We’re documenting our national crisis by tracking a handful of key storylines. Our hope is to cut through the noise curate coverage that can help explain what the hell is happening in our country.
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Law Dork publisher @chrisgeidner will join TPM Editor-at-Large David Kurtz for a Substack Live on the Trump admin's sweeping assault on trans rights. See you there at 3 pm ET: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…
FBI agents fanned out across Ohio, targeting a voting rights group called the Ohio Organizing Collaborative. Per Josh Marshall, these are the kinds of abuses of power we're likely to see as the midterms draw closer. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…
The White House recently launched a “Media Offenders” page of reporters and creators who have criticized President Trump or the administration.
The goal of publishing a list like this is to silence voices on the internet like mine, Brian Tyler Cohen writes. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/t…
In a major blow to President Trump’s anti-weaponization slush fund, a federal judge in Virginia issued a preliminary injunction blocking the fund. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/j…
From gold painted statues to the UFC fight on the White House lawn, the Trump administration is spending some $100 million to prepare for D.C.'s "Freedom 250" celebrations. Here's what they've got planned.
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“In 2022 there were multiple instances of Republicans pulling defeat from the jaws of victory by nominating candidates that were too far right for their electorate,” Harvard professor Matthew Baum says. “There’s certainly a possibility of that happening here.”
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The past 24 hours have seen a flurry of examples of judicial pushback against the Trump administration that offers a good snapshot of the emerging moment. talkingpointsmemo.com/mornin…
Chris Geidner, publisher of the Law Dork newsletter and the leading American journalist covering trans issues, will join Editor-at-Large David Kurtz to talk about the Trump administration's sweeping assault on transgender Americans. Join us at 3 pm ET on Substack Live: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…
After civil rights icon James Meredith was shot in 1966, white southerners advanced some now-familiar conspiracy theories about what might have actually happened talkingpointsmemo.com/news/j…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) signaled this week how Republicans may begin stonewalling and messaging about Democrats should the party succeed in taking back the House this fall. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-…
Since 2020 Marchant has consistently and baselessly claimed that the 2020 election was stolen — from him and from President Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-fr…
Josh Marshall: "We're in this unending groundhog day quasi-war, with weekly cycles of 'just-about-done deal, really I promise!' followed by new threats because Trump can't accept what happened." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…
The prosecutorial misconduct with the grand jury in the Broadview Six case is threatening other otherwise unrelated cases handled by the same prosecutor, Sheri Mecklenburg.talkingpointsmemo.com/mornin…