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Controversial Bari Weiss pick pops up at bizarre galaxy-brained ‘Nostradamus’ wedding
Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist recently hired by CBS News chief Bari Weiss as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, has a side gig his new bosses may not have anticipated – officiating weddings for Silicon Valley's AI elite.The conservative commentator officiated the wedding…
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Military families infuriated as sailors left behind grapple with ‘horrid’ conditions
The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading back home to San Diego after a grueling nine-month deployment, but the families of sailors aboard two of its escort destroyers that have been ordered to stay behind are heartbroken and furious.The USS Spruance, USS Michael Murphy and USS…
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‘They are scared’: Troops beg to flee Trump’s war over ‘breaking point’ orders
A growing number of U.S. service members are seeking formal discharge as conscientious objectors, with two organizations that assist troops through the process reporting the sharpest spike they've seen in decades.Mike Prysner, who runs a hotline for conscientious objectors at the Center on Conscience and…
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The NRSC’s Weak Ties Between Brown and Deadly Interstate Crash in Ohio
In the Ohio Senate race, a Republican ad blames...
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No One Is Above The Law
Today’s Morning Memo prompted some reader reflections: TPM Reader DD: Your piece today about the civic internalization about the rule...
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House Installs New Speaker: YOLO Johnson
I don’t pretend to even understand the moving parts of how this is supposed to work. But almost out of...
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Flurry Of Unusual New Developments In Trump Hush Money Trial
NEW YORK — Prosecutors with the Manhattan DA’s Office accused Donald Trump of violating his gag order seven more times...
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Kevin McCarthy’s Putrid Gift To Mike Johnson
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the...
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Arizona Republicans Gleefully Shoot Down Democrats’ Attempts To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Arizona Republicans celebrated Wednesday after swatting down Democrats’ fourth attempt in two weeks to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban,...
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Candidate in the Dock in the Final Stretch
Now that we’re getting a view of the dynamics of Donald Trump on trial — not indicted, not awaiting trial,...
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Controversial Bari Weiss pick pops up at bizarre galaxy-brained ‘Nostradamus’ wedding
Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist recently hired by CBS News chief Bari Weiss as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, has a side gig his new bosses may not have anticipated – officiating weddings for Silicon Valley's AI elite.The conservative commentator officiated the wedding…
National News
Military families infuriated as sailors left behind grapple with ‘horrid’ conditions
The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading back home to San Diego after a grueling nine-month deployment, but the families of sailors aboard two of its escort destroyers that have been ordered to stay behind are heartbroken and furious.The USS Spruance, USS Michael Murphy and USS…
National News
‘They are scared’: Troops beg to flee Trump’s war over ‘breaking point’ orders
A growing number of U.S. service members are seeking formal discharge as conscientious objectors, with two organizations that assist troops through the process reporting the sharpest spike they've seen in decades.Mike Prysner, who runs a hotline for conscientious objectors at the Center on Conscience and…
Fact Check
The NRSC’s Weak Ties Between Brown and Deadly Interstate Crash in Ohio
In the Ohio Senate race, a Republican ad blames...
Fact Check
Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Claim Doesn’t Add Up
The White House has provided no federal data to...
