A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. The Hollow Man During his 15 years on the national political stage, Marco Rubio has never come across as a man with a consolidated moral center or core. It takes a lot for that kind […]
American workers deserve better than to lose their safety watchdogs
It may surprise some to learn that more than 5,000 people in the U.S. died from work-related injuries in 2023, about 15 workers every day. And this is a drastic improvement; as recently as 1970, 38 workers died from work-related injuries every day. An important difference maker was the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, which lost nearly all […]
Nearly half of Americans think government is hiding evidence of UFOs, poll finds
Close to half of all Americans think that the U.S. government is hiding information about the existence of unidentified flying objects, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), according to a new poll from NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ. The poll, which surveyed 521 Republicans, 559 Democrats, 349 independents and 18 “other” voters, found that 44 percent of Americans […]
Fight back against Trump and he will blink
The shortest sentence in the Bible is “Jesus wept.” The shortest sentence to describe the president last week is “Trump blinked.” “After weeks of bluster and escalation, President Trump blinked. Then he blinked again. And again,” David Sanger wrote in the New York Times. First, Trump dialed back his threat to fire the Federal Reserve […]
A plea to the West: help us save America’s democracy | Anonymous
Countries from Canada to Japan must take steps to isolate the United States in world diplomacy Donald Trump and his political allies in Washington have undertaken far-sweeping actions to undermine the foundations of American democracy, while simultaneously pursuing policies that erode and disrupt eight decades of trust and cooperation with democratic allies in Europe, North […]
Justice department civil rights division loses 70% of lawyers under Trump
More than 250 lawyers have left or been reassigned since January as critics fear ‘end of the division as we’ve known it’ More than 250 attorneys in the justice department’s civil rights division have either left, been reassigned, or accepted a buyout offer since January, according to an estimate provided to the Guardian by people […]
North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families
A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target Daniel is a high school senior in rural North Carolina. Soon, he’ll graduate with a high school diploma, an associate degree and a paralegal certification from a local community college. […]
Former Air Force Major who defied Biden vaccine mandate speaks out, applauds Hegseth
A 16-year veteran and former Air Force Major who voluntarily left the military after she refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccination under President Biden’s 2021 executive order commended Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Trump Administration’s actions to undo the effects of the controversial mandate. Kacy Dixon, a former intelligence officer and judge […]
‘Woke’ hospital could be in crosshairs of Trump admin after scathing complaint alleges DEI discrimination
FIRST ON FOX: A pro-Trump legal nonprofit has filed an official complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) calling for an investigation into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at a prominent Midwest hospital system following a Fox News Digital report on criticism of those policies. The complaint, which was filed by […]
‘Bad for parents’: School choice supporters protest exclusion of religious charter in Supreme Court case
Dozens of school choice advocates gathered outside the Supreme Court Wednesday as justices weighed whether public funds could go directly to religious charter schools. The protesters rallied and held signs that said “all students, all options, all dollars” and “free to learn,” as they advocated for expanded access to alternatives to traditional public schools, especially […]
Amazing
I found this new piece in Politico about Medicaid politics genuinely jarring. Reporters Rachel Bade et al. concoct this alternative reality in which House Republicans are pressuring Trump to cut Medicaid while he’s deeply “wary” of doing so. As you’d expect, this story comes from “six White House officials and top allies of the president.”
Watch live: White House briefs reporters as economic uncertainty mounts
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief journalists Thursday morning as concerns over the economy mount following President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and executive orders since returning to the Oval Office just over 100 days ago. During a town hall event with NewsNation on Wednesday evening that featured a call from Trump, the president asked […]
Trump’s economic suicide mission is driving America off a fiscal cliff
The U.S. economy is being driven at full speed toward a cliff’s edge, with President Trump and the Republican Party not just pressing firmly on the accelerator but actively disabling the brakes. Between their embrace of tariffs and tax cuts for the wealthy, it is increasingly looking like the Republican Party will be headed into […]
Carville during NewsNation town hall: ‘We don’t need to make t-shirts’
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, during a NewsNation town hall Wednesday, went off when debating domestic manufacturing, telling the crowd that the U.S. does not “need to make t-shirts.” “I have on six items of clothes: shoes, socks, jeans, skivvies, t-shirt, and sweatshirt. You know how many of these were made in America? None. None,” […]
Ice cream from Trump and a ‘comically tiny office’: Inside Elon Musk’s wild 3 months getting DOGE rolling
Elon Musk says he saved the U.S. taxpayer more than $160 million during his first three months getting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) off the ground — but he also enjoyed midnight snacks of ice cream from the White House kitchen, a “comically tiny office” and a friendship with President Donald Trump. Fox News […]
Democrat gun control push persists with reintroduction of assault weapons ban
U.S. lawmakers are continuing to advocate for gun control by pushing an assault weapons ban proposal. “It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon,” the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 stipulates — it also includes the same prohibition […]
Harris draws social media scorn for digression about elephants during an earthquake
Former Vice President Kamala Harris urged Democrats across the country to act like elephants in an awkward digression during her speech Wednesday night. Harris delivered her first public address since losing the 2024 election on Wednesday in California, offering an angry and negative view of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. “Please allow […]
Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against IRS, which whistleblowers say ‘tells you everything you need to know’
Hunter Biden on Wednesday dropped the lawsuit he filed against two Internal Revenue Service whistle-blowers in September 2023. Biden’s attorneys brought a motion in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be brought again in any court. The lawsuit, initially filed by the former […]
Morning Report — Trump rejects bruising economic report card
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Putin has shown he doesn’t respect Trump. Will Trump push back?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for a three-day ceasefire from May 8 to May 10, based on “humanitarian considerations,” is a complete joke. It is solely intended to ensure Ukraine does not strike Moscow as Putin and his guests celebrate Russia’s World War II Victory Day Parade — the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany — on May […]
