Even Republicans on House Oversight Panel Insist on Testimony from Fired AG Bondi
Published: April 8, 2026 22:04
Not So Fast It appears as though members of the House Oversight Committee, including some Republicans, are not going to...
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A Few Thoughts on Trumpâs Pre-Deal With Iran
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few-thoughts-on-trumps-pre-deal-with-iran
Published: April 8, 2026 21:07
First, just because Donald Trump is an inveterate liar, donât assume that Iran is a reliable narrator about anything that...
New Labor Department Rule is Trumpâs Latest Favor to the Crypto Industry
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-labor-department-rule-trump-crypto-retirement-401k
Published: April 8, 2026 19:24
The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule designed to make it harder to sue retirement plan fiduciaries that...
âOpenâ Is in the Eye of the Beholder
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/open-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder
Published: April 8, 2026 19:20
One of Trumpâs Truthed conditions for a ceasefire was the âSAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.â The White House...
Declaring Victory and Walking Away Canât Conceal the Scale of Trumpâs Folly
Published: April 8, 2026 14:13
A Ceasefire ⌠or a Fig Leaf? Despite some initial reports that a tenuous two-week ceasefire is holding in the...
Trump Wants to Build Massive New Detention Centers. States Are Blocking Their Construction.
Published: April 8, 2026 12:00
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. Last week, ICE released its own inspection report...
Democrats Expand Their Majority on Wisconsinâs Critical State Supreme Court
Published: April 8, 2026 02:33
Khaya Himmelman has the story here.
Dem-Backed Judge Will Win Wisconsin Supreme Court, Expanding Its Liberal Majority
Published: April 8, 2026 01:46
Chris Taylor, the Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsinâs state Supreme Court, is projected to defeat Maria Lazar, the Republican-backed candidate, expanding...
Trump Punts Disaster for âTwo Weeksâ
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-punts-disaster-for-two-weeks
Published: April 7, 2026 23:00
Trump on Truth Social, 6:32 p.m. ET, with the climb-down, describing what he claims will amount to a âdouble sided...
This Is What We Were Talking About, Say Dems Who Trump Threatened to Hang
Published: April 7, 2026 21:45
*Post-publishing update: He changed his mind. Invoking the 25th? Some Democratic members of Congress are doing what they can to...
Abrego Garcia Case Goes Off the Rails Yet Again
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/abrego-garcia-case-goes-off-the-rails-yet-again
Published: April 7, 2026 21:40
I try not to burden you with procedural minutiae in the key Trump II cases, but an unexpectedly strange 30-minute...
âWAR CRIME ALERT!!â MAGAworld Is Split Over Trumpâs Threat To Destroy Iranâs âWhole Civilizationâ
Published: April 7, 2026 19:22
These harsh comments have exacerbated the divisions within Trumpâs base. The dramatic attack threat deepened an emerging split between the White House and MAGA isolationists and provoking sharp criticism from the right wing.
Tactical Victories, Strategic CalamitiesâAnother Day in Trumpâs Iran War
Published: April 7, 2026 16:59
Here are a few additional thoughts about the state of the war between the U.S. (and Israel) and Iran. First,...
VIDEO: David Kurtz and Brian Beutler on What a Real Opposition Party Could Look Like
Published: April 7, 2026 15:04
Weâre over a decade into the Trump era. To assess the damage his two terms have wrought and how, exactly,...
Trump: âA Whole Civilization Will Die Tonightâ ⌠Maybe
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-maybe
Published: April 7, 2026 14:13
Go Big or Go TACO I long ago moved away from leading Morning Memo with crazy shit Trump says, but...
Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Blow Up Iranâs Infrastructure Tomorrow
Published: April 6, 2026 21:45
A day after dropping the f-bomb on Truth Social in an Easter Sunday post where he threatened to attack massive...
The New Immigration Bond Regime
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-new-immigration-bond-regime
Published: April 6, 2026 18:45
We have a piece up this morning that looks at one of the less noticed side effects of Trumpâs draconian...
âWhat Can I Do?â On Good Uses for Your Time and Money in These Times
Published: April 6, 2026 18:16
I frequently get asked what people can do to get involved or play some role in fighting for the future...
Trumpâs Evangelical Leaders Are Working Overtime to Spin The Iran War
Published: April 6, 2026 17:24
In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. This column...
New Video of ICE Shooting Undermines Agentsâ Account
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/new-video-of-ice-shooting-undermines-agents-account
Published: April 6, 2026 14:18
Charges Were Eventually Dropped The New York Times has obtained fleeting video footage of the Jan. 14 incident in Minneapolis...
TPM Live: How Did We Get Here? The Trump II Remix
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tpm-live-how-did-we-get-here-the-trump-ii-remix
Published: April 6, 2026 12:56
Join me for a casual conversation with Brian Beutler, the proprietor of the newsletter Off Message and a former TPM colleague. Brian...
Your Loved One Is Stuck in Immigration Detention. It Will Cost $25,000 to Get Them Out.
Published: April 6, 2026 11:00
After a run-in with the police that ended in his arrest, Andryâs husband was supposed to be released from a...
Thereâs Another Big Reason Trump Is Stuck in the Gulf
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/theres-another-big-reason-trump-is-stuck-in-the-gulf
Published: April 5, 2026 17:14
Youâve certainly seen or heard about President Trumpâs morning threat to destroy Iranâs civil energy and bridge infrastructure if the...
A Case Study in How Trump Treats His Friends
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/a-case-study-in-how-trump-treats-his-friends
Published: April 4, 2026 12:00
Hello, itâs the weekend. This is The Weekenderâď¸ Learning from her predecessors, ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi was the ultimate yes...
The Inflation Surge Is Just Getting Started
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-inflation-surge-is-just-getting-started
Published: April 3, 2026 21:20
These days we often think of memes that capture a particular moment or idea. In the old days it was...
Come See Us in Austin, TX
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/come-see-us-in-austin-tx
Published: April 3, 2026 19:30
I just had two emailers in a row who I had back and forths with about the comparison between the...
Watch This: Trumpâs Word Is Not His Bondi
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/watch-this-trumps-word-is-not-his-bondi
Published: April 3, 2026 19:13
Kate and Josh talk Pam Bondiâs ouster, Trumpâs Iran stemwinder and the birthright citizenship oral arguments. Watch and subscribe to...
Refunds for Some
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/refunds-for-some
Published: April 3, 2026 17:07
Many of the smaller businesses that took a hit from Trumpâs tariffs are not, court filings suggest, set up to...
Small Businesses Are Being Left Out of Tariff Refund Process, CBP Data Suggests
Published: April 3, 2026 17:06
Data shared earlier this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection suggests the smallest and most vulnerable importers are being...
Congressional Pratfalls Unpacked
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/congressional-pratfalls-unpacked
Published: April 3, 2026 16:48
We discussed a wild few weeks on Capitol Hill yesterday, including a comical series of maneuvers by Senate and House...
Donald Trump Is the Worst Attorney General in History
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/donald-trump-is-the-worst-attorney-general-in-history
Published: April 3, 2026 14:36
Cry Me a River for Pam Bondi The parallels between President Trumpâs firings of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi are...
Whoâs the Next Lady on Trumpâs Chopping Block
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whos-the-next-lady-on-trumps-chopping-block
Published: April 3, 2026 14:30
In the before times, when a president wanted to make a change at the top of a department he had...
What Trump Might See in Lee Zeldin
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/what-trump-might-see-in-lee-zeldin
Published: April 2, 2026 21:55
Retribution Attack Dog? President Trump fired Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday, just hours after reports began to surface...
Always Stuck in the 1950s, Trump Courts His Own Suez
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/always-stuck-in-the-1950s-trump-courts-his-own-suez
Published: April 2, 2026 19:39
Iran said today that after the war with the U.S. and Israel concludes that it will âoverseeâ transit through the...
Dems Immediately Sue to Block Trumpâs Ominous New âCitizenship Listâ Executive Order
Published: April 2, 2026 18:17
Welcome back to The Franchise! I (Nicole LaFond) am tag-teaming this weekâs edition with Khaya Himmelman. Weâve got lots to...
Weâve Only Got a Handful of Tickets Left for Our Austin Show
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/weve-only-got-a-handful-of-tickets-left-for-our-austin-show
Published: April 2, 2026 17:38
In less than a week, the TPM team is heading down to Austin to hang with our Texas readers and...
SchrĂśdingerâs Attorney General
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/schrodingers-attorney-general
Published: April 2, 2026 17:14
News is breaking now that Trump has fired Pam Bondi from her job as attorney general. Some reports suggest he...
Trump: Bring Iran âBack to the Stone Ages Where They Belongâ
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-bring-iran-back-to-the-stone-ages-where-they-belong
Published: April 2, 2026 14:33
The Racism Is Front and Center Every single day of the Trump II presidency is another display of performative racism,...
TPM Live: Please Explain What the Hell Congress is Doing
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tpm-live-please-explain-what-the-hell-congress-is-doing
Published: April 2, 2026 14:13
Airports in chaos, Senate Republicans caving to Senate Democrats, House Republicans caving to Senate Republicans, a huge bill for Iran,...
Donald Trump on April Foolâs Day
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/donald-trump-on-april-fools-day
Published: April 2, 2026 14:08
There were two revealing moments during Donald Trumpâs speech to the nation last night on the war in Iran, and...
Next Day Trump Speech Re-Reax
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/next-day-trump-speech-re-reax
Published: April 2, 2026 13:51
I want to reiterate all the points I made about Trumpâs speech last night. Just for the sake of his...
What the Difference Between Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories Tells Us About American Historyâand About Now
Published: April 2, 2026 12:00
On March 24, the Paris-based offices of Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild were raided by French police. Officials were searching...
Trump Mini-Speech: the Definitive Reax
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-mini-speech
Published: April 2, 2026 02:04
I think any press person who watched President Trumpâs Iran cheer-up session speech on truth serum would have to concede...
As Trump Struggles to Carry Out His Voter Suppression Goals, DeSantis Picks Up the Slack
Published: April 1, 2026 21:54
Floridaâs Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping new voter suppression bill into law on Wednesday that is meant to...
Nativists Loom Over SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Arguments
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nativists-loom-over-scotus-birthright-citizenship-arguments
Published: April 1, 2026 19:16
The hard right has long wanted to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The view only came into vogue...
Republicans Donât Actually Have to Make Social Safety Net Cuts Again
Published: April 1, 2026 17:29
In Emine YĂźcelâs newly published piece about Republicansâ struggles to pass a slew of President Trumpâs priorities ahead of the...
Justices Express Skepticism Over Birthright Citizenship Case They Never Should Have Taken in the First Place
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-oral-argument-trump
Published: April 1, 2026 17:26
The conservative justices on Wednesday were, at times, appropriately skeptical of the Trump administrationâs patched-together attempt to undermine birthright citizenship,...
A Few Timely Thoughts on Birthright Citizenship
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few-timely-thoughts-on-birthright-citizenship
Published: April 1, 2026 17:18
I wanted to share a few thoughts on questions that are adjacent to or secondary to the question the Supreme...
ICE and War Funding Can Now Become the Latest Excuse to Gut the Social Safety Net
Published: April 1, 2026 16:41
Congressional Republicans have been musing about the possibility of a second reconciliation package for some time now. The conversations picked...
The Supreme Court Decides Who Is Really American In Blockbuster Arguments
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/supreme-court-arguments-birthright-citizenship-live
Published: April 1, 2026 14:47
The Supreme Court, at President Trumpâs behest, will reconsider the bedrock American principle of birthright citizenship on Wednesday in the...
Bros Will Be Bros: Hegseth Intervenes in Kid Rock Flyby
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/bros-will-be-bros-hegseth-intervenes-in-kid-rock-flyby
Published: April 1, 2026 14:39
âCarry On, Patriotsâ It is one of the burdens of the Trump era that the silliest, most absurd things often...
The New Propagandists
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-new-propagandists
Published: April 1, 2026 13:07
One of the most bizarre aspects of the city occupations in 2025 and early 2026 (and perhaps continuing under Markwayne...
Interested in Conspiracy Theories and the Religious Right? Read On.
Published: April 1, 2026 12:00
Longtime TPM readers know we always have been and always will be a small publication. We like to think we...
Inside the Bizarre Feedback Loop Between DHS and MAGA Influencers
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-the-bizarre-feedback-loop-between-dhs-and-maga-influencers
Published: April 1, 2026 11:10
As DHS officers flooded into Minneapolis on an early December day, Mahamed Eydarus was out with his mom, shoveling snow. ...