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In 2025, Daily Kos launched Survey Says , a data-focused column that reporter Alex Samuels and I trade off writing every week. Each column features a deep dive into polls and other data that’s driving politics, and each edition features charts made by yours truly. Here are five key charts from Survey Says this year, each with updated data. 1. A sharp swing on immigration—and then another If Presi…

By Fred Schulte for KFF Lenia Watson-Burton, a 37-year-old U.S. Navy administrator, expected that cosmetic surgery would get rid of stubborn fat quickly and easily — just as the web advertising promised. Instead, she died three days after a liposuction-like procedure called AirSculpt at the San Diego office of Elite Body Sculpture, a cosmetic surgery chain with more than 30 offices across the U.S…

Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills. As multiple lawsuits over the abortion drug mifepristone unfold, state and federal proposals to regulate and restrict medication abortion are expected to continue in 2026. Abortion opponents argue that medication abortion, despite its…

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Heavier rains are triggering regulatory pauses on harvesting oysters and clams—and putting fishermen out of work. By Ben Seal for Inside Climate News Chris Warner has been harvesting seafood in coastal Maine since he was a teenager. It’s never been easy, but he’s never let the obstacles stand in his way. Sometimes, he says, it feels like he’s spent 34 years in an endless state of adaptation. Warn…

President Donald Trump has spent much of his two-week vacation in Florida golfing. But when he gets back to the White House, there's a military golf course that he's never played that he's eyeing for a major construction project . Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ solace from the stress of running the free world, the Courses at Andrews — inside the secure confines of Join…

Enjoy these cartoons highlighting the many ways that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the worst. And feel free to share more of your favorites in the comments. Cartoon: Pick your poison, by Tim Campbell Originally published Feb. 2. Cartoon: Lollipop with a side of leprosy, by Pedro Molina Originally published Aug. 11. Cartoon: Vaccines and blockheads, by Clay Jones Ori…

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. Music helped us get through the coronavirus pandemic, which is one of the main reasons that I started this series. We are face…

Fox News has always played a pivotal role in the Republican Party, especially during the presidency when it is held by Republicans, but under Donald Trump that relationship has been taken to a new level. Trump doesn’t just rely on Fox to promote his ideology, personality, and policies, but under Trump the network has been used—for two terms now— as a source to hire key administration officials an…

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