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Will Trump make this red state flip blue?
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (907+ words) Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. As Ohio goes, so goes the nation....
WTF? After Lauding Lindsey Graham, Trump Rants ‘We’re Trying to Have CNN Go On a Normal Path’? REALLY?
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (668+ words) The unexpected passing of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has produced the highly expected eulogizes and criticisms that occur whenever a prominent political figure checks out. Graham was a complex character who once called Donald Trump a “jackass” and “a…...
Is Trump lying about call from Graham?
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (129+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. Donald Trump told NBC News that when Lindsey Graham called him hours before his death, shortly after returning from Ukraine, it was because Graham…...
White to move and mate in two #847 — The Matrix
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (628+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. Sometime in the mid to late 90’s I stopped renting out every decent film that I didn’t get a chance to go see in…...
How the new housing law could open up homeownership for single Black mothers
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (830+ words) It’s the largest housing package this century. A bipartisan unicorn. And the first measure in years designed to reach those most often shut out of homeownership, including single moms. By Chabeli Carrazana for The 19th For decades, single mothers have been…...
Florida regulators stood by as dozens of sloths died, new records reveal
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1597+ words) Internal emails obtained by Inside Climate News show the state of Florida saw no need to stop the unfolding mass deaths of sloths at a planned Orlando tourist attraction. By Katie Surma and Kiley Price for Inside Climate News The…...
Patchworked Part 7: Off to California
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (570+ words) We were dropped off at the airport, handed off to a stewardess and boarded a plane to California. I think we had lay overs but didn’t switch planes. We got to CA, went through immigration, were questioned by some agents…...
The real deep state
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (50+ words) Daily Kos A cartoon by David Horsey. We'll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough. Was this story worth reading? Recommending and sharing stories helps us decide which stories are…...
In condemning Platner, GOP ignores the elephant in the White House
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (566+ words) Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Republicans of all stripes condemned Democrats this week for having once supported…...
Trump is playing with a fire he lit with his own match…
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (473+ words) — The Hill, “Fears erupt over Iran’s desire to kill Trump,” by Mallory Wilson and Julia Manchester ….[A] delicate but toxic balance of structural forces created a dry tinder that was lit by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo....