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/3mlmdrqwwdo2hThe Supreme Court on Monday lifted a stay on an old Alabama map that had been found to intentionally dilute Black voters, likely setting the state up to eliminate at least one Democratic district. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-alabama-alito-stay11 May 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmdrqwwdo2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlmdam37vm2qTrump’s anti-immigration crackdown, corporate tax cuts, and anti-labor movement policies are exacerbating a decades-old trend. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/u-s-workers-record-low-wages-labor-share-bls11 May 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmdam37vm2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlmaa3abcp2qAs Virginia Democrats take their map fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, the state Senate majority leader is flatly rejecting Democrats’ reported musings about how to undo the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision overturning a recently passed redistricting amendment. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/va-leader-dismisses-plan-to-undo-court-ruling-while-dems-try-a-hail-mary-at-scotus11 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmaa3abcp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlm7vitzfh2qAnyone with a passing familiarity with current events understands that Roberts’s argument — that the public is somehow mistaken about the Court’s function as the judicial arm of the Republican Party — is irreconcilable with reality. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/theres-an-obvious-reason-why-the-republican-justices-sound-so-nervous11 May 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm7vitzfh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlm6fwcgrv2hHeather Cox Richardson Talks to Kate and Josh About What It’s Like to Cover the News Now and the Future of Independent Media https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/heather-cox-richardson-talks-to-kate-and-josh-about-what-its-like-to-cover-the-news-now-and-the-future-of-independent-media11 May 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6fwcgrv2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlm66bit7k2p@hcrichardson.bsky.social had @joshtpm.bsky.social and @kateriga.bsky.social on to talk about what it’s like to report on today’s frenetic politics; the founding and future of TPM; and what independent media will look like in the years to come. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/heather-cox-richardson-talks-to-kate-and-josh-about-what-its-like-to-cover-the-news-now-and-the-future-of-independent-media11 May 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm66bit7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mllkhyizgy2cThe Virginia Microcosm https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-virginia-microcosm11 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllkhyizgy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mlljj5ma2q26The US-Iran War Groundhog Day https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-us-iran-war-groundhog-day11 May 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljj5ma2q26