Pamela Bascom

Barbara Flynn Currie was a trailblazer, becoming the first female majority leader in the history of the Illinois House. But as the veteran representative when I was a state senator, she was also a great partner — smart, independent and pragmatic, showing all of us that it was possible to operate with integrity in politics and still be effective. Michelle and I are thinking of her family today, and everyone who benefitted from her extraordinary life of service.

If you’re leaving the Catholic Church because Pope Leo is calling for peace, then you probably weren’t much of a Catholic to begin with. Looking at you, Sean Hannity.

I thought watching Obama and Mamdani sing Wheels on the Bus with the kiddies was the video of the day. But… Watching the Oklahoma Principal who while shot tackled and held down a gunman who had entered the school be crowned prom King is 🔥 - who is crying? #DemsUnited

Pope Leo XIV has been named the most influential leader in the world by Time Magazine.

Jamal Roberts kept his promise and donated his entire $500,000 prize from winning the 2025 season of American Idol to renovate Crestwood Elementary School in Mississippi, where he currently teaches. His donation will also help provide free education for students from low-income households.

"Wanted to give a shout-out to this girl — I don’t know her name, but I won’t forget what I saw. We were on the rooftop at Old Crow Smokehouse in Wrigleyville when I noticed a blind Cubs fan trying to hail a cab. For several minutes, no one stopped. Then this young woman walked up, asked if he needed help, and stood beside him until a cab finally pulled over. No cameras. No attention. Just pure kindness. In a world where headlines often focus on hate, it’s moments like this that remind us — compassion is still everywhere. Let’s make this kind of story go viral." [Rashawn Copeland via IG]

Today we stood at the gates of Dilley Detention Center and we will not be silent. Children are being held in conditions no human being should endure. Families seeking safety, locked behind walls with no accountability and no transparency. We are demanding closure by Mother’s Day. Because no mother should spend that day wondering if her child is safe inside a detention facility on Texas soil. This is not a partisan issue. This is a human issue. And we will keep showing up. #Goodwin4Texas

STRONG performance from BIG WOO @B_Woody24

A warm welcome + standing-room only crowd in Tulsa for @PeteButtigieg tonight 🔥

Good morning and Happy Sunday to everyone who appreciates how Sen. Ossoff shreds trump's corruption: "while you pay more for everything, the first family’s wealth is growing by billions of dollars because they're crooks." I'd vote for him as President.

ANOTHER RBI FOR THE BEST SECOND BASEMAN IN THE NL CENTRAL

Think about what we could do with this kind of majority. MANIFEST THIS.🙏🙏🙏🙏

Secretary Hegseth gave an unlawful order to strike boats in the Caribbean. He leaked classified information that put our troops at risk. He's carrying out Trump's illegal war in Iran. Pete Hegseth must be held accountable for his failures at the Pentagon. He should be impeached.

🔴This is ABSOLUTE BRAVERY 🔥 🇺🇸Governor Tim Walz — "We are sick of this. A weak, reckless, Idiotic president just threw us into a war nobody asked for. No threat existed. No objectives were set. No exit plan exists. This is pure fascism." What a COURAGE 🔥 👏

He was easily re-elected. He was never impeached. He was never charged with a crime. He was never convicted of a crime. He never fired his Attorney General. He never started a new war. He won a Nobel Peace Prize. He’s not in the Epstein files.

🚨THIS IS THE BEST CLIP OF HIS ENTIRE RALLY. 🔥 JON OSSOFF: “Did you hear what Trump said two weeks ago? Quote, “It's not possible,” the president said, “for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, or Medicare. He said we can only afford to fund war.  Then released a budget demanding $1.5 trillion or the Pentagon next year alone — paid for by ending utility assistance for families, canceling affordable housing programs, and cutting cancer research … all to fund a huge increase for the military industrial complex. Because draft-dodging Donald loves sending other people’s children to war." Boom.

Life is so much better knowing Brice Turang is my second baseman

Hero Principal Kirk Moore surprises his students at prom after getting shot while disarming a school shooter.

Republicans are FURIOUS that Democrats are feeding hungry kids

I sat down with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the 100,000th pothole milestone. He said something that every politician should be required to hear: “We can’t ask New Yorkers to believe in the most ambitious parts of our vision if we can’t deliver on the very things they can see day to day.” 100,000 potholes fixed in 100 days. Numbers the city hasn’t seen in over a decade. 1,000 miles of roads about to be repaved. While Washington can’t pass a war resolution. While Congress can’t agree on a budget. While the Senate arms foreign governments. One mayor. One city. Actually governing. Full episode drops Friday at 5PM. @ZohranKMamdani Never stop connecting the dots.