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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Abolish ICE, the erstwhile rallying cry of progressives, is rising from its ashes—and winning converts. On Jan. 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, an unarmed mother of t…

The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next. By Kate Morrissey for Capital & Main In the past year, videos of masked agents violently arresting people of color in cities across the U.S. have become a common sight on social media. The Trump administration promised to dramatically reshape the immigration system when it…

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. House Oversight Committee Republicans vowed to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the GOP's sham Jeffrey Epstein investi…

By Alan Greenblatt for KFF When one of Adam Burkhammer’s foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes. “We saw a turnaround in his behavior, and our other children,” said Burkhammer, who has adopted or fostered 10 kids with his wife. “There are real impacts on real kids.” The …

Recent projects in Kansas and DC set new records for public funding of professional sports stadiums. By Kevin Hardy for Stateline When Washington, D.C., agreed to hand over billions in land and tax breaks for a new Commanders football stadium, experts thought it would long remain an outlier in sweetheart deals for sports teams. But just months later, attention turned to Kansas, where officials in…

It’s been another week of President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement goons wreaking havoc on U.S. cities—so much so that we had to feature ICE again in our cartoon roundup this week. Feel free to share more of your favorites in the comments. Cartoon: Kash’s cover-up, by Clay Bennett Originally published Jan. 11. Cartoon: Threat to America, by Mike Luckovich. Originally published…

Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 295 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. While President Donald Trump managed to figure out a way to diss the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Jr. on his holiday by removing fre…

Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. In December, the Trump administration quietly removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth as holidays where visitors would be given free admission to national parks. But this slight against the day honoring America’s most well-known and …

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