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Trump Forces Vance to Focus on His Retribution Campaign — Not 2028

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Published: November 12, 2026 22:28

Trump Scuttles Vance’s Ambitions In the hours after the bloodbath for Republicans that was the midterms, and the effective scattering...

Montana Republicans Immediately Sue After Voters Pass Anti-Citizens United Measure

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/montana-republicans-immediately-sue-after-voters-pass-anti-citizens-united-measure

Published: November 12, 2026 20:42

‘Here We Go Again’ With ‘Silencing Peoples’ Voices’ Voters last week emphatically passed the “Montana Plan,” a ballot item that...

Forget the Leadership Fights—Everything Comes Back to the Filibuster

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Published: November 12, 2026 17:21

In her note to TPM over the weekend, Theda Skocpol made a long list of good observations and suggestions about...

Donald Trump Will Do Anything to Get Ilhan Omar

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Published: November 12, 2026 16:53

The Retribution: Somalia Edition All of the discussion of the Trump White House’s resistance to oversight from the new Democratic...

Dems Warn Trump Is Trying To ‘Ram Through’ His Ally As Head of GAO During Lame Duck

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-warn-trump-is-trying-to-ram-through-his-ally-as-head-of-gao-during-lame-duck

Published: November 12, 2026 16:03

Congressional Democrats claim top Republicans are trying to rush through the selection process for the next head of the Government...

White House Insists Congressional Oversight is a Crime

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Published: November 12, 2026 13:03

A New Chapter of Investigating the Investigators White House counsel on Wednesday blasted a letter out declaring that the investigations...

What It’s Really Like to Live With an ICE-Issued Ankle Monitor

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Published: November 12, 2026 11:00

When Linda and I spoke in October, her GPS ankle monitor was giving her constant electrical shocks. “It’s crazy, my...

Hyde-Smith Concedes Senate Race in Twitter Video

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Published: November 12, 2026 00:37

Colom Officially Defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, Years After She Blocked His Federal Judgeship

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Published: November 11, 2026 23:24

Mississippi prosecutor Scott Colom has officially defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a contest that shocked outsiders, captured national...

BREAKING: WSJ Says NVIDA Prepping to Boot Jensen Huang

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/breaking-wsj-says-nvida-prepping-to-boot-jensen-huang

Published: November 11, 2026 23:14

The Journal report (paywall) came out just before 6 p.m. The lede says the board is “preparing to oust CEO...

CNN Calls Mississippi Senate Race for Colom

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Published: November 11, 2026 22:19

Put a fork in’er. Cindy Hyde-Smith is done and Scott Colom is the next Senator from Mississippi, according to CNN....

Mississippi Latest

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Published: November 11, 2026 17:59

If you’re hungry for news about the final stages of the vote counting in Mississippi, this liveblog from the Mississippi...

Understanding the Scandal/Accountability Conveyor Belt

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Published: November 11, 2026 17:04

There’s a para-news topic I’d like to discuss with you. It has to do with how scandals do or don’t...

The NVIDIA Scandal: No Escaping It

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Published: November 11, 2026 15:51

This is the free, weekly edition of The Backchannel. I’ve been going back and forth in my head about posts...

Don’t Miss

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Published: November 11, 2026 12:33

We have two stories this morning on how the possibility that Mississippi might elect a Black man to the Senate...

Politicians Love to Praise the Troops. But US Law Actually Treats Them as Tools.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/politicians-love-to-praise-the-troops-but-us-law-actually-treats-them-as-tools

Published: November 11, 2026 12:20

This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was adapted from Saira Mohamed’s What...

His Father Was Murdered by the KKK. Here’s What a Colom Victory Would Mean to Him

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Published: November 11, 2026 12:00

Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom this week flipped Forrest County. Named for the founder of the Ku Klux Klan,...

Podcast Thursday

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Published: November 11, 2026 03:17

For listeners and watchers of The TPM Show, because of the holiday the show will come out this week on...

Will Schumer Be Leader? Should He?

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Published: November 10, 2026 22:37

A few thoughts on Chuck Schumer and whether he’ll continue as leader in the Senate. One important detail. Senate leadership...

Blanche Is Trying to Give Fox News Viewers Something to Live For

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/blanche-is-trying-to-give-fox-news-viewers-something-to-live-for

Published: November 10, 2026 22:15

Blanche Is Done Licking Wounds, Okay? I don’t mean to diminish the threats that Attorney General Todd Blanche has been...

Why ‘First Democrat Since 1982’ Doesn’t Capture What Scott Colom’s Win Would Mean for Mississippi

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-first-democrat-since-1982-doesnt-capture-what-scott-coloms-win-would-mean-for-mississippi

Published: November 10, 2026 20:58

It was a Mississippi murder case that led to the landmark Supreme Court decision finding confessions could not be coerced...

Jim Jordan and The Ohio State Student Athlete Sex Abuse Cover Up

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/jim-jordan-and-the-ohio-state-student-athlete-sex-abuse-cover-up

Published: November 10, 2026 20:01

With Jim Jordan elected GOP leader, let’s remember that Jordan is part of a longstanding coverup of sexual abuse of...

Why This Trump Lame-Duck Judicial Nomination Could be a Self-Own for the Ages

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/why-this-trump-lame-duck-judicial-nomination-could-be-a-self-own-for-the-ages

Published: November 10, 2026 15:51

At Stake: Secret OLC Memos The worst of the Trump II foreign misadventures were sanctioned by still-secret memoranda produced by...

Trump Orders a Lame Duck Judicial Blitz

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Published: November 10, 2026 13:14

Can Republicans Fill 25 Federal Judgeships Before January? According to the administrative office of the U.S. Courts, this Congress has...

Pramila Jayapal Wants Progressives To Be the ‘Push Force’ in the New Congress

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pramila-jayapal-wants-progressives-to-be-the-push-force-in-the-new-congress

Published: November 10, 2026 13:00

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) has not been getting much rest. However, she says her sleeplessness isn’t due to “horrible things”...

A New Way of Thinking About How Trump and His Allies Have Transformed the US Government

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Published: November 10, 2026 11:00

This article is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It is excerpted from Remaking The State: A...

The GOP’s Fear-Mongering on Crime Finally Hits Its Limit

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/the-gops-fear-mongering-on-crime-finally-hits-its-limit

Published: November 10, 2026 11:00

This article is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  From Richard Nixon’s 1968 “law and order” campaign...

Are Tighter Export Controls Coming for NVIDIA Processors?

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Published: November 10, 2026 01:32

The Information is reporting (paywall) that regardless of what multiple investigations unearth about NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a...

Massie Pitches Colleagues: Impeach Hegseth If You Need Someone to Blame for Midterms

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/massie-pitches-colleagues-impeach-hegseth-if-you-need-someone-to-blame-for-midterms

Published: November 9, 2026 22:27

He Hasn’t Spoken to Anyone Directly But… Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) officially filed his resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete...

Jensen Huang Update

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Published: November 9, 2026 22:27

The Times’ Maggie Haberman is currently appearing on CNN to discuss the Jensen Huang story. She confirms that, according to...

Pete Hegseth, Candle in the Wind

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Published: November 9, 2026 21:35

It’s hard to know how seriously to take the Pete Hegseth impeachment vote in terms of its eventual outcome. Are...

Where’s Cindy?

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Published: November 9, 2026 18:49

If you missed it this weekend, check out my piece on the remarkably part-time, almost non-existent Cindy Hyde-Smith campaign. Quite...

NVIDIA’s Perfect Storm Swirl Around Trump and the AI Industry

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/nvidias-perfect-storm-swirl-around-trump-and-the-ai-industry

Published: November 9, 2026 16:33

Last month I had a conversation with a high ranking AI executive who told me that the fundamental reason for...

New Congress Gets Underway With Hegseth Impeachment Effort

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Published: November 9, 2026 15:42

The boys (and girls) are back in town. More than a 100 incoming members — largely Democrats, but some Republicans...

Judge Plans to Appoint Special Master to Probe Trump DOJ Misconduct

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/judge-plans-to-appoint-special-master-to-probe-trump-doj-misconduct

Published: November 9, 2026 15:40

The DOJ’s Absurd Caddyshack Moment The D.C. golf course case continues to be a surprise contender for the long-awaited but...

The White House Finally Arrives at a Post-Election Strategy: The Same, But More of It

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/the-white-house-finally-arrives-at-a-post-election-strategy-the-same-but-more-of-it

Published: November 9, 2026 13:12

The Trump White House Pivots to Trump On Friday morning, I wrote about a White House that was kind of...

How the Bluenami Swept Away the Christian Right’s Texas Stronghold

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the-bluenami-swept-away-the-christian-rights-texas-stronghold

Published: November 8, 2026 12:30

In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. This column is part...

From TPM Reader TS

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Published: November 7, 2026 22:01

Some thoughts on the 2026 midterm from TPM Reader TS (Theda Skocpol) … The November 3, 2026 election results are...

As It Was Foretold …

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Published: November 7, 2026 21:51

After two or three days of stupor and disorientation Donald Trump has reverted to form as predicted is reacted to...

Where’s Cindy? The Curious Part-Time Campaign of Cindy Hyde-Smith

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wheres-cindy-the-curious-part-time-campaign-of-cindy-hyde-smith

Published: November 7, 2026 14:29

It now seems pretty clear that Scott Colom (pronounced c’l-O-m or like ‘cologne’ but with a final m instead of...

Tectonic Shifts in Statehouses Matter More Than Congressional Wins

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/tectonic-shifts-in-statehouses-matter-more-than-congressional-wins

Published: November 7, 2026 13:00

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. The exuberance about control of Congress...

When It Comes to Defeating MAGA, It’s Not About Getting Even

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/when-it-comes-to-defeating-maga-its-not-about-getting-even

Published: November 7, 2026 13:00

MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell Had The World’s Most Predictable Reaction To The Blue Wave

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mypillow-guy-mike-lindell-had-the-worlds-most-predictable-reaction-to-the-blue-wave

Published: November 6, 2026 23:02

As we all know, MyPillow entrepreneur Mike Lindell doesn’t really believe in elections — especially when his side doesn’t win...

Double Down Miller

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Published: November 6, 2026 21:07

President Trump’s decision to replace Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (a rare beacon of competence if not good values) with...

Three Out From Trump DOJ After Midterms Shellacking

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Published: November 6, 2026 20:19

Just one month ago, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division had a complaint: Washingtonian Magazine had failed...

The Iran War Dodge Spreads

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Published: November 6, 2026 18:31

Yesterday, I wrote about JD Vance’s push to make the 2026 midterm a referendum solely about the Iran War. Things...

The Tide Finally Turned Against the Depredations of the Trump II Presidency

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/the-tide-finally-turned-against-the-depredations-of-the-trump-ii-presidency

Published: November 6, 2026 16:22

Survivor Bias We, the lucky ones, emerged this week from one of the darkest stretches in American history. The jubilation,...

Going Live at 2 pm

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Published: November 6, 2026 15:44

TPM’s Untitled Live Show (Name TBD) returns today at 2 p.m. Eastern. If you think everything to be said about...

Reshaping The Electorate

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Published: November 6, 2026 15:34

I wanted to flag this critical data point: across the Deep South (AL, MS, SC, LA, GA) the percentage of...

A Very Subdued White House Has a Warning For Its Allies

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/a-very-subdued-white-house-has-a-warning-for-its-allies

Published: November 6, 2026 13:14

For 48 hours, Stephen Miller did not tweet. His last message — “get to the polls and protect the ones...

Americans Brought Their Righteous Anger Toward Big Tech Oligarchs and Data Centers Straight To the Ballot Box

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/americans-brought-their-righteous-anger-toward-big-tech-oligarchs-and-data-centers-straight-to-the-ballot-box

Published: November 5, 2026 22:03

This is the free edition of Where Things Stand Americans Voted Down Data Centers in Every Single Ballot Measure Except...

Accountability, Government and Freedom

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Published: November 5, 2026 20:46

I’ve seen a few comments over the last couple days to the effect that our system turned out to be...

Signal and Noise

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Published: November 5, 2026 20:44

The clearest signal from Donald Trump at the moment is the lack of any signal. His public comments have ranged...

Republicans’ Much Ballyhooed Gerrymanders Were a Bust

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/republicans-much-ballyhooed-gerrymanders-were-a-bust

Published: November 5, 2026 18:53

Hello, and Welcome Back to The Franchise Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymanders did not withstand Tuesday’s bluenami, as Democrats hung on to...

JD’s Warmed Over TuckerCarlsonism

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Published: November 5, 2026 18:34

We’re seeing Republicans wrestle their way toward a first reaction to Tuesday’s genuinely historic electoral collapse. We saw it most...

Has The Political Press Still Learned Nothing After a Decade of Trump?

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/has-the-political-press-still-learned-nothing-after-a-decade-of-trump

Published: November 5, 2026 16:33

Call It What It Was It’s been a jangly 36 hours watching America rise up against a wannabe authoritarian while...

Let the Shift Begin

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Published: November 5, 2026 16:13

Democrats flipped control of both the Senate and House on Tuesday. Though we’re still waiting on some results from places...

Mississippi Senate Update

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Published: November 5, 2026 15:01

There’s a point of diminishing returns on non-definitive updates on the still outstanding Mississippi senate race. But I’ve kept looking...