The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Transcript: Trump’s Secret War Fears Leak as GOP Panics: “Alarm Bells” As Trump worries about becoming Jimmy Carter, a journalist who focuses on the imperial presidency explains why events are slipping away from Trump—and why that gives Democrats an opening.

Trump’s Secret War Fears Leak as GOP Panics: “Alarm Bells”

As Trump worries about becoming Jimmy Carter, a journalist who focuses on the imperial presidency explains why events are slipping away from Trump — and why that gives Democrats an opening.

And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records

DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated"

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Apparently so

This illustrates the need for broad and comprehensive reforms with money in politics. We need an international “No Dictators Day” before he steps up his attack on the nation he was supposed to govern, not humiliate. 😱🤬

This man is our nation’s enemy. He must be impeached. The world is watching.. 🤺🇺🇸

Trump’s $166 billion tariff refund portal launches. Here’s what it means. A Supreme Court ruling found the Trump administration illegally imposed wide-sweeping tariffs. Now the government is on the hook to pay it all back — plus interest.

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Oil prices jump amid renewed tensions over the Strait of Hormuz Stocks fell slightly as investors closely watched the status of potential U.S.-Iran peace talks.

WHOO HOO!!! Keep the inside trader CON JOB going!!!

Is the PedoTraitor going to steal that Iranian oil and sell it?

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Johnson faces political gauntlet as legislative fights collide Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is barreling toward a brutal end-of-the-month crunch, juggling a slate of high-stakes legislative fights with intensifying calls for one of his members to step down and…

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For 20 years Democrats have been kicked in the teeth by Republican gerrymanders, and in response to Trump *explicitly* calling for GOP states to do everything possible to create a one-party system D legislatures have responded in kind and all of the sudden Republicans have discovered fairness.

Bannon warns ‘demonic’ Dems will impeach Trump if they win Virginia redistricting vote As Virginia’s redistricting referendum comes down to the wire, Steve Bannon is warning that “demonic” Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump and gerrymander congressional districts nationwide i...

As Virginia’s redistricting referendum comes down to the wire, Steve Bannon is warning that “demonic” Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump and gerrymander congressional districts nationwide if they win in the Old Dominion Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A bombshell new report reveals that top military officials have kept Trump out of the room during Iran war operations because they fear his erratic behavior will put troops in harm’s way.

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THIS VIRGINIA VOTER NAILS IT 💥
#VoteYesVirginiaToday

“…as Democrats, we simply can’t come to a boxing match when the person brings a knife. We’re just not going to be able to survive that. So that’s the position we’ve been forced into.”

A dozen red states want to help defend Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order Democratic plaintiffs argue that the executive order would unduly restrict mail voting access and insert federal agencies into election administration — a role the Constitution explicitly reserves for...

NEW: A dozen Republican attorneys general moved to defend Trump’s sweeping executive order targeting mail-in voting.

While Democrats argue it would restrict mail voting access and insert the federal government into the election administration process, the AGs argue it would actually help them.

Trump: "Never allow the Traitor Democrats like Low IQ person Hakeem Jeffries, or Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, or the totally corrupt Fake News Media such as the phony and decaying Wall Street Journal, the Failing New York Times (Subscriptions way down!), or dying '60 Minutes,' to demean or criticize Operation Midnight Hammer, which totally obliterated the Nuclear Dust locations to the point where bloodthirsty Iran has been unable to get to it, or dig it out. Space Force has cameras on every inch of the 3 sites that were so brilliantly hit last June! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT"

Trump: "Never allow the Traitor Democrats like Low IQ person Hakeem Jeffries, or Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, or totally corrupt Fake News Media such as phony & decaying Wall Street Journal, the Failing New York Times (Subscriptions way down!), or dying '60 Minutes,' to criticize Operation Midnight Hammer"

Lets go Virginia!!! Vote Yes on Redistricting!!! Republicans have been quick to chastise Dems for this but were quiet as church mice when texas did this...
Donald started this, let's make him regret ever starting a fight and not expecting the people to fight back!

A Government Suing Itself: Inside Trump’s Corrupt $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit Suing the system... his own system?

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Trump’s inflation, the Iran war, plus strong Democratic recruits, are putting red-state Senate seats in play. Polls show Democrats tied or leading in four GOP-held seats: Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Alaska, with Iowa and Texas cracking too. (NYT)
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Trump just issued a last-minute warning to Virginians that if they vote YES on the redistricting referendum tomorrow, he will lose power:

“If the Democrats get additional seats, they’re going to be making changes at the federal level.”

Crowd erupts in cheers after Pete Buttigieg destroys Turning Point USA in just one sentence - LGBTQ Nation He said there's a big difference between when he goes on Fox News and when Turning Point USA visits liberal campuses.

Crowd erupts in cheers after Pete Buttigieg destroys Turning Point USA in just one sentence www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/crow...

Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying. 22 Points · A Tolkien-Themed Surveillance Empire · A Chairman Who Loved Epstein · A Philosopher-King Blogger On Speed-Dial · And The IBM-Nazi Template Nobody Wants To Name

Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying.
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Whip Clark poses for a photo with Congresswoman Mejia.

Welcome, Congresswoman Mejia!

House Democrats are now 214 strong. Looking forward to working together for the American people.

Trump warns Virginians that if they vote YES for fair elections tomorrow, he will lose power:

“If Democrats get these additional seats, they'll change things at the federal level.”

BREAKING: Donald Trump just boosted Democrats’ chances of taking the House.

He said the quiet part out loud, “fair elections” means he loses power.

That’s not a warning, that’s a confession.

Opinion | The one question Trump's Fed chair nominee must answer The Senate Banking Committee must probe as deeply as they can to determine what lengths Kevin Warsh will go to in order to please the president.

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Don’t forget that Trump threatened to wipe out an entire civilization in Iran.

Congress has tools to rein in this president.

But nothing will happen until Republicans grow a spine and work with Democrats to stand up to him.

👏🏻✊💪🎉🙏💙😤

Dems need to keep hitting the corruption issue HARD. Make the word inseparable in voters’ minds from Trump and the GOP. Ossoff does a good job here—and it’s an immense relief to hear him talk about Kushner:

Stunning upset in Michigan, where delegates chose progressive Washtenaw County prosecutor Eli Savit over Oakland County's Karen McDonald.

McDonald had amassed a large nest egg for the general.

Savit had drawn the ire of some democrats for refusing to prosecute pro-Palestinian U of M protesters.