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On Monday, the mad king Donald Trump cried uncle in Minneapolis, uncharacteristically making nice with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and, for the first time since taking office, appearing to de-escalate his war on Democratic-run cities. By Monday evening, The Atlantic’s Mick Miroff reported that Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino wasn’t merely being sent out of Minnesota, he was being fully demoted, with…

A new Public Policy Polling survey on the Alaska Senate race for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee gives Democrats some fantastic news: Democratic candidate and former Rep. Mary Peltola leads incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan 49 to 47. This is the second poll in the last couple of weeks showing a tight race in this otherwise comfortably red state. Another one by the left-leaning firm Dat…

There are significant legal and practical barriers to sending the military to polling places. But some officials are still worried. By Nathaniel Rakich for Votebeat Regrets — we’ve all had a few. One of President Donald Trump’s, apparently, is not directing the National Guard to seize voting machines after the 2020 election in search of evidence of fraud. That revelation, part of a wide-ranging i…

After weeks of vicious rhetoric aimed at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, after cheering on some of the most aggressive interior immigration enforcement the country has seen in decades, Donald Trump suddenly wants everyone to know he had a “very good call” with the Democratic governor on Monday and that they are on a “similar wavelength.” ​​He even emphasized how “respectful” Walz was, a word Trump rarel…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Alex Pretti killing twists gun-rights nuts into knots Trump goons decided that protesters no longer have Second Amendment rights. Well, some protesters. Impeach Kristi Noem It needed to happen, like, yesterday. GOP happy to defend federal agents' latest execution Republicans are cowards w…

During Monday’s White House press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt used the contrived " new media seat " to allow right-wing Gateway Pundit extremist Jordan Conradson to tee up a softball question about Alex Pretti ’s death at the hands of federal agents. “With respect to the shooting in Minneapolis, we're seeing massive outrage from mainstream media and the left,” Conradson said. “But …

After spending years praising Adolf Hitler and espousing antisemitic rhetoric , the rapper Kanye West is apparently feeling remorseful for all of that—again. West, who now goes by Ye, took out a one-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize and make excuses for his recent conduct, which involved selling shirts emblazoned with swastikas as recently as last February. “I’m a Nazi,” he plainly …

Gisele Fetterman, the wife of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, decried acts of violence committed by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. At the same time, her husband, who has become increasingly close to the Trump administration, continues to back federal funding for ICE. In a private social media post on Sunday that was widely shared, Gisele Fetterman discussed her history as an u…

The Republican Party may be carrying water for what amounts to executions of American citizens by federal immigration goons, and the Trump administration appears willing to discard its professed support of the Second Amendment in the process. But no matter how hard Republicans try to control the narrative, everyday Americans will continue to record and share the abuses and absurdities of these re…

A Republican trial lawyer running for governor in Minnesota dropped out of the race on Monday, saying federal immigration agents’ actions in the state are unconstitutional and have gone too far, and that he can no longer be part of a party that excuses them. “United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. T…