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Iran Threatens New Offensive as Memorandum of Understanding with...

Where Things Stand: House GOPer Acknowledges McCarthy May Need Dems To Avoid Shutdown His Right Flank Is Thirsting For

If his impeachment inquiry noise-making gambit doesn’t work in swaying far-right House Republicans to get in line and move forward...

5th Circuit Judges Liken Government To Mob, Say It ‘Strong-Armed’ Social Media Companies

A panel of judges Thursday invoked the mob in describing the federal government’s behavior and accused it of “strong-arming” social...

It’s Suddenly Dawning On Republicans That They Have A Major Abortion Problem

Republicans are reeling this week, days after Ohio voters handily defeated a ballot initiative widely understood to be a proxy...

Indicted Trump Finds Time For Trolling, Will Visit Iowa With Entourage Of Florida Republicans

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday with nine House Republicans from Florida who...

Maui’s Deadly Wildfires Are A Reminder Of The Growing Risk To Communities That Once Seemed Safe

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Wildfires,...

Good Lord, Who Among Us Hasn’t Paid For A Clarence Thomas Vacation?

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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