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Republicans rush to close the gap in the final stretch of Virginia’s redistricting election
Even as they’ve been massively outspent in a Democratic-leaning state, Republicans say they still have a fighting chance to defeat a redistricting referendum in Virginia next week that could help tip the balance of power in the House in this fall’s midterm elections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Republicans have…
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Inside the White House decision to nominate Erica Schwartz as CDC director
Over the course of 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen a traumatic shooting, abrupt leadership changes and a shattering of its image as a globally respected public health agency. So by the time the Trump administration started looking for a new director, there was one requirement that topped the search criteria. “We just need someone who’s…
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How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated
President Trump has been lobbing insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran and appeals for peace, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world’s most powerful country and the world’s largest Christian denomination. But Leo criticized the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts both before and after he was elected…
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Attempt to ban cameras in Charlie Kirk killing case reignites debate
From the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial to O.J. Simpson’s double murder case, cameras in the courtrooms have long exposed the inner workings of some of America’s most spectacular criminal cases. Now calls to bar cameras from Tyler Robinson ‘s trial in the killing of Charlie Kirk is reigniting the debate over whether they belong. Robinson’s attorneys on Friday pushed to…
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ICE Agent Faces State Charges in Minnesota Incident
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. A Potentially Important Test Case Local authorities in Minnesota have charged an ICE agent for brandishing his gun in a road-rage-style incident that could end up being an important test case for whether states can successfully prosecute federal agents for their misconduct in Trump’s…
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Trump’s tax cuts give the richest 5% big breaks while everyone else pays more. How the middle-class is being left behind
U.S. President Donald Trump has lauded the most recent tax season as a win for average Americans. His administration, too, attributes the “greater than ever before” (1) refunds to the “Working Family Tax Cuts” (2) and “the great, big, beautiful bill” (3). Indeed, some of the changes the administration introduced promised “no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no…
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Forest Service plans to carry out major reorganization with or without approval from Congress
The Forest Service is defending its plan to relocate its headquarters to Utah and shutter most of its research facilities, as part of a major agency reorganization — but intends to proceed with these plans with or without approval from Congress. Last month, the Agriculture Department announced that the Forest Service would move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah.…
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Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote • Missouri Independent
After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state Senate Republican leaders moved quickly to push it to passage early Thursday morning. Democrats unanimously opposed the proposal, but only one said anything against it — and then only briefly. The harshest criticism came from Republican dissidents, who were numerous enough,…
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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and himself, police say
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judge’s deadline to move out of their family home, according to police and court records. Officers called to the home in the Washington, D.C., suburb…
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Death rate in immigration detention has reached a 22-year-high, doctors say
Physicians said Thursday that new research on deaths in ICE custody showed that “systemic weakness” in medical care at the agency has become more serious in the past two decades. Meanwhile, the number of people in immigration detention has soared and conditions have worsened during the Trump administration, with the death rate during part of this fiscal year reaching a…
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