Talking Points Memo

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There is an ever-shrinking gulf between the right-wing fringe and elected Republicans in their certainty that even easily explainable events must be the work of a shadowy cabal. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-s…

Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before congressional appropriators Tuesday as the Supreme Court seeks an increased security budget. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-c…

Fine-Tuning the ICE Murder Machine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fine-tu…

“Our immigration system is the only time people can be detained against their will without having access to an attorney.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-day-at-…

“The wonderful thing is now we have all the evidence,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a press conference in Minneapolis yesterday announcing the breakthrough.talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/t…

The Supreme Court’s six-justice conservative supermajority probably does not exist without Lindsey Graham, who would say and do anything for an attaboy tweet from the president. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-linds…

Nothing should surprise us when it comes to their plans for November 2026. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-brief…

Williams found that Trump essentially tried to manipulate the court system when he sued the IRS, a federal agency of his own government, and therefore ultimately settled with himself. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-s…

The ICE Murders Surge talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-ice…

Graham's unexpected death triggered a scramble for his now-open seat among various GOP characters in the South Carolina political scene. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-unoff…

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights — an argument they hope will resonate with the women voters who could decide the Maine Senate race. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-race-…

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The speed of the subpoenas to the NYT was breathtaking and undermined DOJ claims that the leakers were the target, not the NYT. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/t…

A new Trump administration prohibition on privacy protections at the Census Bureau appears to be teeing up a fight that touches on everything from government data to political representation, immigration to redistricting talkingpointsmemo.com/news/right-win…

The voter suppression legislation was, apparently, a key component of Trump and Graham's relationship. Trump called the South Carolina senator's death "a big blow to the SAVE America Act." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-brief…

Despite the enormously high stakes and labyrinthine legal landscape in immigration proceedings, there is no right to have a lawyer at one’s side. It’s a problem that may be slowly changing during the second Trump administration. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-day-at-…

Lindsey Graham Always Needed a Daddy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lindsey…

Republican S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster will name a replacement senator who will serve out the rest of Graham’s current term set to end in January 2027. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/lindsey-g…

Give This A Listen (or a View) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/give-th…