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Supreme Court Rules Against Missouri’s Bid to Snatch Extra Seat in Midterms
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-missouri-republicans-midterms
Published: September 8, 2026 22:22
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Missouri Republicans’ attempt to jam through a new gerrymander that would leave Democrats with...
Republicans Manufacture Hysteria About ‘Socialism’ — They Have Little Else to Talk About
Published: September 8, 2026 21:04
Throwing Socialism At the Wall Because There’s Nothing Else to Throw House Republicans voted on an amusingly slapdash resolution last...
Making Sense of That Big Story Saying Netanyahu Was Warned About Oct 7
Published: September 8, 2026 17:49
The Israeli daily Haaretz published a big and consequential exposé today alleging that weeks before the October 7, 2023 massacres...
Trump Launches Whole-of-Government Attack on Midterm Elections
Published: September 8, 2026 15:24
A Critical Week Ahead for Democracy As I sat down this morning to try to catch you up on the...
TPM LIVE: What the Heck Is the Trump Admin Trying to Do With the Census?
Published: September 8, 2026 15:00
As part of their overarching plan to reduce the power of blue states and promote myths about noncitizen voting, the...
In and Outside of History at Once
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/in-and-outside-of-history-at-once
Published: September 8, 2026 13:46
Yesterday I was kind of randomly rereading some details about Spain’s transition to democracy after the death of Francisco Franco...
On 9/11, Talk Radio Hosts Kickstarted Our Current Era of Paranoia and Conspiracies
Published: September 8, 2026 12:00
In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how the Internet broke our brains. This column is part...
Stop the Steal’s Wonky Sibling
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/stop-the-steals-wonky-sibling
Published: September 8, 2026 11:24
A Permission Structure for a Power Grab As Allegra wrote over the weekend, this week stands to be a “uniquely...
DC Starts to Gett Worried for the GOP
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dc-starts-to-gett-worried-for-the-gop
Published: September 7, 2026 19:50
Over the last day or so a number of the big inside DC sheets have run pieces striking a skeptical...
Everyone Wants to Win Working-Class Voters. But Have They Realized Many Are Women?
Published: September 7, 2026 12:00
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on...
Prepare for a Uniquely Cursed Week in American Politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/prepare-for-a-uniquely-cursed-week-in-american-politics
Published: September 5, 2026 12:00
History in Italy
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/history-in-italy
Published: September 4, 2026 17:38
Sort of a minor point of interest. But still notable. The Italian government of Georgia Meloni has now become the...
Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutor in ICE Shooting Case
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-doj-fires-prosecutor-in-ice-shooting-case
Published: September 4, 2026 16:00
Ex-AUSA Now Under Criminal Investigation The Trump DOJ has fired the federal prosecutor who sought to bring civil rights charges...
Don’t Miss
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Published: September 4, 2026 13:48
Don’t miss Layla A. Jones’ piece this morning, which details a kind of census corollary to Trump’s 2020 big lie....
Under Trump’s Executive Order, Sending Mail-in Ballots Could Take Weeks or Years
Published: September 4, 2026 12:16
‘Years’ to Send Out Mail-in Ballots Election experts are examining the new U.S. Postal Service rules for mailed ballots, and...
How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census Bureau
Published: September 4, 2026 11:00
When longtime Indiana politician Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) lobbed a powerful allegation against the Census Bureau last October, what had...
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Cleared the Way for More Data Centers. Dems Are Hoping You Know That.
Published: September 3, 2026 21:39
Democrats are taking a convoluted, complex provision that was included in Republicans’ Big Beautiful bill to pin the blame for...
White House Iran War Denialism Reaches Absurd New Level in Briefing Where Vance Both Confirms and Denies Bullets Are Flying
Published: September 3, 2026 21:36
Through much of the course of the U.S.’s war in Iran, the Trump administration has tried to avoid calling the...
Mild-Mannered and Cautious Election Guru Charlie Cook Predicting GOP Armageddon
Published: September 3, 2026 19:42
Longtime election analyst Charlie Cook has a piece up on his Substack looking at the fast-approaching midterms. It’s an interesting...
Dems Demand Investigations After USPS Whistleblower Report: ‘Unconstitutional Power Grab’
Published: September 3, 2026 17:57
Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! Democrats are sounding the alarm and demanding investigations in the wake of a...
Breaking: Bartiromo Out at Fox
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/breaking-bartiromo-out-at-fox
Published: September 3, 2026 17:48
Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News and Fox Business. And apparently with so little advance warning that they barely...
Supreme Court Justices Are Afraid of Accountability Even After Their Deaths
Published: September 3, 2026 17:27
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Death tends...
First at TPM: Teen Deported TWICE This Year in Violation of Multiple Court Orders
Published: September 3, 2026 14:07
Judge Demands Answers by Noon A 19-year-old asylum seeker — who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March in...
Republicans Try, and Fail, to Set Number of Justices at 9
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/republicans-try-and-fail-to-set-number-of-justices-at-9
Published: September 3, 2026 12:12
Republicans Remind Everyone That Number of Supreme Court Justices Is Not in Constitution Amid signs Democrats may be more seriously...
Thune Tries to Carve Out Lane for GOP on Data Centers Beyond Trump’s ‘Poor’ People Bombast
Published: September 2, 2026 22:11
Trump Is Making It Impossible President Trump has made it impossible for Republicans to seize on a relatively easy, bipartisan...
Is the Data Center Backlash Just NIMBY Run Amok?
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-the-data-center-backlash-just-nimby-run-amok
Published: September 2, 2026 20:03
In response to my post about this data center backlash outside of Kansas City (specifically Independence, Missouri), I’ve been fielding...
What Democrats Have, and Haven’t, Said About Supreme Court Reform
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/what-democrats-have-and-havent-said-about-supreme-court-reform
Published: September 2, 2026 18:00
A once controversial issue pushed only by the most progressive members of the Democratic Party is seemingly becoming a more...
DHS Brings PATRIOT Act Tool to Bear in NSPM-7 Investigation
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-nspm-7-314a-patriot-act
Published: September 2, 2026 17:19
The Trump administration used a tool created in the early days of the War on Terror to obtain financial information...
In a Rare Move, Republican House Censures One of Their Own Over Conduct Toward Women
Published: September 2, 2026 15:34
This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Meet Mel and read more of their reporting...
The Backstory on the Big AI Backlash in Independence, Missouri
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-backstory-on-the-big-ai-backlash-in-independence-missouri
Published: September 2, 2026 15:25
As you can see in my most recent post, yesterday evening TPM Reader BC flagged this news out of Independence,...
How the Supreme Court Helps Trump Run Out the Clock
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the-supreme-court-helps-trump-run-out-the-clock
Published: September 2, 2026 15:01
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Earlier this...
Pentagon Purges Will Continue Until Morale Approves
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/pentagon-purges-will-continue-until-morale-approves
Published: September 2, 2026 14:29
Black and Female Officers Targeted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the elevation of seven Army officers to the rank...
Taking Stock of the Midterms, Three Months Out
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/taking-stock-of-the-midterms-three-months-out
Published: September 2, 2026 12:14
Where Are We Three Months Out From the Election? Following last night’s election in Massachusetts — which, in the most...
Local Pol Bounced Hard Over Data Center
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/local-pol-bounced-hard-over-data-center
Published: September 2, 2026 02:18
Tonight in Independence, Missouri, hometown of Harry Truman, city councilman John Perkins got absolutely rocked, losing a recall election with...
Does Trump Have a Third Act?
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/does-trump-have-a-third-act
Published: September 1, 2026 21:08
Over the last week, there have been a number of examples popping up on social media of Republicans, often very...
Trump Calls on His Most Loyal Henchman to Shut Down Facts He Doesn’t Want Reported
Published: September 1, 2026 20:49
‘The FCC Has No Authority to Punish Journalists’ President Trump has learned that Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr may...
Abdul El-Sayed, Zionism and American Civic Culture
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/abdul-el-sayed-zionism-and-american-civic-culture
Published: September 1, 2026 17:56
I note Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the title of this headline mostly because controversies tied to his campaign...
Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wendell-berry-1934-2026
Published: September 1, 2026 16:19
At the end of today’s Morning Memo, I tucked in a remembrance of Wendell Berry, who has died at 92....
SCOTUS, Congress, and the Trump Ballroom Fiasco
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/scotus-congress-and-the-trump-ballroom-fiasco
Published: September 1, 2026 15:52
It’s Too Easy to Blame Only SCOTUS The Roberts Court rightly gets heaped with opprobrium for its role in enabling...
‘A Shit Show’: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns That New Project Will Sow Chaos in Election
Published: September 1, 2026 14:51
A whistleblower complaint released this morning by the office of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) offers a detailed and alarming portrait...
The Supreme Court’s Ballroom Decision Gave Trump the Only Thing He Cared About
Published: September 1, 2026 12:43
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Last fall,...
DHS ‘Voter Fraud Surge’ Reportedly Begins Today
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/dhs-voter-fraud-surge-reportedly-begins-today
Published: September 1, 2026 12:11
DHS Wades Into the Midterms CNN reported Monday that, starting Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm, Homeland Security...