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Latest Articles

What Did Trump Do That Made Carney Walk Away? 🏛️
2026-08-22 by Josh Marshall
You’ve probably seen that Canadian PM Mark Carney has walked away from trade talks with the US. That has led…
Why the Right Is Going All-in on Stoking the WNBA Culture Wars 🏛️
2026-08-22 by Kate Riga, Derick Dirmaier, Joe Ragazzo and Allegra Kirkland
[Essay] They Only Have One Bit It’s been clear for weeks that right-wing media — eager to distract from its leader’s woeful unpopularity and resulting fears about November’s midterms — struck gold with its anti-trans, anti-WNBA crusade. Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (who put up an impressive triple zero statline in 14 minutes played during Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Wings) proved her worth to the movement by characterizing trans women as male predators infiltrating “girls’” locker rooms, and refusing to back down. Since then, small “pro-Cunningham” protests have been organized before Fever games, and women wearing similar shirts from […]
Colorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons’ With ‘Reptilian’ Eyes 🏛️
2026-08-21 by Hunter Walker
Victor Marx was deep in the jungle and crippled by a fever when he was attacked. The self-described “high-risk missionary”…
How Trump’s Corruption Makes Everything DOJ Does Suspect 🏛️
2026-08-21 by David Kurtz
No One Is Safe One of the most pernicious effects of corrupting federal law enforcement is that it undermines public…
Trump Administration to Support ‘Independent Journalism’ in Europe With Anti-Immigrant Focus 🏛️
2026-08-21 by Charles R. Davis
This piece was originally published at The Redoubt, a reader-supported publication based in Vienna, Austria. If you appreciate this reporting, consider a paid…
Trump Administration Fails to Substantiate Its Claims of Noncitizen Voting (Again) 🏛️
2026-08-21 by John Light
Good morning! I hope this morning dispatch, focused on the latest updates about ongoing TPM storylines, has been useful. Starting…
Biggest US Retailers Use $5 Billion in Trump Tariff Refunds to Appease Investors 🏛️
2026-08-21 by Layla A. Jones
This week saw some of the country’s largest retailers report their quarterly earnings and the impact of some several billion…

Latest Blog

What Did Trump Do That Made Carney Walk Away? 🏛️
2026-08-22
You’ve probably seen that Canadian PM Mark Carney has walked away from trade talks with the US. That has led…
Is There a Polling ‘Crisis’ and Why Should We Care If There Is? 🏛️
2026-08-20
I wanted to follow up on my post about Pat Ruffini’s deep dive about the accuracy of Senate race polling…
Security Blankets and the Mad, Mad King 🏛️
2026-08-20
If you’ve been online in the last few days you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to Natalie Harp Discourse (NHD), the phenomenon…
From the Annals of Polling, Part 2 🏛️
2026-08-18
In my last post I mentioned this data analysis GOP pollster and consultant Pat Ruffini has put together looking at…
From The Annals of Polling, Part 1 🏛️
2026-08-18
Today I’m going to discuss two tidbits from the world of polling. In a second post I’m going to discuss…