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/3mu3szcwbt32iTrump's sudden rediscovery of a separate entity called the Republican Party is him telling us he doubts Republicans will win in the midterms. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/donald-trump-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-who-screwed-up-the-midterms27 Aug 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3szcwbt32ihttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mu3sc3auub2kNo one really believed that JD Vance would actually target red states, even when the words came out of his mouth earlier this year. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/maybe-trumps-fraud-czar-should-be-looking-at-florida27 Aug 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3sc3auub2khttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mu3h6p4ohh27A former staffer for Rep. Mike Collins who posted himself in KKK regalia is at least the fourth person in Collins’ orbit to be exposed as espousing extremist views and behaviors https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mike-collins-extremist-former-staffer-kkk-antisemitic-define-his-campaign27 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3h6p4ohh27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mu3gqhytob2xDemocratic governors are seizing the moment to remind Americans that states have the constitutional right to administer their own elections. And to rail against the Supreme Court for dodging on the merits of an issue that could radically impact the midterms. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/dem-guvs-renew-vow-to-fight-for-states-right-to-administer-their-elections-in-wake-of-scotus-mail-in-voting-decision27 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gqhytob2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mu34ys4bwx2xThe ICE agent indicted for a shooting during Operation Metro Surge has reportedly been released from jail in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott successfully stonewalled Minnesota's extradition request. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/jailed-ice-agent-wanted-in-minnesota-released-in-texas27 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu34ys4bwx2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mu2ts3hxkd2gTrump's executive order on mail-in voting wouldn't just hurt Democrats, some Republicans are warning. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/the-pandora-box-of-trumps-executive-order-on-mail-in-voting27 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2ts3hxkd2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtzcjx74ex2ePresidential Self-Soothing https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/presidential-self-soothing26 Aug 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzcjx74ex2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtzbqwinku27It's a strange move for a Republican candidate running in a race that Cook Political Report has rated a "solid D." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/maine-gop-gov-nominee-tests-whether-trumps-noncitizen-voting-delusions-are-a-winning-strategy26 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzbqwinku27https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtyugvw53v2kA judge on Wednesday lifted an injunction that was the last bulwark against Trump’s order to let the federal government take over large parts of voting by mail. But the executive order is unlikely to remain unblocked for long. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-unblocks-trump-executive-mail-talwani26 Aug 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyugvw53v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtynwkz7kc2gA new case that emerged Friday out of Baltimore sets several new standards for egregious wrongful deportations by the Trump administration. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/this-may-be-the-worst-wrongful-deportation-yet26 Aug 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtynwkz7kc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtykqnjgph2xJosh Marshall: "Unlike the Reflecting Pool or the ballroom or corrupt prosecutions of people you may not know, this is actually going to affect you, and not in a good way." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-backchannel/trumps-idiotic-trade-war-is-a-bigger-political-opening-than-you-think26 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykqnjgph2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com/post/3mtyk6d7n3u2rJosh Marshall: "When some stars or legends die, they spur outpourings and commemorations that appear to transcend the mere mechanics and scaffolding of their fame. Dolly Parton was clearly one of those stars." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dolly-parton-rights-holder-dead-at-8026 Aug 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:x7srox3it3f7oynvzjbfeq4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyk6d7n3u2r