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Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando HernĂĄndez Given Special Treatment
Published: February 18, 2026 15:44
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as theyâre published. For months, President Donald Trump...
Trumpâs Fave Snarling Spox Exits Stage Right
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trumps-fave-snarling-spox-exits-stage-right
Published: February 18, 2026 15:29
Good Riddance Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS spokesperson who trafficked in scurrilous lies about Trumpâs mass deportation operation and in over-the-top...
Join Us Live to Learn About the Bizarro Characters Behind the Fulton County Raid
Published: February 18, 2026 14:15
Iâll be chatting with Hunter Walker about the Fulton County election office raid and the fringe characters driving the Trump...
Colbert Calls Out CBSâ Fear Of Trump Admin, Live
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/colbert-calls-out-cbs-fear-of-trump-admin-live
Published: February 17, 2026 23:24
Comedian and âThe Late Showâ host Stephen Colbert called out his network for its compliance with the Trump administrationâs ongoing...
The Uncanny Artifice of George Washington
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-uncanny-artifice-of-george-washington
Published: February 17, 2026 22:34
I got a number of fascinating replies to yesterdayâs post about the federal calendar and presidential holidays, specifically whether we...
ICE Agents Under Criminal Investigation for Allegedly Lying About Shooting
Published: February 17, 2026 15:37
âMaterially Inconsistentâ Two ICE officers were put on leave and are under criminal investigation for potential perjury in an incident...
Career Politicians Have Failed Us. Hereâs What Self-Governance Could Look Like.
Published: February 17, 2026 13:00
This excerpt is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. Democracyâs most radical, yet purist premise...
In Which Josh Proposes Revising the Federal Holiday Calendar
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/in-which-josh-proposes-revising-the-federal-holiday-calendar
Published: February 16, 2026 16:21
When I was a little boy in the Southern California school system in the 70s and 80s there were separate...
Guilt by Association: First âAntifaâ Case Sweeps Anti-Trump Activists Into One Terrorism Conspiracy
Published: February 16, 2026 13:16
This article is part of TPMâs ongoing âCreating the Enemy Withinâ project, tracking the Trump administrationâs efforts to crack down...
TikTokers Came to Springfield Looking for ICE. Then the Child Trafficking Rumors Began.
Published: February 16, 2026 13:00
This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of their reporting on...
Hegseth Vows to Keep up Kelly Retribution Crusade
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/hegseth-vows-to-keep-up-kelly-retribution-crusade
Published: February 14, 2026 13:00
Hello itâs the weekend. This is The Weekender âď¸ After a federal judge decisively shot down Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethâs...
Has ICE Debuted New âNo Lyingâ Policy?
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/has-ice-debuted-new-no-lying-policy
Published: February 13, 2026 22:23
Yesterday, one of ICEâs and the White Houseâs prize ICE-as-victim cases blew up. Weâve seen a version of this happen...
Boasberg Bashes Adminâs Latest Conduct in AEA Case
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/boasberg-bashes-trump-dojs-latest-conduct-in-aea-case
Published: February 13, 2026 15:37
âThe Solution-less Mireâ In a careful, incremental, and modulated ruling designed to withstand an all but certain appeal by the...
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trumpâs Judicial Nominees?
Published: February 13, 2026 13:30
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first in a series of eight âArctic Frost Accountabilityâ subcommittee hearings, which are ostensibly intended...
Dem Senator Pushes Ice Director To Admit His Officers Have No Place at Polling Stations
Published: February 12, 2026 23:16
Democrats have been warning for some time that there is a potential near future in which President Trump takes his...
Rand Paulâs Fairweather Libertarianism Rears Its Head As He Criticizes DHS Officials
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rand-paul-homeland-security-ice-pretti
Published: February 12, 2026 19:54
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) broke with most of his Republican peers Thursday, using his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security...
More Thoughts on the Authoritarian International
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/more-thoughts-on-the-authoritarian-international
Published: February 12, 2026 19:49
Yesterday, we talked about the global Authoritarian Movement or Authoritarian International (with the convenient acronym âAIâ). Today, I wanted to...
Congress, Donât Give DHS a Blank Check to Undermine Our Local Economies
Published: February 12, 2026 19:32
This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. Two weeks ago, three of my...
Welcome Back to the Franchise: The Biennial Resurrection of the Non-Citizen Voting Myth
Published: February 12, 2026 19:09
In case you missed it last week, The Franchise is our newly revived, weekly newsletter on elections and voting rights in...
Judge Rules Against Hegseth, Finding That He âTrampled on Senator Kellyâs First Amendment Freedomsâ
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-rules-against-hegseth-kelly-rank
Published: February 12, 2026 18:26
A federal judge ruled in favor of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) Thursday, finding that Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Trump DOJ Gives Federal Judges a Big New Eff You
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-doj-gives-federal-judges-a-big-new-eff-you
Published: February 12, 2026 15:31
âYou Are Fired, Donald Kinsellaâ The Trump administrationâs effort to bypass Senate confirmation for some blue state U.S. attorneys is...
How Trumpâs Immigration Crusade Is Endangering Black Americans
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-immigration-black-americans
Published: February 12, 2026 12:00
From what began as a routine traffic stop in Georgia, U.S. Army veteran Godfrey Wade was detained, transferred to a...
Meet the âCabalâ-Hating âSpecial Government Employeeâ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Published: February 11, 2026 23:42
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
Bondi Wonât Say Who Is On DOJâs New List Of Domestic Terrorists Besides âAntifaâ
Published: February 11, 2026 23:09
âI Know Antifa Is Part of Thatâ Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly skirted attempts on Wednesday by Rep. Mary Gay...
Thinking Clearly About the Global Authoritarian Movement
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/thinking-clearly-about-the-global-authoritarian-movement
Published: February 11, 2026 22:39
Day after day weâre seeing more signs of Donald Trumpâs slipping grip not only on public opinion, but at the...
January Jobs Report Shows Trump Is Failing On Campaign Promises to Blue Collar Workers
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/january-jobs-report-manufacturing-tariffs-immigration-trump
Published: February 11, 2026 18:57
After the first full year of President Donald Trumpâs economic policies, which came with rhetoric aimed especially at growing manufacturing...
This Is What an Out-of-Control DOJ Looks Like
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/this-is-what-an-out-of-control-doj-looks-like
Published: February 11, 2026 15:43
An Attack on the Constitutional Order Over the course yesterday afternoon and into the evening, the full extent of the...
Feds Cast About for an âAntifaâ That Encompasses All Trump Opponents
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/antifa-texas-trial-shideler
Published: February 11, 2026 14:00
This article is part of TPMâs ongoing âCreating the Enemy Withinâ project, tracking the Trump administrationâs efforts to crack down...
DHS Was Built to Come After People Like Me. Now, They Are After All of Us.
Published: February 11, 2026 13:00
This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. After 9/11, fear changed the U.S....
Election Denying âStop the Stealâ Lawyer-Turned-White House Employee Behind Fulton County FBI Raid
Published: February 10, 2026 23:16
An election denier and lawyer who was involved in lawsuits brought by Trump allies related to the 2020 election, worked...
Dems Call WH Counteroffer on ICE Reforms Unserious: âICE Is Brutalizing Communitiesâ
Published: February 10, 2026 19:46
The Trump White House on Monday evening sent a counterproposal to Democrats in response to the sticking points congressional Democrats...
What Are the Masks for Exactly?
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/what-are-the-masks-for-exactly
Published: February 10, 2026 19:19
One issue weâve discussed again and again during the Trump years is the purported belief as a form of performative...
House Democrat to ICE Chief: âDo You Think Youâre Going to Hell, Mr. Lyons?â
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-ice-hearing-lyons
Published: February 10, 2026 18:47
In a mostly soporific Tuesday House Homeland Committee hearing called amid the widespread public outcry over Customs and Border Protection...
House Hearing Will Show How Far Republicans Go in Uneasiness over ICE Killings
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/house-hearing-ice-killing-homeland-security
Published: February 10, 2026 17:57
Tuesdayâs hearing is one of the first chances congressional Republicans will have to back up their tweets and statements expressing...
Trump DOJ Threatens Alien Enemies Act Detainees With CECOT Again
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-doj-threatens-aea-detainees-with-cecot-again
Published: February 10, 2026 15:14
What Price for Due Process? On Monday, toward the end of another court hearing in the interminable Alien Enemies Act...
Violent Criminals Make Up Tiny Fraction of Immigrants Targeted By Trump Admin
Published: February 9, 2026 23:20
A mere fraction â just 14 percent â of the immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first...
A Brutal 5th Circuit Ruling Promises More ICE Chaos
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-brutal-5th-circuit-ruling-promises-more-ice-chaos
Published: February 9, 2026 16:24
Gonna Get Worse Before It Gets Better The big weekend news came late Friday when a three-judge panel of the...
Behind the Misguided Bipartisan Push to Muzzle Free Speech Online
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/behind-the-misguided-bipartisan-push-to-muzzle-free-speech-online
Published: February 9, 2026 12:00
This excerpt is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. A key law that protects free...
Republicans Rouse Themselves to Denounce Trump Posting the Obamas as Apes
Published: February 7, 2026 13:00
Hello itâs the weekend. This is The Weekender âď¸ In the 12 hours since a video depicting Barack and Michelle...
A Conspiracy Fueled Report Preceded âBlack Pillâ Tulsi Gabbardâs Fulton County Election Raid
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2020-election-report-tulsi-gabbard-fulton-county
Published: February 6, 2026 22:05
On Jan. 6, 2026, a group of election conspiracy theorists released a report detailing allegations that the 2020 presidential results...
Trumpâs Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging
Published: February 6, 2026 18:05
A few days ago Donald Trump said heâs deciding to ânationalizeâ American elections. He then made the comically insane claim...
Report: Joint Federal and State Probe Into Pretti Shooting to be Announced
Published: February 6, 2026 15:28
What About the Renee Good Shooting? The Star Tribuneâs Jeff Day broke the news last night that the Minnesota Bureau...
Epstein Tracked #MeToo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes
Published: February 6, 2026 13:57
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on...
Trumpâs DOJ Keeps Losing in Court Over Bids to Eliminate Gender-Affirming Care
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-doj-losing-subpoenas-gender-affirming-care-hospital
Published: February 6, 2026 12:00
In several cases across the country, judges have rejected or trimmed subpoenas from the Justice Department probing whether gender-affirming care...
Slotkin Hits Back as Trump DOJ Pushes for Retribution
Published: February 5, 2026 23:17
âOwn Their Choicesâ Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has refused to meet for a voluntary interview with Jeanine Pirro, the former...
Listen To This: Victory and Self-Destruction in Texas
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/listen-to-this-victory-and-self-destruction-in-texas
Published: February 5, 2026 19:32
Kate and Josh discuss the latest Epstein file dump, along with headlines from the Lone Star State. You can listen...
The Franchise Is Back! Sign Up to Get Our Weekly Voting Rights Newsletter In Your Inbox
Published: February 5, 2026 19:15
TPM is resurrecting The Franchise, a weekly newsletter that we used to send out back in the day, starting before...
The Franchise Newsletter: âââââWelcome Back!
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/the-franchise-newsletter-welcome-back
Published: February 5, 2026 19:08
Hello, and welcome (back) to The Franchise! My name is Khaya Himmelman, and Iâm a reporter at Talking Points Memo...
Why Local Law Enforcement Rarely Investigates Federal Officers
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-local-law-enforcement-rarely-investigates-federal-officers
Published: February 5, 2026 17:35
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as theyâre published. Minutes after a...
âDo You Speak Billionaire?â and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post
Published: February 5, 2026 16:34
I think I can say with little fear of contradiction that I know as much as anyone else in modern...
The Upside Down World of the Buffoonish Ed Martin
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/the-upside-down-world-of-the-buffoonish-ed-martin
Published: February 5, 2026 15:02
Hoisted on His Own Petard In the roughshod world of the Trump Justice Department, politicized prosecutions are fine, but Ed...
Donald Trump Became President By Appealing to Conspiracy Theorists â Now Heâs Driving Them Away
Published: February 5, 2026 12:00
This excerpt is part of TPM Cafe, TPMâs home for opinion and news analysis. Donald Trump may not have been...