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Senate Republicans Have a Plan to Suspend Congressional Oversight of ICE for Trump’s Whole Term

Senate Republicans Have a Plan to Suspend Congressional Oversight of ICE for Trump’s Whole Term

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Rather disingenuously, Senate Majority Leader John Thune has...

23.04.2026 8

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Charles Tiefer

Noem’s Ad Procurement Scandal Was Just The Tip of the Iceberg

This story is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  Markwayne Mullin is on track to take over a Department of Homeland...

20.03.2026 20

Talking Points Memo

Charles Tiefer

You Say The Supreme Court Isn’t Partisan? Look in the Shadow

On the shadow docket, SCOTUS reveals itself to be not just conservative, but pro-Trump

20.01.2026 40

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Charles Tiefer

Understanding the Tricks Republicans Could Use to Try to Make Trump’s Tax Cuts Permanent

Republicans may not allow the Senate Parliamentarian to get rid of one of the biggest and most procedurally invalid provisions of the bill.

24.06.2025 10

Talking Points Memo

Charles Tiefer

Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. The Trump White House this month announced two new executive orders...

02.05.2025 10

Talking Points Memo

Charles Tiefer

Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion

A former member of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan warns of a coming perfect storm of waste, fraud and abuse.

28.04.2025 10

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Charles Tiefer

Senate Republicans’ Sneaky Math Gimmicks Foreshadow Plans To Run Roughshod Over The Senate

14.04.2025 10

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Charles Tiefer