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In addition to ruining the country, President Donald Trump has been busy ruining one of America’s favorite pastimes: sports. From falling asleep during a Knicks game and politicizing the Super Bowl to wasting taxpayer money on a UFC cage fight and failing to draw in crowds for the World Cup, Trump has tried to insert himself into sports—even when crowds overwhelmingly don’t want him there.

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By Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, for KFF Listen in and play along as hosts Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer test their knowledge with a HealthQ quiz on detecting early-onset cancers. Bryce Ramsey of Madison, Mississippi, was 33 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon noticing blood in her stool, she blamed the hemorrhoids she’d developed…

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Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 300 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. Even though I have posted soundtracks for Father’s Day, I did not know the history behind the establishment of the…

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A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | Trump takes phony victory lap after Iran disaster…

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Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. President Donald Trump doesn’t understand American patriotism. He certainly believes that he understands the concept—which millions of schoolchildren from coast to coast are able to grasp—but his recent actions underline the fact…

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A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | MAGA kooks are drowning in dirty reflecting pool conspiracies…

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Federal officials must move quickly to carry out the president’s executive order if they want measures in place by the November election. By Dion Nissenbaum for Votebeat President Donald Trump is in a race against time. Since returning to office last year, Trump has repeatedly tried to remake American elections, including by issuing two executive orders that would erect new federal…

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This week, the DOJ was bold enough to say that antitrust law is for suckers, right? Also, the government just can’t stop stepping on rakes when forced to actually defend their actions in court. The Trump administration has eagerly backed Paramount’s effort to buy Warner Bros., just ignoring that whole antitrust problem that arises here. Paramount is one of the oldest and biggest movie…

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A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | Everything Trump touches dies—except for algae in the Reflecting Pool…

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The week began with claims of victory by the Trump administration in their war with Iran. That victory quickly dissipated as details of the supposed deal revealed a far weaker position than had originally been negotiated during the Obama administration. And then Donald Trump went to France for the G7 summit, leaving vice president—and painfully unpopular—JD Vance to try and spin yet another MAGA…

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The Trump family seems to follow strict gender roles: The men drum up business and broker deals while the women are the face of brands and commodities. Kai Trump, the 19-year-old daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and ever-present granddaughter of the sitting president, is no exception—and she’s taking advantage of her proximity to the spotlight. Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka opted to step…

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Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. This month is Caribbean American Heritage Month. The National Parks Service explains that on June 20,1965, “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. laid a wreath at Marcus Garvey’s grave in…

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A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump’s birthday bash leaves an ugly, swampy stain on DC…

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Juneteenth is the celebration of Black emancipation from slavery in the United States. The commemoration began after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the news finally reached Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, freeing 250,000 Black people still enslaved in the isolated state. It became a federally recognized holiday under President Joe Biden in 2021.

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