Local officials in Adams County, Pennsylvania are condemning a social media post shared by the county sheriff on Facebook that featured an image of a white pickup truck with red splatters across the front bumper, hood and tires. The image posted by Adams County Sheriff James Muller was captioned “The…
A panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seemed inclined on Tuesday to keep President Trump in charge of the California National Guard, with judges pressing into just how little justification the White House needs to provide for sending troops into American cities.
The Senate Finance Committee, which oversees changes made to taxes and social safety net programs like Medicare and Medicaid, dropped their portion of edits to House Republicans’ reconciliation package on Monday afternoon.
I haven’t had a lot to say about Israel and Iran because I haven’t had a lot to add. But I want to suggest something about the possible entry of the United States into the war. These aren’t conclusions, more questions I’ve had and questions that help me frame how…
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. ‘I Wanted Him To Hear From Me Directly’ Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was among the worst culprits of trying to muddy the waters around the weekend assassination spree of Vance…
You don’t have to squint to see it. In a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday that you have likely already seen by now, President Trump made clear that his Priority No. 1 Mass Deportation Scheme goes hand in hand with the retribution agenda: invading blue cities, stoking chaos and panic…
There’s a good piece in the Post today by Philip Bump making an important corrective point which is that “no” we shouldn’t assume that millions of people going out and protesting against Donald Trump is actually great news for Donald Trump. The issue is sort of over-learning the fairly questionable…
It took only hours after an allegedly Trump-supporting gunman shot multiple Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses for the right-wing misinformation machine to chug into action.
Not the biggest thing in the world. But it caught my attention. The Trump family is rolling out something called Trump Mobile, which is basically a mobile phone service for real Americans.
In recent days I’ve seen a number of comments or editorials which focus on a dichotomy between reacting to the crisis of the moment (which is portrayed as the ICE raids, military deployments and general attacks on democracy) and focusing on issues like Medicaid (which is portrayed as politics as…
Reverend Clementa Pinckney knew the Bible from back to front. But according to a close spiritual colleague, one of Pinckney’s most treasured passages was the “Parable of the Sower.” The scripture tells the story of a teaching Jesus Christ delivered from a boat in the Sea of Galilee where he…
On Saturday, watching the President’s birthday celebration/Army parade I commented that it seemed like it was going so poorly and Trump seemed so grumbly that I was afraid he might occupy a few more cities with the tantrum he was going to throw as a result. Of course “going poorly”…
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Another Spasm Of Political Violence Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was captured late Sunday in Minnesota and charged in the assassination of former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark, and…
WASHINGTON, DC—President Trump’s big birthday parade was met by protests and scenes in the nation’s capital that showed how split the country has become in his second term. Saturday’s event — which came with an estimated cost of $25 million to $45 million — was mired in controversy before it…
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For those who are attending “No Kings” events today in your areas, I encourage you to send photographs. They don’t need to be striking or unique. We’re just looking for what you’re seeing. I of course know about the assassination and attack overnight in Minneapolis in which Rep. Melissa and…
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ There’s a story that Trumpists tell about 2020. The mass protests of that summer were a missed opportunity; Trump, having been thwarted in his desire to call out the military, was too kind. The left took that as an opportunity to…
My wording in this title is one part provocation. But there is a serious point to it. American political debates use the term ‘elite’ in a fairly impoverished way. Its use is pejorative rather than descriptive. The elites are the bad guys. And the good elites aren’t actually elites. We’re…
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. A Little Too Eager For Riots, Perhaps? Heading into a weekend of planned nationwide protests against the authoritarianism of President Donald Trump, right-wing figures in politics and law enforcement seem…
From 30,000 feet, the trendlines for Democrats are cataclysmic: Blue states, particularly the powerhouses of New York and California, are leaching population that’s being hoovered up by southern states, particularly Florida and Texas.