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Local officials blame environmentalists for long delays, but politics, technology and markets are the culprits. By Aaron Cantú for Capital & Main In one of California’s poorest corners, jagged rocks rise like Godzilla’s scales along a muddy lakeshore. The glassy Obsidian Butte forms the remains of an all-knowing snake called Arse-weeuv, according to the Quechan tribe, which has inhabited this lan…

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. In this week’s Injustice for All, we get to learn the latest ways in which Rudy Giuliani continues to lose. And as a well-deserved treat, President Donald Trump also scored himself a couple of extremely suboptimal outcomes in the last few days. Co…

An estimate of more than 8 million people joined together on March 28 for the third “ No Kings ” rally, which spanned all seven continents as people took a stand against the Trump regime. Many attendees were protesting President Donald Trump’s war in Iran , the continued abuse by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and the Supreme Court’s willingness to bend to Trump’s demands. People att…

The war in Iran is going so smoothly that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth keep screaming at everyone to thank them. Meanwhile, right-wing media is spinning up a storm of distractions—claiming that Democrats are making your teens call you “cringe” for wearing a red MAGA hat and advocating for prosecuting children as adults. And it was all on video! Trump and Hegseth screa…

This has been a shock-and-awe presidency, with Donald Trump’s relentless assault on our values, norms, traditions, and institutions. Unlike his first term, when at least a handful of establishment Republicans erected guardrails to limit the damage, Trump made sure this time to surround himself with incompetent sycophants willing to enable his worst impulses. This past week, that supporting cast t…

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean . It’s the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr . While the impact of his murder is strongly felt across the USA, his loss was felt globally and very much so in the …

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has her sights set on a famous YouTuber who just bought a financial services platform for … teens? “I have questions for MrBeast,” the Massachusetts senator wrote atop an image of herself posted to her Instagram Thursday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elizabeth Warren (@senwarren) Indeed, she has plenty of questions. In a 12-page letter addressed to…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Bondi's out, Blanche is in—for now Trump gets his dream attorney general: his former criminal defense lawyer. Fox News goes into fluff mode after US jet is downed in Iran Gotta pad the ego of their No. 1 viewer. The most transparent administration in history strikes again Trump is laying …

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President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the the U.S.-led war against Iran . The president's plan wou…