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The bitter Democratic House primary in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, stretching across Chicago’s North Side, ended with progressive Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss narrowly winning a crowded field. Finishing second was the also progressive Kat Abughazaleh , the former Media Matters staffer now facing a bullshit federal indictment tied to protests against ICE raids in Chicago. That race—along w…

A Republican group working to preserve the GOP's House majority this fall announced on Tuesday that it is rebranding their candidate development program, removing its "Young Guns" name and changing it to the "MAGA Majority.” The program, run by the National Republican Congressional Committee, supports GOP candidates in competitive districts by providing them with resources to aid in fundraising a…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump team doesn’t care if Iran war breaks your bank Bro actually said consumer pain is “really the last of our concerns right now.” Furious over Iran war, US allies hang Trump out to dry Pariah status achieved. Trump lies about chat with 'former president' to justify Iran war Maybe he wa…

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Things continue to be deeply weird and shambolic in the U.S. attorney’s office for the district of New Jersey. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi threw the head of the appeals division, Mark Coyne, out of his courtroom, demanding that the leaders of that office—whoever they may be right now— show up and explain who, exactly, is running things. Is it Alina Habba? No, really. The onet…

Billionaire Republican megadonor Peter Thiel is receiving international criticism, including from members of the Catholic clergy, for promoting his belief that the arrival of the Antichrist is near. The Antichrist is a figure in Christianity who has traditionally been seen as a herald of the end of the world and who operates in direct opposition to Jesus Christ. Thiel has an estimated net worth o…

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas took time away from racially profiling American citizens to defend the ongoing quagmire in the Strait of Hormuz—which borders Iran—by comparing it with the U.S. involvement in World War II. “I would just say that it's been an extraordinarily successful campaign over the last couple weeks,” Cotton told reporters. “Anyone who says that we're already losing or …

Congressional Republicans have been practically begging President Donald Trump to focus on affordability in order to salvage their chances in November's midterm elections. But Trump isn't listening. Instead, the GOP’s Dear Leader is crowing about starting yet another military engagement—this time in Cuba, which is currently suffering in darkness after Trump instituted an oil blockade against the …

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked to provide “one example of voter fraud conducted in a previous election that could have been prevented by the SAVE America Act” during a press conference Tuesday. “Look, we're not gonna litigate all that,” Johnson replied. “I can tell you what I'll tell Democrats: You should listen to the American people.” That’s not an example. YouTube Video You mi…

Iran’s national soccer team is asking FIFA if it can move its World Cup matches to Mexico—and who can blame them, really? Wouldn’t you want to move matches that are scheduled in the U.S. after President Donald Trump said , “The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety. Thank you for your a…

The war in Iran is going so badly for President Donald Trump that he is now making up conversations with former presidents to justify his ill-planned regime-change operation. On Monday, Trump told reporters multiple times that he had spoken with an unnamed former U.S. president whom Trump claimed told him that they wished they had gone to war with Iran. “I’ve spoken to a certain president—who I l…