Liberal Reporting for 2026-07-06
Today’s news coverage from liberal media sources. Today's edition includes 48 articles from 12 sites. We chose these from 595 articles found on 17 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories, The Intercept, MS NOW, The Guardian, NPR Topics: Home Page Top Stories, Mother Jones, NYT > Top Stories, The Atlantic, Vox, National, Truthout, BBC News.
A Jolly campaign in Florida amid an angry Democratic summer
David Jolly is a Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat who’s trying to flip Florida at a time when the party’s disruptors are surging.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
On the Ground Along NATO’s Eastern Flank — as Russia Threatens
The alliance’s new frontline states are arming up. Is it enough?
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
How Rebecca Bennett is threading the needle on Tom Kean Jr.'s depression
The 7th Congressional District is one of the country’s top midterm pickup opportunities for Democrats.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
Graham Platner Inspired Another Left-Wing Veteran to Take On an Establishment Dem
Alex Scheel is running an anti-war campaign to unseat incumbent Rep. Marilyn Strickland. He’s also a longtime member of the DSA in Washington state. The post Graham Platner Inspired Another Left-Wing ...
The Intercept
Jul 5, 2026 - theintercept.com
The rise of the right has reshaped how we think about patriotism
An international POLITICO Poll finds that the language and symbols of patriotism are intertwined with right-wing parties that have centered national identity and anti-immigration rhetoric.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
Platner’s primary win leaves some Democratic women with a tough choice
In Maine, Graham Platner’s campaign for U.S. Senate is forcing a reckoning among the women who would usually back the Democratic candidate. The post Platner’s primary win leaves some Democratic women ...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
Amy Coney Barrett’s birthright citizenship vote sparked a specific kind of backlash
The justice’s vote in the recent birthright case seems to have enraged some conservatives in a specific, and perhaps specifically revealing, way. The post Amy Coney Barrett’s birthright citizenship vo...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary
“I’m not going to let some rain stop our 250th,” Trump said in a social media post announcing his plans to still deliver his speech after rain delays. The post Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
Ketanji Brown Jackson eviscerated Clarence Thomas’ ‘colorblind Constitution’ fantasy
In a 20-page concurring opinion, Jackson systematically ripped Thomas and his weirdly narrow reading of the 14th Amendment to shreds. The post Ketanji Brown Jackson eviscerated Clarence Thomas’ ‘color...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
RFK Jr.’s latest overhaul aims to boost preventive care. It could get expensive.
The health secretary wants insurers to cover Alzheimer’s tests. Some in the health industry hope he’ll back routine testing for many more diseases.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
How Trump is turning NATO into a cash machine
The U.S. president has refashioned the alliance into something far different from its original intention.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’
A group of masked men, styled in the uniforms worn by the group Patriot Front, marched near the Capitol. The post Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’ appeared ...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
Gaza protests against two Democrats spark outcry and debate on tactics
Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflict’s role in US electionsTwo recent incidents involving US congressiona...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Top Iranian officials attend funeral of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
Three of Khamenie’s sons emerged. But still unseen was their brother, Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The post Top Iranian officials attend funeral of late Ayatollah Ali Khame...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa Bayoumi
In dueling speeches this weekend, the New York mayor faced a ‘nation of contradictions’ while the president offered a stump speechIf Donald Trump’s address on 3 July from Mount Rushmore will be rememb...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leade...
NPR Topics: Home Page Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - npr.org
“Morally reprehensible”: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped b...
Mother Jones
Jul 5, 2026 - motherjones.com
Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
Critics say the administration is weakening public safety. Proponents say regulations would be where they were before President Joseph R. Biden took office.
NYT > Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - nytimes.com
At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekendAt least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave ...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
The Atlantic republishes JD Vance’s anti-Trump essay from 10 years ago
Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first termThe Atlantic on Saturday republished a JD Vance essay that dismissed Donald Trump as ...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Bomb the Arctic, dam the Mediterranean and build a second moon: five outlandish plans to remodel our climate
Humans have long sought to geoengineer the Earth’s environment. Tim Flannery outlines a few of the wildest ideas from the 20th centuryAn increasing number of scientists think we have let the climate c...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Canada co-hosted the World Cup – but whose party was it?
Les Rouges brought moments of joy to their nation. But there are plenty of questions around Canadian soccer as the tournament moves onIt was standing room only on Saturday lunchtime in Toronto’s oldes...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
What Victor Willis got wrong, and right, about ‘YMCA’
Victor Willis, a lead singer for the Village People, insisted that the most famous song he helped write isn’t what we know it is. The post What Victor Willis got wrong, and right, about ‘YMCA’ appeare...
MS NOW
Jul 5, 2026 - ms.now
Burgum doubles down on blaming vandals for reflecting pool woes
The interior secretary rebuffed the idea that the president's motorcade ride over the unfinished pool may have damaged it.
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Jul 5, 2026 - politico.com
Calls for killing of Trump at funeral of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei
New supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei still absent from public view as his three brothers stand beside father’s coffinBeside the coffin of the assassinated former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei at ...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Paul McCartney performs I Want to Hold Your Hand for first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift wedding
McCartney reportedly played Beatles No 1 hit at star-studded reception at Madison Square GardenPaul McCartney performed the beloved Beatles No 1 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand for the first time in 60 y...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
The strangest show on earth: lightning, imperial hubris and a boring tour of Trump’s rhetorical back alleys | David Smith
Would we get a 21st-century Gettysburg address? Or YMCA, gripes about his legal woes and boasting about Iran? The astronomer Carl Sagan once described Earth as a very small stage in a vast cosmic aren...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Why are Republicans red and Democrats blue?
The party colors are a surprisingly recent tradition. But do they really represent the diversity of Americans’ beliefs?Color has long played a role in US politics.In 1867, US suffragists Susan B Antho...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’
One hundred years after Virginia Woolf explored the limitations of language in On Being Ill, the Piranesi author reflects on the power of storytelling to shape our experience of sicknessIn October 201...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator
Illegal online casinos are producing fake BBC stories and AI-generated videos in an attempt to deceive customersRespect of copyright law has never ranked highly in the list of priorities for unlicense...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Americans declared independence from a tyrant once. And we must do that again | Claire Finkelstein
America’s founding 250 years ago was a warning cry against leaders like Trump. Our past is a guide for how to handle our presentAs the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of I...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Founder of prominent underground church released from prison in China
Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison...
The Guardian
Jul 5, 2026 - theguardian.com
Pope Leo’s July 4 Message to America Was Unmistakable
By spending the semiquincentennial mourning the plight of migrants, Leo sent a clear challenge to his native country.
The Atlantic
Jul 5, 2026 - theatlantic.com
What J. D. Vance Once Knew
Ten years ago, the vice president wrote that one day, voters would realize the truth about Donald Trump. That day has now arrived.
The Atlantic
Jul 5, 2026 - theatlantic.com
The moral case for being less online
One of the best ways for you to be invested in the future is to make sure that at least part of yours takes place offline. | Pete Gamlen for Vox Hi readers! Shayla Love here, science journalist and ...
Vox
Jul 5, 2026 - vox.com
How dupes took over the world
Fake designer purses for sale in Manhattan on July 6, 2024. | Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Deckers, the company behind fleece-lined UGG boots, recently took Quince to court over its ...
Vox
Jul 5, 2026 - vox.com
Thousands of miles from D.C., a July Fourth extravaganza not about Trump
A musical “block party” in Los Angeles offered a striking contrast to the July Fourth celebration in Washington, D.C., anchored by the president.
National
Jul 5, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division
In the nation’s sweltering capital, white supremacists and liberal activists marched, each demanding their country back. Officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate the National Mall after a sev...
National
Jul 5, 2026 - washingtonpost.com
‘Communist menace in our land’: Trump’s July 4 rallying cry to America
Ahead of his planned speech on the National Mall, the president framed the upcoming midterm elections as a battle against communism. The post ‘Communist menace in our land’: Trump’s July 4 rallying cr...
MS NOW
Jul 4, 2026 - ms.now
Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll
Lawyers file request days after US supreme court declined to hear an appeal, with payout topping $5.8m with interestLawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to mag...
The Guardian
Jul 4, 2026 - theguardian.com
Trump Uses Speech at Mount Rushmore to Warn Against “Communist Menace”
Trump also called on Congress to end the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, a voter suppression bill.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
Mark Carney Unveils $35B Canadian Pipeline Project as Climate Crisis Accelerates
Progressives and climate groups said the plan is a boondoggle designed to appease right-wing Alberta separatists.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
Cowboys, fighter jets and US Border Patrol - inside Trump's big recruitment drive
Space Force and Customs and Border Patrol are using a rodeo as a way to drive up recruitment numbers.
BBC News
Jul 4, 2026 - bbc.co.uk
Defiance Against Trump Drives Rise of Democratic Socialist in DC Mayor’s Race
Grassroots organizers offer a look inside the movement that helped Janeese Lewis George win the Democratic primary.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
US Leaders Know UAE Backs Massacres in Sudan. Stopping Them Would Be Too Costly.
The Emirates' promised $1.4 trillion investment in the US appears to be incentivizing Washington to look the other way.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
New Diseases Threaten Public Health as Trump’s Cuts Leave US Unprepared
Gaps in government health surveillance are leaving openings for dangerous diseases to slip through undetected.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
Families Across US Are Suffering From the Fallout of GOP’s 2025 Megabill
On the one year anniversary of the bill's passage, the harms it's inflicting are only multiplying.
Truthout
Jul 4, 2026 - truthout.org
Paul Pelosi investigated in hit-and-run in Napa County
The husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suspected of crashing into an unoccupied parked car.