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Most of the week’s news came out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where President Donald Trump embarrassed himself and the country . There’s a good chance that decades from now, in classrooms around the world, children will be learning about how a man, unable to string together a single coherent sentence, was president of the United States—marking the end of our time as a respec…

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A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. The person was shot amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said. The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told the AP in a text messages…

By Avi Asher-Schapiro and Molly Redden for ProPublica Days into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, a cryptocurrency billionaire posted a video on X to his hundreds of thousands of followers. “Please Donald Trump, I need your help,” he said, wearing a flag pin askew and seated awkwardly in an armchair. “I am an American. … Help me come home.” The speaker, 46-year-old Roger Ve…

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 . For those of us who have an interest in or study Black history, Arturo Schomburg is a familiar name. The name also graces a library of renown in New York City, known as The Schomburg Cente…

There are few things more fun than watching the mad king Donald Trump fall apart in public, and Thursday morning’s Truth Social meltdown was a classic. Trump was furious —absolutely furious —about his weak standing in the polls. “Fake and Fraudulent Polling should be, virtually, a criminal offense,” he began, immediately signaling where this was going. (After all, he has sued at least one pollste…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Republicans are sadists Definitely didn’t see that one coming. Philadelphia fights back against Trump's racism Turns out you can’t erase slavery from America’s collective memory. Kash Patel can’t stop screwing up At least he’s not in charge of an agency crucial to national security or any…

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At long last, it looks like President Donald Trump’s big, ugly ballroom project may have finally hit a snag. True, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon hasn’t yet ruled, but Thursday’s hearing in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s lawsuit seeking to halt construction of this gold-plated nightmare didn't go well for the administration. Fam, is it good when a federal judge calls your fundin…

Vice President JD Vance made an appearance at the March for Life event in Washington Friday, during which he pushed some birther lore. “One particular piece of information has haunted me: That one of the telltale signs of an ancient brothel in the pagan world was that you'd always find a large number of baby skeletons nearby,” he said. “A lot of baby skeletons, and those bones predominantly belon…

Amazon MGM Studios is reportedly spending $35 million to promote the theatrical release of its upcoming documentary on Melania Trump, despite early indications that few people are interested in the film or its subject. Puck reported on Friday that Amazon has committed to the “insanely high” promotional budget, which comes in addition to the outsized $40 million that the company paid for the right…