Archive for June 2026
Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all
Trump dozes in the Oval on Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty)This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one 👇🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠“He doesn’t sleep and it’s actually a problem,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during Senate testimony this week.Rubio was trying to make the point that President Trump is a dynamo — a near-superhuman leader who…Read More
Ashley Hinson – In Iowa Senate race, Hinson ad distorts Turek’s stance on gender-affirming care for minors
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “sex changes for kids.” Ashley Hinson,Josh Turek,Iowa Senate,gender-affirming care Source link www.politifact.comRead More
Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
[ad_1] Ohio voters are witnessing a battle of campaign television ads as each Senate candidate tries to tie the other to Jeffrey Epstein — by way of donations from those with some link to the late convicted sex offender. Democrat Sherrod Brown’s campaign charges that Republican Sen. Jon Husted “took more money from Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators than anyone else in…Read More
RSVP Now for Sunday’s Town Hall with Progressive Congressional Candidate Wala Blegay, Breaking News, and More
RSVP Now for Sunday’s Town Hall with Progressive Congressional Candidate Wala Blegay, Breaking News, and More Join Our Town Hall Sunday, 6/07 at 4pm ET/1pm PT. RSVP Now This week we’ll cover breaking news and how we all can help make our communities safer and more prosperous by supporting progressive candidates and other campaigns. Special Guests include PDA-endorsed Congressional Candidate…Read More
Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
[ad_1] Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent year round got a boost with support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the twice-yearly clock switching as cost-prohibitive. But there is no strong evidence that Trump’s solution — switching permanently to daylight saving time — would provide the economic boost Trump suggests it would. The Sunshine Protection Act, which would…Read More
Giving Rights to Robots Is a Bad Idea
Philosophical debates don’t often make the news. But the problem of personhood regularly finds its way into the headlines. The first few weeks of this year alone saw a surge of interest in the topic.In January, the Guardian theatrically warned policy makers not to entertain Silicon Valley hype about artificial intelligence deserving personhood recognition. Then in February, Maori politician Teanau Tuiono introduced a bill into the…Read More
Trump’s Slush Fund Has A New Back Door Opening
Let’s be clear: Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund was never dead, just dormant. His personal criminal-defense attorney turned acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, made that perfectly clear to anyone willing to pay attention. But even if President Felonious Trump and Consigliere Blanche permanently shelve it, they are already working on other ways to use taxpayer money to compensate Jan.…Read More
Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
[ad_1] In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate change projections “were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” The regularly scheduled revision reflects in part the progress the world has made on moving away from fossil fuels. Trump was reacting to a new set of seven scenarios…Read More
Governor Hobbs: Andy Biggs Is a Threat to Arizona’s Future
Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered a warning that Democrats—and every voter who cares about democracy—should take seriously: electing Andy Biggs governor would put an election denier, abortion opponent, and MAGA extremist in charge of one of the nation’s most important swing states. Speaking at the Udall Dinner on May 30, she framed the 2026 governor’s race … Read more Source link…Read More
Once Upon a Time (and Not Any Time Either!)
Okay, here’s what this old man remembers nearly a quarter of a century later. I was living in New York City (as I still am) when, on September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes full of passengers hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing almost 3,000 innocent people. Until that moment, of course, such a thing would have…Read More