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President Donald Trump thinks he’s so strong, and he believes that macho-man persona makes him stronger. Being an asshole has certainly helped him politically, from standing out in a crowded Republican primary field in 2015 to winning a second term. But what helped him get elected has once again proven to be a public opinion loser. Across foreign policy, immigration enforcement, scandal managemen…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Now Trump’s bribing Greenland—and he wants you to pay for it And it will only cost taxpayers about $5.7 billion. Conan O’Brien wants comedians to lighten up … on Trump?! But telling Trump to go screw himself is so darn cathartic. Trump's job market was absolute sh-t in 2025 The numbers do…

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President Donald Trump’s plan to stage an Ultimate Fighting Championship match for his 80th birthday has reportedly triggered a ripple effect few world leaders could have anticipated. According to Politico, the president’s proposal to turn the White House lawn into a UFC arena on June 14 has prompted a calendar reshuffle: France has now adjusted plans for this year’s G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains …

The universally unlikable Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is the latest Republican to join President Donald Trump in stumping for a regime change in Cuba. Appearing on “Fox & Friends” Friday, Cruz called it “the most promising time of our lifetimes,” and suggested that wealthy Cuban Americans would jump for a chance to transform their nation into “an island paradise.” YouTube Video Cruz’s remarks come day…

Major celebrities are speaking out after a federal immigration officer shot and killed an unarmed woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. “Stranger Things” star Joe Keery denounced President Donald Trump claiming that the victim, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, was a “professional agitator” who “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officer.” Keery, taki…

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A Border Patrol agent on Thursday shot two people during a vehicle stop in Portland, bringing the number of people shot by federal immigration officials to three since Wednesday morning. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol, claimed that the two people shot on Thursday afternoon were members of the Tren de Aragua gang—the administration’s favorite scapegoat to justify…

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference Friday to address some of the misinformation the Trump administration put out during its propaganda blitz following the shooting death of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross earlier this week. Frey was asked whether his use of an expletive in calling for ICE’s removal from Minneapoli…

Fresh off the Trump administration’s failed attempt to indict her on mortgage fraud allegations , New York Attorney General Letitia James is back in court—but this time, she’s suing the White House. On Jan. 8, James joined the attorneys general from California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota in filing suit in New York’s Southern District, seeking to block the Trump administration from freezing…

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The jobs market in 2025 was a bust, with growth virtually stagnant thanks to President Donald Trump's idiotic tariff policies, which left companies in a state of paralysis . In December, employers added a meager 50,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday, coming in below economists' expectations of 70,000 jobs. Worse, however, is that the BLS revised the October and November …