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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. The world of conservative grifters and hucksters exploded into controversy yet again this past week after serial conspiracy theorist Candace Owens took aim in a YouTube video series at Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow and the new head of conse…

But the GOP proposals mostly focus on verifying households’ eligibility rather than broader shortcomings. By Anna Claire Vollers for Stateline State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, spurred by looming federal rules that will force states with high error rates to pay more. But the Republican proposals most…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. President Donald Trump said on social media that his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred after a joint U.S. and Israeli aerial bombardment that …

Fear of aggressive deportation raids is deterring foreign visitors, leading to a reduction in hours for workers and lost revenue. By Mark Kreidler for Capital & Main At the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, food service worker Sam Nassar doesn’t need a corporate earnings call to know that tourism is down, including among international visitors. He can see it inside the park…

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. Welcome to another week where the Trump administration’s wholesale abandonment of the rule of law has required everyone else to try their damndest to uphold it. We’ve got clergy suing the administration, judges finding it in civil contempt, and ac…

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By Andrew Jones for KFF ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting room and then another. Two hours and 20 minutes passed before the two were isolated, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services records obtained by KFF Health News. Then…

As bombshell reporting exposed more evidence of an Epstein coverup by the Department of Justice, President Donald Trump himself punished Americans with a two-hour State of the Union address. And after that, Trump’s minions spent the week embarrassing themselves in front of Congress—again. And it was all on video! Trump gives his most unhinged State of the Union speech yet YouTube Video Trump deli…

At first blush, you might think last week’s top narrative at Daily Kos was simply that Donald Trump is terrible. Yawn. We know. But that wasn’t really the story. The deeper thread running through the week was that the people in charge are desperate to project strength while behaving (thankfully!) like unserious people. Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of…

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean . Jomo Thomas, a lawyer, journalist, and social commentator from Saint Vincent, published a timeless piece for The Vincentian newspaper in 2021 titled “ Black history outlasts February .” It…

The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran , with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital. President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the U.S. had begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continue…