Legislators Fail Iowans On Water Sensor Funding

By Trish Nelson | May 21, 2026
From our inbox – an important word from Diane Rosenberg, Executive Director of Jefferson Count Farmers and Neighbors  They Just Couldn’t Do It Iowa state legislators fail Iowans; rebuff water sensor funding by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director What appeared to be a low hanging fruit during this year’s state legislative session – restored funding for the University of Iowa…Read More

Political Strategy Notes

By J.P. Green | May 21, 2026
From “Poll: Trump’s election orders would mass disenfranchise working-class voters” by Jordan Zakarin at More Perfect Union: “President Donald Trump’s executive orders on election administration would create significant — and in many cases, insurmountable — barriers for working- and middle- class Americans to voting, according to a new poll from More Perfect Union and Blue Rose Research…In his second term,…Read More

As Midterm Polls Signal Blue Tsunami, GOP Is Frantically Waving The Flag

By Markos Moulitsas | May 20, 2026
The latest New York Times/Siena University poll has devastating news for the GOP ahead of this year’s midterm elections.In addition to a record-low approval rating of 37 percent for President Donald Trump, the generic congressional ballot had Democrats up by 10 percentage points, which jumped to a staggering 14 points among voters most likely to cast ballots.Republicans can’t quit Trump.…Read More

Song of the Day 5/20: Prince Buster, “Too Hot”

By Alby | May 20, 2026
If you don’t like 90-degree highs before Memorial Day, just wait until tonight, when a storm front will move through and leave us with highs in the low 60s throughout the weekend. Just another 30-degree swing in 24 hours. Climate change, or Jewish space lasers? Opinions vary. Cecil Campbell, better known as Prince Buster, influenced […] Source link delawareliberal.netRead More

Economic Pessimism Deepens as War With Iran Pushes Gas Prices Higher

By Abby Springs | May 20, 2026
At the beginning of 2026, Data for Progress’ polling revealed that voters have remained pessimistic about the economy since Donald Trump took office, despite his campaign promise to “make America affordable again.” Since then, Trump has launched an unpopular war that has created a surge in gas prices across the country, while continuing to defend his illegal and expensive tariff…Read More

Charitable Platforms Have Empowered Trump’s Attack on Dissent

By Joe Voeller | May 20, 2026
Originally published by Newsweek on May 19, 2026. By Pamela Shifman and Rajasvini Bhansali  Last month, Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and Charles Schwab’s DAFgiving360 – three of our country’s largest sponsors of donor-advised funds – abruptly stopped processing donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Their decision came after the Trump Administration launched a public, highly politicized indictment against…Read More

Trump's $1.8b slush fund could turn into giant can of worms

By Liz Dye | May 20, 2026
Trump and Blanche during Trump’s 2024 trial. (Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty)PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️💵 Subscribe to PN 💵On Monday, President Trump “settled” a lawsuit he filed against himself for the low-low price of $1.8 billion of your tax dollars. But he’s not pocketing any of that money, perish the thought! In an act of characteristic selflessness, Trump…Read More

News headlines adopted Trump’s deceptive framing of his new $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund

By Dan Froomkin | May 19, 2026
There was no “weaponization” of the Biden Justice Department. There are no “victims” who deserve “compensation”. The $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund the Trump administration announced on Monday is not a legal “settlement” of Trump’s risible lawsuit against his own IRS. Everything about this heist of tax dollars is a lie and a fraud. In its scope and its shamelessness,…Read More