to slam the door shut on refugees "even if the asylum seeker is certain to be persecuted, or killed​."

Supreme Court's Monsanto Ruling Proves Trump Promise to 'Make America Healthy Again' Was a Farce

'Antithesis of the Rule of Law': ICC Judges Sue Trump Over Sanctions

A range of critics ripped the US Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Monsanto over Roundup cancer victims as a tragic setback for public health—and also took aim at Trump for his part.

"It’s been four months since the deadliest US airstrike against civilians in recent memory, yet we are no closer to getting answers."

'Feels Very 1984': ICE Agents Push Poll Worker to Delete Post Calling for Charges Against Renee Good Killer "ICE agents entered a polling place to intimidate a worker about her social media posts," said a civil liberties advocate.

'Yeah, That's Illegal': Postmaster General Says USPS Won't Deliver Mail Ballots Unless States Hand Voter Rolls to Trump

This Fight Within the Democratic Party Is About Which Future We Get | The party is trying to get born again.​ This is a fight worth having.

Why Biden Debate Disaster Still Matters for the Future | Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.​

While we may not be able to control every change AI will bring, we can decide whether workers will face those changes alone, writes Rebecca Dixon of @nelp.org.

Thomas is best known for concurrences and dissents that seemed culled from the lunatic fringe when he wrote them, but were later embraced by the majority as the court moved hard right, writes @blumslaw.bsky.social.

For many of the organizations we fund at the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, ours is the first climate grant they have ever received. That is not a boast. It is an indictment of how philanthropy has allocated its resources.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy​, who lost reelection last month and said he would not be "bullied," switched his vote to no after the president berated him during a closed-door lunch hours earlier.

US Sen. Bernie Sanders welcomed a wave of progressive primary victories in New York as proof that Americans "are sick and tired of status quo politics."

​"Moms.gov is not about promoting women’s health. It is an attempt to use HHS resources to further strip women of their rights and privacy.”

“The government is not allowed to selectively hide information about its actions that impact protected First Amendment activity,” said a member of the legal team representing The Intercept in its legal challenge.

Despite Trump-Iran Deal, Netanyahu Says Israel Will Not Leave Lebanon 'So Long as I Am Prime Minister' "Words are not enough to restrain the Israelis," one journalist said. "There have to be real consequences."

Federal Judge Bars Trump Proof of Citizenship Voting Requirement, Other Barriers

"The companies driving climate chaos cannot continue profiting from the destruction while vulnerable countries struggle," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

'Stupid, Costly and Deadly': Trump Spent At Least $11 Billion Paying Government Workers Not to Work

On Dobbs Anniversary, Graham Platner Highlights ‘Stirring Defense’ of Kavanaugh by Susan Collins With the overturning of abortion rights just as unpopular as four years ago, Dems hope to highlight the "toxic, anti-choice records" of their GOP opponents.

"The harm unfolding across the country is already far greater than many anticipated," warned one expert.

“There is very little daylight between Brad Lander and Dan Goldman ideologically, except when it comes to Israel,” a Democratic pollster said.