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Trump’s hostility shows the political vulnerability of an industry that operates in federal waters. By Alex Brown for Stateline The five East Coast offshore wind projects that recently won court victories over the Trump administration have restarted construction, but they make up just a small fraction of Atlantic states’ ambitious plans for offshore wind. And the dozens of projects that have yet …

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The signs of a blue tsunami keep accumulating by the day, from 2025’s dramatic Democratic victories —where Democrats overperformed Kamala Harris’ 2024 numbers by eye-popping margins—to continued overperformances in special elections, to President Donald Trump himself acknowledging reality in his own authoritarian way. “It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Other countries punish their leaders when they're wrong. Not the US. American exceptionalism strikes again. Trump's inaugural ‘Board of Peace’ meeting was pathetic—and shady He literally threatened military action during a meeting about world peace. Republicans' midterm panic hits this re…

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Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has released a new campaign ad in her bid to win the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin. The ad is blunt and direct, featuring several Illinois residents—including Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump—looking into the camera and saying, “Fuck Trump.” Gov. JB Pritzker also appears alongside Stra…

The Department of Justice became the latest federal agency to unveil a massive Orwellian banner of President Donald Trump Thursday. Like the Departments of Labor, Agriculture, and Health and Human services before it, the DOJ display portrays a Big Brother-style image of Trump, the presidential seal, and the slogan “Make America Safe Again.” The cost of the banner has not yet been disclosed, but a…

In yet another sign that Republicans are terrified about a midterm backlash in Iowa , national GOP operatives on Thursday released a push poll to try and help get their preferred Democrat through a competitive primary in the state’s open Senate contest. The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a poll showing Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls ahead of Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek i…

GOP Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin dismissed concerns that married women who change their surnames could find new barriers to voting under the GOP’s voter suppression bill , comparing women to used cars. Yes, really. “It'll look a lot like if an individual wanted to go and sell their car,” he told Fox News on Thursday. “If you had a different name that was on your car, there's a simple, straightfo…

How is America undermining democracy worldwide today? No longer content to let hate speech run amok in the United States only, the Trump administration is making an official commitment to ensuring that everyone gets their daily dose of Nazi speech or homophobic speech or racist speech … whatever floats their particular hateful boat. The State Department, laser-focused on making America and the wo…

During President Donald Trump’s farcical “Board of Peace” meeting on Thursday morning, he took one of his trademark detours off-script to talk about how nice it is to be “young and handsome.” “It's always nice to be young and handsome,” Trump said. “Doesn't mean we have to like you. I don't like young, handsome men. Women, eh, I like. Men know I don't have any interest, heh heh.” YouTube Video It…