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Text • Nicole LaFond

Maybe Trump’s Fraud Czar Should Be Looking at Florida

‘A Sophisticated Scheme to Fund Political Activities’ As part of President Trump’s pretextual war on fraud, he anointed Vice President...

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Text • Layla A. Jones

The Many Extremists in Mike Collins’ Orbit Have Come to Define His Campaign

The most prominent throughline that has emerged in the 2026 Georgia Senate race is that one candidate, Rep. Mike Collins...

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Text • Khaya Himmelman

Dem Guvs Renew Vow to Fight for States’ Right to Administer Their Elections in Wake Of SCOTUS Mail-in Voting Decision

Hello, and happy Thursday! Welcome back to The Franchise.  On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in...

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Text • David Kurtz

Jailed ICE Agent Wanted in Minnesota Released in Texas

The Cold Civil War The ICE agent indicted for a shooting during Operation Metro Surge has reportedly been released from...

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Text • John Light

The Pandora’s Box of Trump’s Executive Order on Mail-in Voting

Not Just a Problem for Democrats Right-wing politicians in the U.S. have for decades pursued forms of voter suppression under...

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Text • Nicole LaFond

Maine GOP Gov Nominee Tests Whether Trump’s Noncitizen Voting Delusions Are a Winning Strategy

Strange Bedfellows It’s a strange move for a Republican candidate running in a race that Cook Political Report has rated...

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Text • Kate Riga

Judge Unblocks Trump’s Executive Order to Tamper in Midterms — But Don’t Panic

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani on Wednesday lifted an injunction that was the last bulwark against President Donald Trump’s order...

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Text • David Kurtz

This May Be the Worst Wrongful Deportation Yet

It Just Keeps Happening I’m keenly aware that at a certain point the numerous wrongful deportations by the Trump administration...

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Text • Josh Marshall

Trump’s Idiotic Trade War Is a Bigger Political Opening Than You Think

As a general matter, people who write about or strategize about politics greatly overestimate our collective ability to shape how...

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Text • Josh Marshall

Dolly Parton, Rights Holder, Dead at 80

When some stars or legends die, they spur outpourings and commemorations that appear to transcend the mere mechanics and scaffolding...

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Text • John Light

Bizarre Situation Gets More Bizarre

Good morning! I hope this morning dispatch, focused on the latest updates about ongoing TPM storylines, has been useful. Starting...

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Text • Layla A. Jones

‘Abandoned by the President:’ Trump’s Economic Policies Keep Hurting His Rural Base

On Monday afternoon, Craig Moss was testing out a new silage chopper. The machine can dice up an entire green...

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Text • Emine Yücel

Darline Graham Beats Back Ralph ‘Marshall Law’ Norman To Clench Senate Nom

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) defeated Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) in Tuesday’s South Carolina runoff, securing the Republican nomination for the...

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Text • Nicole LaFond

Trump’s EPA Clamps Down on Public Outrage Over Data Centers — the One Issue Sparking Bipartisan Revolt

Americans across the political spectrum are outraged and staunchly opposing the development of new AI data centers — and the...

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Text • Hunter Walker

EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary. He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.

Tom Smith sort of stumbled into the Republican nomination in his Michigan House district. But based on dozens of posts...

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Text • Josh Kovensky

Civil Liberties Groups From Across Political Spectrum Denounce Trump’s NSPM-7

The White House directed federal law enforcement last year to pursue the opposition in broad strokes: if a person is...

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Text • Kate Riga

Judge Clears Way for Voting Group to Get Fresh Block on Trump Order

On Tuesday, a federal judge advanced the ball in a challenge to President Donald Trump’s order to overhaul mail-in voting,...

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Text • Josh Kovensky

Undercover DHS Agent Monitored Alex Pretti Memorial, New Docs Suggest

Federal law enforcement’s undercover campaign to surveil Minneapolis protesters included monitoring a makeshift memorial to Alex Pretti, joining a neighborhood...

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Text • Jay Willis

The Supreme Court Thinks You Are Stupid

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. A key...

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Text • Kate Riga

Ex-NBA Troll Who Got in Mid-Game Altercation Laments That His Anti-Trans Crusade Distracts From WNBA Play

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is just distraught that his antics — sitting courtside in an anti-trans shirt after...

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Text • David Kurtz

Trump DOJ Colludes With Texas to Harbor Fugitive ICE Agent

First at TPM … In important development overnight, the Trump administration is now openly colluding with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...

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Text • John Light

SCOTUS Sets Up Ongoing Fight Over Trump’s Executive Order on Elections

Trump’s Elections Order Will Be Back Before the Supreme Court Before Long A ruling yesterday evening by the Supreme Court...

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Text • Nicole LaFond

Dems Prepare for Trump Corruption Investigation Blitz Should They Take House

First Up: Qatari Jets and Crypto Schemes I received an email from Stand Up America last week about Sen. Elissa...

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Text • Kate Riga

Trump Gets Significant Early Win in Mail-In Ballot Case from Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted an injunction on an executive order that would create citizenship lists to control who...

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Text • Josh Kovensky

Blanche Must Provide Info on Minneapolis Surveillance, House Oversight Dem Says

House Democrats are gearing up for investigations into the Trump administration’s push to investigate left-wing political protests. House Oversight Committee...

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Text • Josh Marshall

Trash Talking Doug Ford and a Bit of TPM Lore

The U.S.-Canada trade situation is so bleak (as I’ve been discussing in these three posts: 1, 2 and 3) that...

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Text • Kate Riga

Trump-Aligned America First Policy Institute Backing Ex-NBA Player Tossed from WNBA Game

An organization closely tied to the Trump administration seems to be collaborating with Enes Kanter Freedom, an ex-NBA player who...

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Text • Josh Marshall

Not Good

Jewish Insider, the source of this passage, often has what I’d consider tendentious coverage of this issue. But these words...

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Text • Josh Marshall

Trump’s Wars of Whim, And How He Loses Them

There’s been a blizzard of commentary about the breakdown of U.S.-Canadian trade talks. Friend of TPM Paul Krugman has a...

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Text • Emine Yücel

Darline Graham’s Big Blunder Creates an Opening for a Far-Right Congressman

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) are set to face off in Tuesday’s runoff election for the...