Politics: Left

The Biden administration's efforts to remove Trump administration holdovers clearly aren't done quite yet....

Enter a brand new addition to Republicans' war on schools requiring students and faculty to wear masks on campus. Freshly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Sunday threatened to use state...Enter a brand new addition to Republicans' w...

On MLK Day, Biden pushes voting rights bills as Senate prepares for fight...

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker went on...

A new redistricting commission failed its first test and the Ohio Supreme Court said the legislative and congressional district maps must be redrawn....

Just when it seemed things couldn't get worse for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, he's been accused of breaking yet another law....

Professor Peniel Joseph discusses the push for voting rights and the restrictive measures some states have placed on voting. Dr. Joseph also discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy....

To divert attention from the latest scandal, ministers are repeating empty immigration announcements made many times before....

During the Supreme Court's hearing on the validity of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch directed a question at the attorneys concerning why the U.S. doesn't have similar mandates for flu vaccines. "We have flu vac...

Parts of New England, New York state, Ohio, and Pennsylvania were forecast to receive a foot of snow on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday....

The Tories have forfeited all rights to be seen as the party of law and order, of moral rectitude and of decency....

This is Martin Luther King day, and it's always a day of mixed messages, consisting mostly of talk without significant progress, a tsunami of hypocrisy from Republicans, and a deliberate misreading by racists of his radical message of equality. Like t...

At Ground Zero for 2024, Trump spins lies and conspiracy theories...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel discusses the investigation of 16 Republican lawmakers for submitting a document falsely claiming that former President Trump won the election....

At his inauguration, Youngkin declared,...

Newly inaugurated Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin, the hedge funder and father of a teenage son who tried to vote illegally, has signed a slew of executive orders that include a mask ban in schools. Youngkin begins term as Virginia governor with executiv...

When I report on police brutality, inequity in public education, or the need for criminal justice reform, it's not to keep a daily account of unconnected, singular examples of bias. It's to provide so many examples of inequity that explaining thos...

In her book The Disordered Cosmos, Black queer scientist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein argues that physics can be more universal....

Youngkin was sworn in as Virginia's 74th governor Saturday....

In theory, Republican Rep. John Katko has a compelling reason to run for re-election, but we know why he's retiring anyway....

Historian Jon Meacham joins Morning Joe to discuss the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr....

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the civil rights leader's life and legacy through acts of service and education. For example, national parks will waive entrance fees for the day and some state parks offer free admission as well as volunteer ...

Americans have an incredible new opportunity to do good....

These members have argued to House leaders that holding votes on narrow measures such as curbing prescription drug costs and extending the child tax credit would help Democrats make a case that they can improve voters' lives....

I tuned into the Trump rally for about ten minutes the other night, and was stunned to hear him complaining that Republicans wouldn't cooperate in his attempt to steal the election. "We have more people than they do," he said about the Democra...

Ron Watkins, a leader of the QAnon movement, scrambled to convince his followers that the man who spoke at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday was not a "body double." While attending Saturday's Trump rally in Arizona, Rollin...

Support in Washington is growing for how Congress tallies Electoral College votes, and Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday said the president never called him on 'election reform'. The Morning Joe panel discusses....

The terrific new comedy remixes The Office to great, funny effect....

One year after the Jan. 6 riot, Trump has identified what he considers the truly important detail about the deadly events....

The world's no. 1 ranked men's tennis player was deported from Australia over his vaccination status....

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Once again we're thankful, and rather awestruck, by what he accomplished for Black America—and, consequently, all of America—in his way-too-short life. He was flawed, as all humans are. But he had that stub...

Above, Harry Styles Covers Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer , which seems like a good way to start our week: we need to take a sledgehammer to all the Republican machinations that are destroying our democracy. Left Jabs tells us about Consumer Power and t...

The rap trio's usage of bougie preserves the philosopher's original intention....

CA-42 is a new, open blue district in the southeast corner of L.A. County and residents have a big decision to make between a well-funded DINO, Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia and a grassroots champion, Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia . She's a progressi...

As patience with the pandemic wanes, leaders in widely vaccinated democracies are deploying a new political strategy....

Vladimir Putin has likely invested too much to back down without getting something in return....

Bob Wachter MD /Twitter: Some folks are a bit confused about why things are likely to be much safer in a month than now not why virus will peak & fall (we don't entirely know) but why the risk to individuals will plummet & with that, why activities th...

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The Prime Minister is picking an unpopular battle with the BBC at a time when he is already perilously weak....

5 February 1921: There is a large commercial demand for music, but not for genius....

The Prime Minister is clinging to power with the familiar tools of corporate malfeasance....

The 28-year-old perpetrator tried to rape the young girl near her home in India before he allegedly pushed her into a deep well....

When is it morally acceptable for one person to subject another to risk? Is it okay to walk into a bar if you might sicken someone who might need hospital care?...

A nationwide standard of voting rights now seems like a pipe dream....

For such a familiar celestial body, the sun is still very mysterious—but we're getting closer to it than ever before....

Succession, Yellowjackets, and other critically acclaimed shows are leaving the mystery box behind. That's a good thing....

Philippa Davies, head of engineering at Reaction Engines, is helping build the technology behind a new economy....

Decades after Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight, American cities still segregate communities by race and class....

The upcoming presidential election could be a turning point for the country....