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Brady Tkachuk, the NHL star who won a gold on Team USA at this year’s Winter Olympics, just learned a hard lesson that anyone who has paid even a modicum of attention to the news already knew: No one ever comes out looking better after embracing President Donald Trump. After Tkachuk proudly served as a political prop during Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this week, the White House rep…

If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, like you already read a story saying that a judge ruled that President Donald Trump can keep building his gilded trash palace of a ballroom, that’s because you did, back in December . That’s when U.S. District Judge Richard Leon first refused to temporarily block this atrocity in response to a suit filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. On Thurs…

By Brett Kelman for KFF Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded dragon, and whatever belongings they could fit, then drove 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to British Columbia to leave President Donald Trump’s America. The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane. Justin went to work in the emer…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent much of Thursday in a closed-door hearing about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. It all amounted to a laughable circus led by noted moron James Comer, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee. After Comer threatened Hillary and former President Bill Clinton with jail time if they didn’t testify, the couple agreed to ap…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump voters' regret hits new high The midterms sure are shaping up to be brutal for Republicans. Turns out ICE is just a bunch of scared widdle guys Kids on bikes? Snowballs? The horror! Kansas Republicans ramp up cruelty toward trans people The right has declared full war on transgender…

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Nearly a year later, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still battling for his freedom. The Salvadoran man, who is married with children to a U.S. citizen, was wrongly deported to a prison in his home country in March 2025 alongside more than 200 other Venezuelan and Salvadoran men. Thursday, Abrego Garcia appeared in court alongside his family and legal team to battle a criminal case brought against him af…

A Columbia University neuroscience student who is also a social media influencer that posts content about studying and science was abducted from the New York City campus Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. Columbia’s acting President Claire Shipman sent a note to students informing them that federal agents abducted the student after they “made misrepresentations to gain entry to the …

Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday, where ranking member Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts grilled him over the Trump family’s most transparent grift : the World Liberty Financial crypto bank. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould Gould is set to approve the bank’s application, despi…

By now, everyone knows that the official social media accounts for the Trump administration are cesspools of racism, complete with Nazi imagery and “ banger memes ”—and it’s all on your dime. But turning official channels of communication into xenophobic AI slop doesn’t seem to be quite enough for this administration, which seems to have resorted to having a White House staffer—yes, an official g…

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