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California's Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed President Trump in Davos, Switzerland, and Trump slammed back. Sonoma State political science professor David McCuan dissects. Transcript Summary California Governor Gavin Newsom stated that a planned speaking event (a simple conversation/discussion) at the USA House in Davos, Switzerland, during the World Economic Forum was canceled following President Trump's speech. Newsom attributed the cancellation to actions ensuring he could not speak, amid his criticisms of Trump and calls for world leaders to stand up to him. Newsom spoke the next morning at the forum, where he accused the Trump administration of intimidation and denying rights,...

The New York branch of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America says UK lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn is working the phones for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Corbyn and Mamdani are both known for their far-left anti-Israel activism. Corbyn, the former head of the British Labour party, dragged the party through a series of antisemitism scandals, including facing accusations of being antisemitic himself, before a decisive electoral defeat in 2019 and his ouster in 2020. Mamdani is a longtime Democratic Socialists of America member, who is running for mayor as the Democratic party nominee. New York City’s Democratic Socialists...

A person in a dark suit and red tie, Donald Trump, stands behind a microphone, raising both hands with palms outward while sticking out his tongue. It took less than two months for Trump's approval numbers to tank, according to The Economist.Alex Brandon/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. NBC is out with a new poll this morning showing Americans continue to dislike Trump and the things he’s doing—including the things he said he was really good at, like fixing the economy. Respondents to the...

The actor Robert De Niro has – after a brief period of abstention – returned to his robust public critique of Donald Trump, using his Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes film festival to newly attack the US president. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 78th film festival in France, De Niro said that the US’s re-elected commander-in-chief posed a global threat. “In my country, we are fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted,” he said. “That affects all of us here, because art is the crucible that brings people together, like tonight. Art...