Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrhtad4hil2dAre Politicians Ready to Stop Turning Back the Clock? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/are-politicians-ready-to-stop-turning-back-the-clock25 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhtad4hil2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfyfscgyu2sA federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of an abortion provider Thursday, finding that the FDA's most recent set of restrictions on mifepristone isn't justified by the data. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal-judge-mifepristone-restrictions-rems-unlawful24 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfyfscgyu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfxf6pndv2gTwo small businesses are already suing the Trump administration to block its latest tariffs. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-new-forced-labor-tariffs-were-set-under-sham-pretenses24 Jul 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxf6pndv2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfwxqtql52sImportant Drive Update! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/important-drive-update24 Jul 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfwxqtql52shttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfvdhda6s2gA far-right activist who cheered Renee Good's killing says Trump's DOJ has shown his side 'grace.' https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jayden-scott-minnesota-antifa-cases24 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfvdhda6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfnv77eiz27Computers, Capitalism, and Communism https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-tpm-social-club/computers-capitalism-and-communism24 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfnv77eiz27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrflzpug2f2qThe two people most responsible for this travesty of justice and abuse of power are the president's picks to be attorney general and DNI, who await Senate confirmation. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-huge-win-for-the-nyt-in-air-force-one-subpoena-debacle24 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrflzpug2f2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrfcrevfct27Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is on track to become the official Democratic Senate nominee as the Saturday convention will cap a surprisingly smooth process to replace Graham Platner. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/troy-jackson-maine-senate-nomination24 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfcrevfct27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdqmirgxl2mThe Trump administration has been salivating for something — anything! — that could help feed President Trump's belief in the myth that noncitizens are illegally voting en masse for Democrats. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/doj-was-never-not-gonna-use-new-jersey-noncitizen-error-to-bolster-trumps-delusions23 Jul 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdqmirgxl2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdiqeanrd2xFrom a Correspondent in Wisconsin #2 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/from-a-correspondent-in-wisconsin-223 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdiqeanrd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdh4iprjy27A panel of judges on Thursday unanimously rebuffed Black Tennesseans' attempt to block the state’s new 9-0 Republican gerrymander. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/tennessee-gerrymandering-fail-callais23 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdh4iprjy27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdggaaqym2nThree prominent 2020 election deniers won GOP primary elections in Arizona for secretary of state, governor and attorney general. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/election-deniers-grip-on-the-republican-party-strengthens-in-arizona23 Jul 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdggaaqym2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdeah7xud2gJudge Dredd is the image the Trump admin has chosen to assist with recruiting new immigration judges. But the character’s creators always aimed to present an over-the-top dark-comedy critique of authoritarianism and police brutality. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-is-reshaping-immigration-courts-with-help-from-a-brutal-comic-book-character23 Jul 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdeah7xud2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrddfzwwhx2xBubble Don https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bubble-don23 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrddfzwwhx2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdcvrfr2s2xThe way people consume news is changing. Our journalism drive is critical to helping us adapt and create new products—newsletters, podcasts, videos + more—to meet our audience where they're at. Help support TPM by contributing: accounts.talkingpointsmemo.com/contribute https://accounts.talkingpointsmemo.com/contribute23 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdcvrfr2s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdbzdhacg27From Our Correspondent in Wisconsin https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/from-our-correspondent-in-wisconsin23 Jul 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdbzdhacg27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrdarl3e3p2qJosh Marshall: "We live in an age of atomization and rage. Organization and institution-building is the path back." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democratic-activism-in-an-anti-institutional-age23 Jul 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdarl3e3p2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrd4nbbuwn2uThere is great utility in having loyal and compliant U.S. attorneys in blue states as Trump targets Democratic elected officials and other political foes for retribution. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/whats-really-behind-trumps-corrupt-u-s-attorney-scheme23 Jul 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd4nbbuwn2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrbfdg2klk2xLindsey Graham’s Sister Pledges Her Allegiance to Trump by Way of SAVE Act https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/lindsey-grahams-sister-pledges-her-allegiance-to-trump-by-way-of-save-act22 Jul 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbfdg2klk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrbedadnya2dPrimaries Getting Real https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/primaries-getting-real22 Jul 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbedadnya2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrbavayvwu2mA Key House Dem Breaks Down the White House’s ‘Unfathomable’ Iran War Funding Requests https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-key-house-dem-breaks-down-the-white-houses-unfathomable-iran-war-funding-requests22 Jul 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbavayvwu2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrb4u32qte2dIs This Really a “Forever War” https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-this-really-a-forever-war22 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb4u32qte2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrb23lpuk22xJoin @marisakabas.bsky.social @joshtpm.bsky.social and the TPM team for an evening of trivia, drinks and conversation in Brooklyn on Weds 7/29. There are only a handful of tickets left, so get yours while you can: buff.ly/cE9aDNy https://buff.ly/cE9aDNy22 Jul 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb23lpuk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mrax3gusdm2dSen. Cornyn's office said he got “confirmation that all unobligated PEPFAR funds expiring in September will be obligated as expeditiously as possible." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cornyn-threatens-to-block-trump-noms-over-unreleased-pepfar-funds-and-quickly-relents22 Jul 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrax3gusdm2d