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One of the silliest preelection narratives around the New York City mayoral race was the supposed fear that a victory by democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani would spark an exodus of the city’s wealthy elite. Billionaire investor and all-around Trumpian asshole Bill Ackman was typical of the lot, crying on X this past summer that both businesses and wealthy people had “already started making arran…

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Democratic governors' 2026 message hits Trump's sore spot For a Democratic “con job,” this issue sure won’t leave Trump alone. Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ is tarnishing fast He can cover the White House in gold all he wants, but Americans still know the truth. What Trump’s pardons expose about h…

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Surely, Netflix knew how this would all play out. Yes, while Friday saw Netflix announce it would pay $72 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and streaming businesses, that news was obliterated on Monday when Paramount announced its hostile bid, going directly to shareholders with a deal that would give them $17.6 billion more in cash than the Netflix deal. Since Paramount has already paid …

During a White House roundtable on Monday, Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia professed his love for President Donald Trump after the administration announced a $12 billion bailout aid package for farmers hurt by Trump’s chaotic trade wars. YouTube Video Scott: Thank you very much, president. We love you. ... A country that can't feed itself doesn't know what freedom is. And so thank you for making sur…

“The targeting of immigrants, the targeting of Muslim communities—we’ve seen this rhetoric climb over the past several months and I anticipate it getting worse,” Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, who is a Democrat, told the Washington Post. “The fact that we do not have a strong counterresponse from [Democratic] elected officials at all levels of government is the most frightening, especially when…

Panelists on Fox News lashed out at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Monday after he released a video advising immigrants of their constitutional rights. On Sunday, Mamdani explained in a short video that he intends to protect the rights of the more than 3 million immigrants who live in the city, and that he supports standing up to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Know your rights. Pr…

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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia sat down with Leslie Stahl on “60 Minutes” Sunday, continuing her public divorce from the MAGA world and President Donald Trump, while blasting fellow Republicans for their cowardice and hypocrisy. YouTube Video Stahl: Behind the scenes, do [Republicans] talk differently? Greene: Yes. It would shock people … I watched many of my colleagues go from making…

While the Trump administration insists that invoking the magic words “drug traffickers” justifies murdering people on the high seas , when it comes to actual big-time drug traffickers, President Donald Trump has quite the soft spot . Trump has granted clemency to around 100 people for drug-related crimes between his first term and his current pardon palooza. This time around, he’s focused on best…

President Donald Trump is once again reminding Washington that, for him, pardons are less an act of mercy than an instrument of loyalty—and he’s furious that one of his latest beneficiaries didn’t get the message. On Sunday, Trump lashed out at Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar for deciding to run for reelection as a Democrat, a move that seemed to blindside the president even though Cuellar had never hin…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged that after months of failing to comply with a federal ethics agreement, he has finally divested his holdings in thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland. This comes after the uber-wealthy official boasted earlier this year about being a “soybean farmer”—a comment that “Face the Nation” didn’t let slide on Sunday. YouTube Video Scott Bessent…