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Nancy Mace Can Thank John Roberts for Keeping Her Congressional Seat Safe

Nancy Mace Can Thank John Roberts for Keeping Her Congressional Seat Safe

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes.  On Wednesday, the...

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Madiba K. Dennie

State Lawmakers Are Getting Arrested at Detention Centers and Yelling at Masked ICE Agents. Good.

State Lawmakers Are Getting Arrested at Detention Centers and Yelling at Masked ICE Agents. Good.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  This week, two moments revealed the front lines of America’s...

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Gaby Goldstein

The Difference Between the Coup Plotters Who Are Held to Account and Those Who Aren’t

The Difference Between the Coup Plotters Who Are Held to Account and Those Who Aren’t

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Jair Bolsonaro’s...

12.09.2025 4

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John Joseph Chin

Conservative Justices Declare Racial Profiling Just Fine If Trump Asks For It

Conservative Justices Declare Racial Profiling Just Fine If Trump Asks For It

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes.  On Monday, the...

09.09.2025 1

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Madiba K. Dennie

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

This story first appeared at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories...

08.09.2025 2

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Eli Hager

An Arkansas Group’s Effort to Build a White Ethnostate Is Part of a Wider US Movement

An Arkansas Group’s Effort to Build a White Ethnostate Is Part of a Wider US Movement

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. In October 2023, a...

05.09.2025 3

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Paul J. Becker