‘Totally Crazy’: Trump Holds Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage to Push Evisceration of Voting Rights

Lashon Warren, 53, who has been homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California for eight years, wipes her face while talking about the stress and decrepit conditions on the street on June 25, 2025.  (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “Trump just threw a tantrum,”… Continue reading

The Machine Breaks Down in New York

DSA’s and Mayor Mamdani’s candidates rocked establishment incumbents backed by unions and political bigwigs. In most cases it wasn’t even close. by Whitney Curry Wimbish and David Dayen June 24, 2026 (Prospect.org) Progressivism threw a wrench in New York’s machine politics Tuesday night, as a trio of leftist congressional candidates beat establishment and… Continue reading

Wiener starts November race by attacking Chan, setting the tone for what could be a nasty five months

Chan says the magic words Wiener avoids—taxes on the rich—as the fall race starts to shape up By Tim Redmond June 21, 2026 (48hills.org) Sup. Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener both spoke to the Noe Valley Democratic Club this week, and while it was not a debate format,… Continue reading

Judge Finds Trump DOJ Abused Subpoenas in Attempt to ‘Coerce’ Minnesota Leaders

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison are sworn in to testify during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) “I will never stop exercising my constitutional rights to stand up for Minnesotans… Continue reading

The View Turns JD Vance Into A Couch Cushion

“50 people have died in ICE custody. There are 6,200 children who are being held in places like Dilley Detention Center….” Host of The View The Rational National Jun 16, 2026 Vice President JD Vance’s appearance on The View did not go well for him. Merch: http://TheRationalNational.com/merch Patreon: http://TheRationalNational.com/Join YouTube… Continue reading