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Donald Trump’s second presidency has been a disaster since the beginning, but it appeared to further spiral out of control this week. Almost all of Trump's woes harken back to his stupid decision to launch a war in Iran, which has proven to be a much more difficult endeavor than he thought it would be. Iran continues to fight back against the United States and Israel's aggression, attacking oil i…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. This weekend's 'No Kings' protests could be the biggest yet ‘No Kings’ No. 3 kicks off Saturday. Democrats win funding battle over ICE All it took was an enormous amount of chaos at airports across the nation. Pete Hegseth turns the bigot spigot to full gush Bold man, bold action, bold ra…

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House Republicans are refusing to pass a Department of Homeland Security funding bill approved by the Senate early Friday morning , complaining that the Senate jammed them with legislation that doesn't include money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We are not gonna eat the crap sandwich the Senate sent us,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on Friday, according to MS Now.…

This Keystone Cops-ass administration will not stop getting worse. The FBI, the very same one that brags about investigating “ The Cyber Threat ,” was just forced to confirm that Iran-linked hackers broke into the personal email of the dorkishly incompetent FBI director, Kash Patel Honestly, the pictures are pretty much what you would expect: Patel with cigars, Patel with rum, Patel looking at hi…

The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway, and for the first time in a decade will be President Donald Trump-free since he chose not to attend this year. That didn’t stop alleged groper and American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp from trying to fire up the crowd—but things went off the rails. “How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?” Schlapp said, followed…

We regret to inform you that President Donald Trump is, unfortunately, still acting just as you’d expect around women. President Donald Trump embraces U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day on March 26. The 79-year-old took to the mic in the White House’s East Room Thursday to celebrate Greek Independence Day, and welcomed U.S. Ambassador to…

Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News Friday and delivered a revealing display of her unimpressive mind . “Being a citizen in our country is a privilege,” Bondi said. “It's not a right, and Donald Trump is going to have everyone in this country who deserves to be here who's a citizen.” YouTube Video She is one million percent incorrect. In fact, there are approximately 300 million peopl…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just blocked the promotion of two Black and two female Army officers to the rank of one-star general. Now, it isn’t clear our boy Pete even has the authority to do this, but steely man of merit that he is, he did it anyway. Bold man, bold action, bold racism. Per The New York Times, Hegseth had been haranguing Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to remove the four names,…

Sony announced on Friday that it will raise prices on its premium PlayStation video game systems due to "continued pressures in the global economic landscape." A Sony PlayStation 5 video game console is for sale in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Dec. 5, 2023. In the United States, the PS5 disc and digital editions will each increase by $100, while the PS5 Pro will see an even steeper $150 jump. The l…

Mike Ferner was hospitalized for a fasting protest gone wrong in New York City just days before the first “No Kings” protest in June 2025. “I lasted three weeks,” he told Daily Kos, explaining that members of Veterans for Peace, who he spoke on behalf of, intended to fast for 40 days in a demonstration outside of the United Nations to bring attention to U.S. funds going to the Gaza conflict. But …