Amy Acton's estranged mother lost custody of her children after her second husband was charged with rape and indicted by a grand jury. In court, Amy's mother stood by her husband instead of her twelve-year-old daughter. They haven't spoken since that day in court, nearly 50 years ago. Politics has become such a disappointing sport of outrage-fueled mud-slinging, personal attacks targeting families, and blatant lies designed to divide. Candidates should debate the issues and focus on convincing voters that their plans and leadership will make life better. That's what politics should be about: bringing people together. Stunts like today's attack ad against Dr. Acton are beneath anyone seeking to lead. nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…

Mamma Mia!

Buttigieg: “Drain the swamp.” I am rarely in Washington these days, but as chance would have it, I was there yesterday. Went out for a run on the National Mall and couldn’t help but think that the only thing he’s actually managed to drain is that Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. So forgive us if we don’t believe him when he says he’s going to give everybody $5,000, but only after the election and only if they win. You know, if Republicans really want to give everybody a few thousand dollars, they would have done it this week instead of going home for two months in the middle of multiple national crises.

Buttigieg: "I was shocked to hear Speaker Johnson just now saying 'we shouldn't be rushing, shouldn't be moving too quickly on this.' You know what is moving quickly? AI. For Congress to sit on its hands is something that is deeply dangerous it to the American people ... what have they been doing this entire time?"

Pete Buttigieg: “This is not just about going back to what we used to have. If November goes well, there’s gonna be a temptation in the Democratic Party to say great, we won, now we’re gonna go back to what we were doing before. It can’t be like that. We’ve gotta be ready to move forward including with big reforms. Of course we talk about the kitchen table. We also talk about a political system that keeps kicking the legs out from under the kitchen table”

BREAKING: HOUSE LEADERSHIP is canceling the last two weeks of September. House will be out.

“I hope life treats you kind. And I hope that you have all that you ever dreamed of. And I wish you joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love.” We will always love you, Dolly. 🦋

1. A new Popular Information investigation reveals that Senate Republicans have recently launched at least six fake news sites in key states.

You know what doesn’t have a cyclospora outbreak?

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

#OnThisDay in 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX to read Order No. 3, which affirmed the end of slavery in the states of the former Confederacy. This momentous occasion became known as #Juneteenth, a combination of “June” & “19th." More: s.si.edu/40a7yVG

Today I learned that in addition to wanting to buy Greenland, Trump wanted to sell or give away Puerto Rico (via the @NewYorker)

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has a message for Michiganders struggling with higher prices: Just relax. Coffee costs more? “Oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror.” Gas prices rising? “We’re gonna be fine, we got plenty of oil.” metrotimes.com/news/price-hi…

Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation

The same Duffys who threw endless fits on national television when Pete was working from our son's ICU bedside are now bragging about their multi-month, taxpayer-funded family road trip while gas and grocery prices soar for American families because of Trump's war of choice. How much more unfocused, unserious, and out of touch can you be?

Was this made with A1?

Donald Trump is preoccupied with pet projects like securing taxpayer funding for his gilded ballroom, plastering his face everywhere, and renaming airports after himself. Our focus remains on everyday life, which gets better and more affordable when we replace this corrupt administration and its enablers in Congress with serious leaders ready to deliver.

Trump's 2027 budget proposal cuts $2.3 billion from the Department of Education.

Sec. Buttigieg on RFK and Donald Trump: The President literally owns a club that you have to pay $1 million just to get into. These are not folks who have navigated the [health care] system in a way that they have to worry about any of it. … It’s just not their problem.