The Brief: Majority Leader Thune Tries to Dismiss Trump’s Latest SAVE Act Demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Senate Republicans are resisting two aspects of Donald Trump’s latest demand that they pass the SAVE Act…
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Grand Jury Skullduggery, Reflecting Pool Edition?
Lawyers for former Olympian David Hearn, charged with felony vandalism of Trump’s already falling apart Reflecting Pool refurb, went to court today and asked…
The Trump Admin’s New Teen Pregnancy Prevention Plan Hinges on MAHA and Abstinence
This story was originally published by States Newsroom. The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy: Beginning this summer…
Sherrill Signals She Won’t Hand Over Names of Noncitizens Who Voted as DOJ Seeks Scapegoats
It appears as though New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) will not comply with the Justice Department’s demands for the identities of the 6,600…
Sherrill Signals She Won’t Hand Over Names of Noncitizens Who Voted as DOJ Seeks Scapegoats
It appears as though New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) will not comply with the Justice Department’s demands for the identities of the 6,600…
Are Politicians Ready to Stop Turning Back the Clock?
[Essay] In what time would you prefer to live? The question is such a commonly considered hypothetical that how you answer it likely provides a good deal of…
Are Politicians Ready to Stop Turning Back the Clock?
[Essay] In what time would you prefer to live? The question is such a commonly considered hypothetical that how you answer it likely provides a good deal of…
Are Politicians Ready to Stop Turning Back the Clock?
[Essay] In what time would you prefer to live? The question is such a commonly considered hypothetical that how you answer it likely provides a good deal of…
Are Politicians Ready to Stop Turning Back the Clock?
[Essay] In what time would you prefer to live? The question is such a commonly considered hypothetical that how you answer it likely provides a good deal of…
Federal Judge Rules That FDA’s Mifepristone Restrictions Are Excessive, Unscientific and Unlawful
A federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of an abortion provider Thursday, finding that the Food and Drug Administration’s most recent set of restrictions on…
The Trump Admin’s Mostly Unnoticed Move to Crack Down on the Opposition
Last month, the White House issued two executive orders that direct federal law enforcement to start cracking down on the political opposition. One of the two…
Extremely Online: Minnesota ‘Antifa’ Cases Born of Internet Beef With Far-right Activists
In two cases this year, federal prosecutors announced that they had finally done it: charged the “antifa” cells and its members that had beguiled federal law…
Trump Is Reshaping Immigration Courts With Help From a Brutal Comic Book Character
This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th. Meet Candice and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
DOJ Was Never Not Gonna Use New Jersey Noncitizen Error to Bolster Trump’s Delusions
The Trump administration has been salivating for something — anything! — that could help feed President Trump’s belief in the myth that noncitizens are…
5 Points on Trump’s Loyal Labor Secretary Nominee
Keith Sonderling has been acting Secretary of Labor since ex-secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April amid a flurry of misconduct allegations ranging…
Cornyn Threatens to Block Trump Noms Over Unreleased PEPFAR Funds — And Quickly Relents
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Tuesday threatened to vote against President Donald Trump’s ambassador nominees for Jamaica and Slovakia unless the Trump…
Lindsey Graham’s Sister Pledges Her Allegiance to Trump by Way of SAVE Act
Freshly sworn-in Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) made her loyalty to President Trump and the rest of the MAGA movement known with a simple post on X this…
A Key House Dem Breaks Down the White House’s ‘Unfathomable’ Iran War Funding Requests
“Usually if you’re in a classified setting, they should be prepared to give you information, but they haven’t done that.”
Is Iran Really a ‘Forever War’?
With the United States and Iran now clearly back to “war” from “ceasefire,” we’re seeing a host of stories arguing that President Trump…
Mike Lindell Is Not Registered to Vote in Minnesota. He Claims His Temp ID Registers Him.
Pillow magnate and election denier Mike Lindell, who is also the Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, is reportedly not even…
Trump Comes to Terms With the Fact That the Entire SAVE Act Can’t Be Stuffed in Budget Bill
President Donald Trump posted on his favorite social media platform Monday morning, seemingly acknowledging that the entire SAVE America Act — the voter…
States Are Feeling the Economic Toll of Trump’s War on the Federal Government
A new report shows how President Donald Trump’s administration is harming state economies nationwide as several states that rely on federal government jobs and…
The Supreme Court Is Helping ICE Agents Get Away With Murder
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo…
The Trump Admin’s Global Campaign Against ‘Radical Left Terrorism’ Is Built on a National Security Me...
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. A little-noticed presidential…