Daily Kos

By any normal metric, the Turning Point USA “All-American Halftime Show” was a massive failure. At its peak, it had 6.1 million concurrent views, which might sound good until you learn that the actual NFL halftime show with Bad Bunny had 135 million based on preliminary reports. If that number holds, it will be the most-watched halftime show ever, knocking last year’s Kendrick Lamar show from the…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. GOP whines over Democrats fighting back in redistricting war There’s nothing worse than getting a taste of your own medicine. Bad Bunny's halftime show explains why so many Latinos backed Trump Latino culture and conservatives have more in common than they realize. Democrats have 44 GOP-h…

Your support is what keep cartoonists like myself cranking in times like these. If you like what I do, subscribe to my Patreon page to get more toons, behind-the-scenes pix, and sneak-peeks at some of my upcoming projects. Cheers! Keef Related | Grant guidelines for libraries and museums take 'chilling' political turn under Trump

Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, faced hellfire at a House hearing on Tuesday. Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey aimed her righteous anger at Lyons, calling out his religious hypocrisy as he carries out President Donald Trump’s deadly anti-immigration agenda. “Mr. Lyons, do you consider yourself a religious man?” McIver asked. “Yes, ma'am,” he replie…

The Super Bowl has come and gone, but conservatives just can’t stop obsessing over Bad Bunny. They didn’t manage to stop him from performing, and they certainly didn’t manage to pull better ratings with their pathetic little alternative halftime show. So now, it’s time to try to get Bad Bunny and the NFL in trouble instead, by tattling to the Federal Communications Commission. Come on, guys. This…

First lady Melania Trump’s non-documentary documentary was already a public relations nightmare — thanks to her unpopular husband — before its release, but now that it’s fully settled in theaters the team behind the self-titled flick has a usage battle on its hands. Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and film director Paul Thomas Anderson requested that the Brett Ratner-directed “Melania” remove Greenwo…

Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois scorched the earth Tuesday during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing with the heads of three major immigration agencies. "Chairman, my mother, a Guatemalan immigrant and an American, taught me that I have the responsibility to look evil in the eye and to fight it back," Ramirez said. She then delivered a detailed accounting of the civil rights vi…

Right-wing conspiracy theorist and podcaster Dan Bongino has pivoted from his short and rocky tenure as deputy director of the FBI under President Donald Trump and is returning to Fox News. Bongino made an appearance on Monday night’s edition of “Hannity,” after the network announced that he would be a paid contributor to the network. Bongino, a veteran of the U.S. Secret Service, previously work…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, ostensibly to discuss broadband funding. But Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland opened his questioning by pressing Lutnick about the nature of his relationship with convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, including a recently revealed visit he made to Epstein’s infamous island in 2012—seven years after Lut…

American optimism has hit its lowest point in nearly two decades, according to data released Tuesday by Gallup. The sour feeling months before the midterm elections stands in stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, in which he has dismissed Americans’ concerns about affordability and inflation. Gallup’s poll found that just 59.2% of Americans in 2025 felt they would have high-quality…

Growing more bullish on their chances in November’s midterm elections , Democrats on Tuesday added five more GOP-held seats to the list of districts the party is targeting—expanding the number of races Democrats say they are competing in to 44. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said it will now spend money to unseat GOP Reps. Jeff Crank in Colorado's 5th District, Brad Finstad in Mi…