Donald Trump dismisses the eager-to-please and blatantly incompetent Pam Bondi as Attorney General

If even total loyalty isn’t enough to survive, what remains of a Justice Department meant to serve the Constitution?

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/04/donald-trump-dismisses-the-eager-to-please-and-blatantly-incompetent-pam-bondi-as-attorney-general.html

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Donald Trump’s sneering face must be kept off America’s currency

What a country chooses to put on its money reflects its character. The United States must stick to its tradition of keeping currently serving elected officials off of greenbacks and coins.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/03/donald-trumps-sneering-face-must-be-kept-off-americas-currency.html

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Joe Kent resignation fallout widens: Six stories worth reading

Catch up on the repercussions of fascist Joe Kent's departure from the Trump regime, which has prompted Trump's underlings to subject him to an FBI investigation.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2026/03/joe-kent-resignation-fallout-widens-six-stories-worth-reading/

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Reporting, witness statements document horrific sexual abuse perpetrated by Cesar Chavez

One of the nation’s most venerated labor leaders was a sexual predator who abused and raped women working in the union that he cofounded, according

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2026/03/reporting-witness-statements-document-horrific-sexual-abuse-perpetrated-by-cesar-chavez/

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“I feel betrayed”: Many young Trump voters have buyer’s remorse

"They were a key part of the coalition that powered [Trump's] comeback, and their frustrations signal vulnerability for Republicans ahead of the midterms," write Dan Merica and Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2026/03/i-feel-betrayed-many-young-trump-voters-have-buyers-remorse/

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Kristi Noem ousted as Secretary of Homeland Security by Trump and his inner circle, but will be kept around as an “envoy”

The former South Dakota governor has been stripped of her Cabinet position. Donald Trump wants Oklahoma's United States Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/03/kristi-noem-ousted-as-secretary-of-homeland-security-by-trump-and-his-inner-circle-but-will-be-kept-around-as-an-envoy.html

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75% of likely Washington voters back bill to strengthen qualifications and accountability for all sheriffs and police chiefs

Senate Bill 5974 is one of the most popular state legislative ideas we've ever tested in our public opinion research. The House of Representatives must hold a floor vote on it by 5 PM on Friday, March 6th for it to have a chance of reaching Governor Ferguson's desk.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/03/75-of-likely-washington-voters-back-bill-to-strengthen-qualifications-and-accountability-for-all-sheriffs-and-police-chiefs.html

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State of the Unhinged: Donald Trump disgraces the office of the presidency with another record-length, hate-filled ramble

The speech was supposed to be a report on the condition of the United States, but like all of Donald Trump's speeches, it was a steaming pile of ugliness, bigotry, and falsehoods.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/02/state-of-the-unhinged-donald-trump-disgraces-the-office-of-the-presidency-with-another-record-length-hate-filled-ramble.html

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Prosecutors fail to secure indictment against 6 Democratic lawmakers

A grand jury rejected the case against the lawmakers involved in a video urging military members to refuse illegal orders. — Read on www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/lawmakers-military-orders-grand-jury-indictment-00775504

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2026/02/prosecutors-fail-to-secure-indictment-against-6-democratic-lawmakers/

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The Trump regime and its oligarch enablers are trashing our nation’s capital, from the Kennedy Center to The Washington Post

Vital public and private institutions in the District of Columbia are being hollowed out by vain men obsessed with amassing and flaunting wealth instead of sustainable stewardship.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/02/the-trump-regime-and-its-oligarch-enablers-are-trashing-our-nations-capital-from-the-kennedy-center-to-the-washington-post.html

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