rss@dailykos.com Laura Clawson

You’re a presidential candidate. The leading candidate in the race, the guy you have to dethrone to get anywhere, has just been indicted on federal […]

Donald Trump has reportedly spent years refusing to set up a legal defense fund because, he said, only guilty people have legal defense funds. But,

Donald Trump has reportedly spent years refusing to set up a legal defense fund because, he said, only guilty people have legal defense funds. But,

The anti-woke right wing thought it would flex some post-Bud Light brouhaha muscles by taking down the “Barbie” movie. This did not come off looking

“I’m boycotting so many things, I’m running out of things to boycott,” a Newsmax guest said Friday morning in a segment accompanied by the chyron,

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to burnish his hard-right credentials for a run for president, one of his big moves was a hostile takeover

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is doing her best to perform a rescue mission for her husband Ron’s struggling presidential campaign, holding her first solo

Attacks on LGBTQ+ kids and on teachers as “groomers” and “indoctrinators” have mostly replaced right-wing hysteria about critical race theory, but Oklahoma state schools superintendent

Attacks on LGBTQ+ kids and on teachers as “groomers” and “indoctrinators” have mostly replaced right-wing hysteria about critical race theory, but Oklahoma state schools superintendent

Republicans like to yell about freedom a lot, but their idea of freedom often centers on their own right to deny other people’s rights. They

Republicans like to yell about freedom a lot, but their idea of freedom often centers on their own right to deny other people’s rights. They

Republicans like to yell about freedom a lot, but their idea of freedom often centers on their own right to deny other people’s rights. They

A Texas Uber driver was shot and killed after his passenger decided—with no evidence whatsoever—that he was attempting to kidnap her to Mexico. Phoebe Copas

Movie and television actors could go on strike as soon as Saturday, July 1, if negotiations between their union and the major studios and streamers

The role former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants to play in the Republican presidential primary is that of Trump critic—but that doesn’t mean he’s

House Republican leadership isn’t happy with Rep. Lauren Boebert’s current impeachment shenanigans, but that’s not because they don’t plan to impeach Biden. They just don’t

It’s not hard to find instances of the Republican commitment to extremism, but the way they’ve dug in on abortion is something special. Here’s an

Donald Trump doubtless expected a softball interview when he went on Fox News to talk to Bret Baier. He didn’t get exactly what he expected,

The Washington Post has learned absolutely nothing from the way it packaged then-candidate Glenn Youngkin as a cuddly moderate Republican in his gubernatorial run (he

It’s getting close to summer and school vacation has started in many states, soon to be all of them. For most kids, that’s exciting news.

The inevitable fight between Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is heating up as the two men campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire following

The inevitable fight between Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is heating up as the two men campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire following

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is once again fighting for his political life as he tries to sell the debt ceiling deal that has many Republicans

In the wake of revelations about the lavish vacations Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a billionaire Republican donor over decades, the Democrats of the Senate

In the wake of revelations about the lavish vacations Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a billionaire Republican donor over decades, the Democrats of the Senate

A week after Tennessee Republicans expelled two Democrats from the state House for a breach of decorum, wealthy Republicans from around the country will arrive

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has another ethics problem, and this time, despite the near-total lack of binding ethics rules applying to the Supreme Court,