From Talking Points Memo
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Where Does Kari Lake Stand On Arizona Abortion Law? Depends Who She Is Talking To
A local Arizona news outlet published a story last week highlighting remarks the Republican Senate candidate and election denier Kari Lake made to a crowd at an event put on by the Mohave County
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Prosecutors Build Towards The Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Scheme
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors teed up a key witness in Trump's criminal trial on Tuesday to delve into the hush-money allegations that form the center of their case: concealed
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Former Tabloid Exec David Pecker Back On Stand After Trump Contempt Hearing
Tuesday began with a hearing on whether to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for alleged violations of the case's gag order. The trial then resumed with witnesses taking the stand.
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Nope. Fetterman Isn’t Going Full Manchin. Not Even Close.
Sometimes a story catches fire and just a really straightforward look at the fine print shows there's really nothing to it. One of the recent examples has to do with Sen. John Fetterman and the
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Wait, Trump Is Sticking With The No Sex Claim?
It hadn’t fully occurred to me until opening statements yesterday that Donald Trump was going to stick with his claim that he never had sex with Stormy Daniels.
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Abortion Group, Dems Warn Swing State Voters That RFK Is Just As Dangerous As Trump On Abortion
As abortion access promises to be an energizing driver for voter turnout in 2024 — with abortion initiatives making their ways onto ballots in a handful of states — abortion advocates and the
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Trump Opening Statements: ‘Election Fraud,’ Fake News, And An Appeal To Exhaustion
NEW YORK — Opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former President kicked off Monday morning with prosecutors accusing Trump of "election fraud" as the defense asked jurors to take a
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Liberal Justices Come Out Swinging In Uphill Battle Over Criminalizing Homelessness
The liberal justices pounced aggressively in oral arguments Monday over a city ban on sleeping outside with a blanket, less indicative of a full-court press to sway their right-wing colleagues to their side and more an attempt to put their stamp on a case they know cannot be won.
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All Talk Marge
Like David, I'm still not clear that we have a satisfying explanation of just why the last week on Capitol Hill happened. For the moment I'm just glad it happened. Ukraine will now get a major
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Prosecutors, Defense Make Their Opening Arguments In Trump’s First Criminal Trial
Follow along with us below as we cover the first criminal trial of a former U.S. President.
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Opening statements are complete in the Trump trial
Opening statements are complete in the Trump trial, and our Josh Kovensky has done a tremendous job covering it in real time.
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Awww, House Mows Over MTG On Way To Passing Ukraine Aid
House Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finally pass Ukraine aid – leaving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) twisting in the wind.