Here is an update on a story you may not yet have heard of. It manages to be at once...

The Family Values Party We know that Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against anyone he perceives to have wronged him...

With the growing attention being given to Trump handler/confidante Natalie Harp, I looked up this November 2024 Times article which...

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

This probably won’t get the attention or, frankly, outrage that it deserves because it’s kind of technical. But it’s stunning...

I had a couple conversations today which turned on the role of private equity in today’s economy and the importance...

It’s 1920, Republicans feel their government trifecta melting away. They’ve decided forcing a constitutional crisis is the only way to maintain...

FENIX 701 It took chipping away at it by the The Guardian, the NYT, and others before the WaPo blew...

A follow up to last night’s post on Mike Huckabee, now U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Axios reports that Donald Trump...

This article is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. In “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” when Indiana...

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) put out a new opinion earlier this week arguing that President Donald...

Here’s something to keep a close eye on. Mike Huckabee, who as part of Trump’s fun house diplomacy is now...

A Nebulous Strategy I’ve been operating under the assumption that the Trump administration’s interest in cracking down on “fraud” in...

Gambling on Some Light Election Denialism In Pennsylvania Happy Thursday! The Republican nominee in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race is engaged...

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Federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security sent undercover agents to observe a climate group and into churches, and...

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...

I noted a few days ago how many of the news stories of the day are knock-on effects of earlier...

Trump DOJ Colludes on Trump Appeal All of a sudden the Justice Department wants to be involved in President Trump’s...

The Brief will be off tomorrow and early next week for a family vacation. I’ll see you Thursday Aug. 20!...

Alabama federal prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled charges against Heidi Beirich, a prominent critic of violent far-right extremist groups like the...

WSJ Reports White House Wants DOJ to Try Again You may have seen the news by now that the Trump...

Over the last few days as we’ve been discussing Francesca Hong’s campaign, Thanksgiving abolition and “defunding the police,” I’ve made...

From TPM Reader AB … I am but one anecdotal data point from Wisconsin, but as a politically engaged liberal in...

Top congressional Democrats on Tuesday pushed back on a new memo from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)...

Letters of Marque??? Back in June, The Guardian had a confounding story about drone attacks on Ecuadorian fishing boats for...

Having discussed the results and prediction markets, let me address a different question I saw brought up last night. If...

We’re almost to the critical goal we need to hit in this year’s Annual TPM Journalism Fund Drive. We have...

Now-failed Minnesota gubernatorial candidate and prolific 2020 election denier Mike Lindell lost his bid for Minnesota governor on Tuesday night...