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Trump’s media company touts another fun way to bribe the president

Good news for anyone who hasn’t yet had the opportunity to shower money on President Donald Trump’s private companies: Trump Media & Technology Group is going to raise $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin, giving big-money investors another chance to buy influence. 

Announcing the investment, TMTG, the parent company of Truth Social, filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that it already has subscription agreements from about 50 institutional investors.

Watch King Charles take a swing at Trump’s attacks on Canada

King Charles III voiced his royal support for our neighbor to the north on Tuesday, delivering a none-too-subtle dig at U.S. President Donald Trump while addressing the Canadian Parliament’s opening session and shading Trump’s fractious foreign trade policies. 

“Today, Canada faces another critical moment.

RFK Jr. says no more COVID vaccines for kids and pregnant women

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t want people to take medical advice from him—unless he is telling specific groups of people to stop getting vaccinated. 

The Health and Human Services secretary said in a video posted to X Tuesday that he was removing the COVID-19 vaccine from the recommendation list for children and healthy pregnant women.

The Recap: Another pardon for a MAGA monster, and who’s suing Trump now?

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know.

Trump’s waging a war on fridges—and voters hate it

Not only is food getting more expensive, but it may also get less safe to eat.

The FTC is being weaponized for Elon Musk—and it won’t stop there

Because an infomercial for Tesla on the White House lawn wasn’t enough.

Georgia Abortion Ban Forces Family to Keep Pregnant, Brain-Dead Woman on Life Support

A 30-year-old Black woman in Georgia has been kept on life support for three months against her family’s wishes because of the state’s “fetal heartbeat” anti-abortion law. Adriana Smith was declared legally dead in February after a medical emergency caused her brain function to cease. Smith, a nurse, had been initially turned away when she first sought medical care. She was nine weeks pregnant at the time.

Israel Bombs Home of Gaza Pediatrician, Killing 9 of Her 10 Kids, in Latest Attack on Health Workers

Pediatric physician Dr. Alaa al-Najjar had just begun work in the emergency room at Nasser Medical Complex when she was suddenly called to return to her home in Khan Younis. When she arrived, emergency workers were pulling the charred bodies of her children from piles of rubble. An Israeli airstrike had destroyed her home, killing nine of al-Najjar’s 10 children and seriously wounding her husband, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, and their only surviving child, Adam.

Ukraine’s New Way of War

Since entering office in January, President Donald Trump has pressed for a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, largely on Russian terms. “You don’t have the cards right now,” Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in their infamous February Oval Office meeting—suggesting that Ukraine could resist a Russian takeover only with continued American military backing or Russia’s voluntary restraint.
And yet, despite flagging U.S.