May 14, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT
Morning Digest: A Capitol rioter and a Capitol cop are both on the ballot tonight

The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast

May 14, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT
Cartoon: Where's the judge?

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign Action

May 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT
ICYMI: The future isn't bright for Kari Lake, and remember when Trump said COVID is fake?

Arizona GOP Senate candidate is getting outgunned""and she's not alone For Kari Lake, it's looking like a second time is not going to be the charm.

May 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT
ICYMI: The future isn't bright for Kari Lake, and remember when Trump said COVID is fake?

Arizona GOP Senate candidate is getting outgunned""and she's not alone For Kari Lake, it's looking like a second time is not going to be the charm.

May 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM EDT
Cartoon: The early worm...

The Early Worm gets the RFK Jr.! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons

May 13, 2024 at 7:15 PM EDT
Trump whines judge in his trial was 'appointed.' Yes, by a Republican

Donald Trump was hopping mad as he left court on Monday, raising his voice to once again attack Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump's hush money case.  "He's an appointed New York judge, just appointed," Trump complained to the assembled reporters. "You know who appointed him? Democrat politicians. He's appointed. He's a corrupt judge, and he's a conflicted judge."

May 13, 2024 at 7:15 PM EDT
Trump whines judge in his trial was 'appointed.' Yes, by a Republican

Donald Trump was hopping mad as he left court on Monday, raising his voice to once again attack Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over Trump's hush money case.  "He's an appointed New York judge, just appointed," Trump complained to the assembled reporters. "You know who appointed him? Democrat politicians. He's appointed. He's a corrupt judge, and he's a conflicted judge."

May 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM EDT
Pregnant? The GOP wants to track you and any decisions you make

Last week three Republican senators gave Americans""and women, in particular""a clear, chilling, and unmistakable taste of how their lives would be altered if Donald Trump is put back into office.  Republicans do not currently hold the presidency or a majority in the U.S. Senate, but they expect to after the 2024 election. The plans for governance, should Americans place them back in charge, are explicitly set forth in the Heritage Foundation's 920-page manifesto known as Project 2025, a document that proposes to institutionalize the Christian nationalist ambitions of the anti-abortion lobby at nearly every level of the federal government. These plans are intended to be implemented almost instantaneously upon inauguration of Trump as president.

May 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM EDT
Pregnant? The GOP wants to track you and any decisions you make

Last week three Republican senators gave Americans""and women, in particular""a clear, chilling, and unmistakable taste of how their lives would be altered if Donald Trump is put back into office.  Republicans do not currently hold the presidency or a majority in the U.S. Senate, but they expect to after the 2024 election. The plans for governance, should Americans place them back in charge, are explicitly set forth in the Heritage Foundation's 920-page manifesto known as Project 2025, a document that proposes to institutionalize the Christian nationalist ambitions of the anti-abortion lobby at nearly every level of the federal government. These plans are intended to be implemented almost instantaneously upon inauguration of Trump as president.

May 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM EDT
Pregnant? The GOP wants to track you and any decisions you make

Last week three Republican senators gave Americans""and women, in particular""a clear, chilling, and unmistakable taste of how their lives would be altered if Donald Trump is put back into office.  Republicans do not currently hold the presidency or a majority in the U.S. Senate, but they expect to after the 2024 election. The plans for governance, should Americans place them back in charge, are explicitly set forth in the Heritage Foundation's 920-page manifesto known as Project 2025, a document that proposes to institutionalize the Christian nationalist ambitions of the anti-abortion lobby at nearly every level of the federal government. These plans are intended to be implemented almost instantaneously upon inauguration of Trump as president.

May 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM EDT
What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's trial testimony

Once Donald Trump's loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of the first criminal trial of a former American president. Cohen provided jurors with an insider's account of payments to silence women's claims of sexual encounters with Trump, saying the payments were directed by Trump to fend off damage to his 2016 White House bid.

May 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM EDT
What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's trial testimony

Once Donald Trump's loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen pointed the finger at his former boss Monday in pivotal testimony about hush money payments at the center of the first criminal trial of a former American president. Cohen provided jurors with an insider's account of payments to silence women's claims of sexual encounters with Trump, saying the payments were directed by Trump to fend off damage to his 2016 White House bid.