Read Chief Justice John Roberts’ dissent on Trump’s White House ballr…
The Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a boost on Monday by allowing him to continue building his $400 million ballroom at the White House. But the 5-4 decision was [...]
Trump Opens a New Front in His War on Journalism—Over Just Two Words …
President Trump, seen here with FCC chair Brendan Carr, wants the commission to "rebuke or punish" Meet the Press host Kristen Welker over comments she made on Sunday.Brandon Bell/AP Get [...]
Trump’s Mail-in Voting Executive Order Is Ready to Begin Its Trip Bac…
Trump’s Mail-in Voting Order Is Blocked, Again, for Now As I wrote a few days ago, we’re particularly focused on this battle, playing out in multiple courts, over Trump’s March [...]
Why Are We (and Were We) in Vietnam?
Amid all the consequences of Donald Trump’s impulse-driven trade wars; amid all the inflows and outflows of goods and services, capital and labor, one new statistic has arrested my attention: [...]
The Trump administration should not get new tariff authority
The Trump administration should not get new tariff authority THE NUMBERS: U.S. tariff collection on hockey pads, helmets, sticks, pucks & pads – 2025 $40 million 2024 $8 million WHAT [...]
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.25.26
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Ottawa responds to the White House: “Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of [...]
Maybe Trump’s Iran Sanctions Will Work This Time – Mother Jones
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves a press conference after announcing unspecified secondary sanctions on countries conducting business with Iran, August 24, 2026.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Get your news from a source [...]
DOJ Whistleblower Confirms “Antisemitism” Probes Against Universities…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.ANJALI KAMAT: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Anjali Kamat. We turn now to new revelations from a [...]
What Did Trump Do That Made Carney Walk Away?
You’ve probably seen that Canadian PM Mark Carney has walked away from trade talks with the US. That has led the US to impose staggeringly large (and certainly illegal) tariffs [...]
Friday’s Mini-Report, 8.21.26
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The Supreme Court tells Trump what he wanted to hear: “Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order on Friday that lets the Trump administration [...]
Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers – Mother Jon…
Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, August 19, 2026.Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Get your news from a [...]
The MAGA media fixation on the “red-green alliance” is an attempt to …
If you’ve spent any time over the past few weeks listening to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s podcast, you’ve likely heard the term “Marxist jihadist.” MAGA influencer Benny Johnson prefers [...]
Netanyahu Throws “Poison Pill” into Gaza Deal as Kushner Meets with H…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. President Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared [...]
AN ATTACK ON NATALIE IS AN ATTACK ON ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS
The American People during their speaking slot at the 2020 RNC. (Screengrab: CNN, clearly.)Oh boy, we thought Jon Ossoff casually lobbing a bomb and getting everybody to talk about Donald [...]
Todd Blanche declines pledging to run DOJ independent of Trump
Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, declined on Sunday to vow independence from White House control. When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he [...]
Trump To Order Redesign of Aircraft Carriers Because They Don’t Look …
This probably won’t get the attention or, frankly, outrage that it deserves because it’s kind of technical. But it’s stunning and a ‘Caligula making his horse a senator’ kind of [...]
Trump Makes Crime Legal
This article was featured in the Today on TAP newsletter. Sign up for it here. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force, a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, has [...]
Tom Tiffany is one of the election deniers coming to a swing state ne…
Tom Tiffany, the new Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin, is not just a passive supporter of President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election. He is an active [...]
Anti-trans hysteria spoils Trump’s push to regulate college sports
Facing daunting poll numbers, President Donald Trump was desperate for conservatives to notch some kind — any kind — of legislative victory before Republican leadership sent lawmakers home for a [...]
Your Dollars at Work
We’re almost to our goal of raising the critical sum of $500,000 in this year’s Annual TPM Journalism Fund Drive. We’re 90% of the way there. Just a short time [...]
Israel can afford to lose US aid
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here.President Donald Trump may have to settle [...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s freezing her eggs
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced this weekend that she’s undergoing fertility treatment, and has decided to document her journey as Democrats highlight President Donald Trump’s failures on the issue. “I [...]
Trump’s Iran War Is Going Backward – Mother Jones
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, talks with Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, right, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, days after the signing of the interim ceasefire deal [...]
Top Stories from the States: Here’s What You Missed on State Legislat…
It’s more critical than ever to stay on top of a news cycle driven by the Trump administration’s reckless and dangerous MAGA agenda, and we’re here to give you the [...]
Press Opinion Treats US Devastation of Cuba as Reason for More Devast…
As a result of US-imposed sanctions, UN News (6/8/26) reported, “infant mortality has doubled to 9.9 per 1,000 births; childhood cancer survival rates have fallen from 85% to 65%; [...]
TV TRAINWRECK: Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Can’t Think Of A Single Issu…
Pathetic as always by Trump lackey Jen Kiggans – see below for video and a press release from the DCCC about Kiggans not being able to come up with a [...]
Same as it ever was! Wonkette One-A-Day for 8/4/26!
Hi all, here were today’s what the actual fucks! It was Evan in the music room with the morning roundup. Please Read The Letter. Tabs, Tues., Aug. 4, 2026This about [...]
Trump’s anti-weaponization fund is dead. His push for a slush fund is…
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here.We always like a bit of good [...]
‘Wouldn’t bet my house on it’: GOP senator doubts Blanche confirmatio…
A key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed skepticism Sunday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be confirmed to the position permanently. When speaking about the likelihood that Blanche [...]
Trump and Rubio declare war on the International Criminal Court: What…
The International Criminal Court is in the trenches right now.Last week, its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, was voted out of his position. In a first-of-its-kind vote, 82 member states decided [...]
Trump announces Hamas disarmament ‘agreement,’ officials stress terms…
After President Donald Trump announced Thursday what U.S. and Board of Peace officials described as a pathway to a potential agreement that would disarm Hamas and other armed groups in [...]
Can Opposing Data Centers Help Progressives Win? – Mother Jones
A sign on a rural Michigan road opposes a planned billion data center on southeast Michigan farm land, December 2025.Jim West/ZUMA Get your news from a source that’s not owned [...]
MAGA “prophet” Julie Green says Trump will release video evidence of …
Citation From the July 28, 2026, edition of Julie Green Ministries' Mornings with Julie, streamed on Rumble JULIE GREEN (HOST): Video evidence of not only 2020 election fraud, but so [...]
Meet Beto Coral, Activist Targeted by ICE for Criticism of Trump-Back…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As we talk [...]
Yale Loses the Capitulation Bowl
The president of Yale, Maurie McInnis, got caught trying to make a deal with the Trump administration to change its admission procedures as a way to settle an administration investigation [...]
100 Days, 100 Ways Republicans Have Made Life Worse In America
We are officially 100 days out from the election. While House Democrats remain focused on lowering prices at the grocery store and the gas pump, Donald Trump and House Republicans [...]
Trump To Put Trigger Warnings On The Smithsonian To Protect MAGA Snow…
“I cannot tell a lie! Okay, maybe a couple if it will make Donald Trump feel better.”It has been three weeks since the Trump administration dropped a 162-page compilation of [...]
Trump’s new, dangerous, maybe cancelled nuclear deal with Saudi Arabi…
The Trump administration may have just signed an agreement so controversial that President Donald Trump himself is opposed to it.On Wednesday, the US and Saudi Arabia signed a 30-year, multibillion-dollar [...]
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters
The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas it issued to The New York Times reporters who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One gifted to President [...]
Trump Puts Words in the Mouths of Dead Soldiers – Mother Jones
Matt Rourke/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. President Donald Trump’s open disdain for Americans [...]
Fox News stars are still ducking Trump’s election security speech
Fox News’ most zealous MAGA stars have completely ignored President Donald Trump’s July 16 election security speech in the days since he delivered it. Trump had previewed the primetime White House [...]
Nearly 1,000 Wildfires in Canada Continue to Burn as Trump & Carney D…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. Millions across North America face another day of [...]
Fraudsters, Politicos and Trump Pals: Ranking Trump’s Most Egregious …
[Essay] A Closer Look at the Beneficiaries of President Trump’s Pardon Spree If only someone had warned Boosie Badazz. The U.S. rapper is seeking a refund from Jacob Wohl and [...]
Donald Trump, Rick Scott split on South Carolina Senate endorsement
The Senator already serves with POTUS' pick, but he went with a Congressman from Upstate. South Carolina Republicans are getting ready to vote in next month’s Special Primary to decide [...]
While Trump says “I don’t care”, the DLCC is Laser-Focused on the Mid…
Donald Trump had three words for the upcoming midterms in November: “I don’t care.” Whether it’s his unnecessary, taxpayer-funded ballroom or failed, toxic restoration of the Reflecting Pool, it’s clear [...]
‘I’m His Lawyer,’ Explains Guy With Tongue In Trump’s Bottom Who Want…
How he holds it.Oops, Todd Blanche told the truth during his confirmation hearing today. (Just once, don’t worry, the rest was his usual lying, obfuscating, and trying to play cute [...]
What we know about ICE’s killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston…
In less than a week, two people have died during encounters with ICE — one in Texas and another in Maine. The incidents have put immigration enforcement back in the [...]
Trump and Scott back Lindsey Graham’s sister as his temporary replace…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, as his temporary replacement in the Senate on Monday, two days after the lawmaker’s sudden passing.With [...]