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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Israelis Turn Decisively Against Trump
I’ve mentioned a few times that in addition to everything else Trump’s Iran “deal” is an electoral disaster for Benjamin Netanyahu. What I’ve been wondering is what the deal would [...]
The Great Untethering—MAGA/GOP Edition
Republicans will never turn on Trump. He’s gobbled up too much power in the architecture of the Republican Party. Even as his national approval numbers have continued to tumble, Trump [...]
There’s Another Big Reason Trump Is Stuck in the Gulf
You’ve certainly seen or heard about President Trump’s morning threat to destroy Iran’s civil energy and bridge infrastructure if the country doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday. To [...]
D’Oh
We live in a time when those who rule over us mix malevolence and absurdity. We have an example of this in this Politico article. White House Chief of Staff [...]
Prerogative Powers and Presidential Self Care
Another observation on Trump’s attack on Iran. Each of these regime attacks clearly emboldens him. To him, the Venezuelan adventure went great. Where was the blowback — in terms he [...]
Watch What They’re Doing: Trump Threatens to Make War on the States
We have late word this evening that the Department of Justice has launched a “criminal investigation” of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey over a purported “criminal [...]
Trump Wants to Abolish the Filibuster? Please Proceed, Degenerate …
As you’ve probably already heard, Donald Trump went on Truth Social late last night and announced that the time had come for his senators to pass a clean “continuing resolution” [...]
Sic Transit
I’m not sure I’ve seen in six months a better capturing of the second Trump administration. I write this just as I saw that the White House just produced a [...]
Is Musk vs Trump for Real?
A few quick thoughts on the apparent falling out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump.I don’t have more than speculation on what these two guys are thinking or feeling. But [...]
The Sad Trombones Are Playing on Trump’s Tariff Parade
You have probably seen that a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that Trump’s tariffs are unlawful. So done and done, subject to appeal [...]
Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Ki…
This is a two day old article. But with so much else going on I hadn’t seen it. If you haven’t really must read it. It’s one of growing number [...]
Two Thoughts on Trump’s Inferno Tariffs
Two thoughts on today’s tariffs. I could get into the substance of the decision. But I think that goes without saying. Point one is that we should remember that Presidents [...]