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One Republican state representative in Idaho was recently caught off-guard when a far-right political activist had Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sent to her potato farm.According to Newsweek, Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen — who is serving her second term in Idaho house district 32A — is now publicly railing against Ada County, Idaho Republican Party vice chairman Ryan Spoon in an op-ed. Mickelsen recalled in a recent essay for the Idaho Statesman that Spoon had ICE agents deployed to her farm, which resulted in them arresting one farm worker r

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is on increasingly thin ice in President Donald Trump's administration, according to new reports.In a recent article by journalists Josh Dawsey, Meridith McGraw and Alexander Ward, the Wall Street Journal delved into how Waltz — who was recently embarrassed after accidentally inviting Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group text thread in which highly sensitive attack plans in Yemen were discussed – had a frank conversation with Trump in the Oval Office about his continued role in the White House. Trump was reportedly angry with Waltz for being the central figure in "the administration’s first big national-security crisis" and apparently mulled firing him in conversa

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump once again flirted with the idea of running for a third term, not ruling it out entirely in an NBC News interview.But on Monday, presidential historian Tim Naftali told CNN that after the ratification of the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, term-limited presidents have no legal way to stay in power. He pointed out that short of the arduous process of amending the Constitution (which involves getting two-thirds support among state legislatures and two-thirds support

President Donald Trump is describing this Wednesday, April 2 as "Liberation Day" — the day Trump's steep new tariffs are scheduled to go into effect if he doesn't postpone them again. But many economists, liberal and progressive as well as conservative and libertarian, are saying that there's nothing liberating about the sharp price increases the tariffs will bring for everything from fruits and vegetables to computers to vacuum cleaners to beer and wine.Trump argues that the tariffs are necessary because trading partners have been taking advantage of the United States for too long. But Dr. Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and ex-chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under former President Barack Obama, dismantles that argument in an

President Donald Trump’s efforts to take over cultural institutions and attack diversity, equity and inclusion programs has centered on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the venerable arts institution in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center was established by Congress and has been run by a bipartisan board since it opened in 1971, but Trump upended that in February when he moved to install his loyalists in key positions and make himself chair. Last week, the Kennedy Center’s new leadership fired at least seven members of its social impact team that worked to reach more diverse audiences and artists, including the vice president and artistic director of Social Impact, Marc Bamuthi Joseph. The acclaimed artist and playwright joins Democracy Now! to discuss Trump’s changes at the Kennedy Center, whic

Insisting more Floridians are clamoring for cuts to their property taxes than sales taxes, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday attempted to hijack the proposal just announced by House Speaker Danny Perez to save Floridians nearly $5 billion in sales taxes and said that instead the Legislature should direct that cut towards property taxes. Perez announced last week that he wanted to cut the sales tax for all Floridians this year from 6% to 5.25% — which, if passed, would save them nearly $5 billion. DeSantis dismissed the idea on Monday, though, saying that while well intentioned it would do nothing for Floridians hungering for property tax relief. A sal

World's richest man and top Trump lieutenant Elon Musk was heckled during a rally in Wisconsin on Sunday—and subsequently roasted online once the clip emerged—for saying those who shouted him down were paid operatives of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, a boogie man of right-wingers in the U.S. who claim he's the funding source and puppet master of the nation's left opposition.The moment was especially rich optically as Musk was in Green Bay ahead of Tuesday's pivotal state supreme court elections, in which the Musk-backed Brad Schimel, the Republican choice, is facing off against Democratic favorite Susan Crawford. As part of

As U.S. President Donald Trump gears up to unveil yet another round of tariffs this week and observers warn of potential "stagflation," the Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs on Sunday published a research note projecting that the chance of a recession in the next 12 months stands at 35%, up from 20%."The upgrade from our previous 20% estimate reflects our lower growth baseline, the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confid

During a late March town hall event in Green Bay, Wisconsin — where Elon Musk is stumping for the right-wing candidate, Brad Schimel, in an expensive state Supreme Court race — the billionaire Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader discussed immigration with Antonio Gracias, one of his colleges at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Gracias discussed a chart showing the number of non-U.S. Citizens who receive Social Security numbers."This is a mind-blowing chart," Musk told Gracias — implying that something sinister was happening.READ MORE: 'There are methods': How

Jason Stanley, a Yale University professor and author known for his expertise on the history of fascism, recently made a bombshell announcement: He is leaving the United States and moving to Canada.Stanley, author of the 2018 book, "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them," accepted a job offer at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. And he is being candid about his reasons for leaving the country: Stanley believes the U.S. is moving in an increasingly authoritarian direction during Donald Trump's second presidency.The Yale s