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When I was a brand new prosecutor at the Southern District of New York, the office’s elite mob prosecutors tried John Gotti Jr. three times within a year. All three times, the jury hung... More »
The Rise of the Anti-Trump Jury
It’s not just the Sandwich Guy trial. All across the country, juries are standing up to the Trump administration’s overreach.
nymag.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
When I was a brand new prosecutor at the Southern District of New York, the office’s elite mob prosecutors tried John Gotti Jr. three times within a year. All three times, the jury hung... More »
There’s not any doubt who started the ongoing bipartisan gerrymandering competition: Donald Trump, with his successful lobbying of Texas Republicans to conduct a More »
Trump, of All People, Sues California for Gerrymandering
The administration is hoping the Supreme Court will soon kill voting rights as a motive in redistricting, leaving partisan gerrymandering in place.
nymag.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
There’s not any doubt who started the ongoing bipartisan gerrymandering competition: Donald Trump, with his successful lobbying of Texas Republicans to conduct a More »
The final hours of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign were a blur of public speeches and private moments that capped a year of relentless... More »
Inside Zohran Mamdani’s Election Day
A photo diary of the mayor-elect’s sprint to the finish.
nymag.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The final hours of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign were a blur of public speeches and private moments that capped a year of relentless... More »
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.
For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.
Far Right’s Fixation on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reaches F.B.I.’s Top Ranks
For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.
The agency intervened in a lawsuit brought by the California Republican Party seeking to throw out a map, approved last week by the state’s voters, that would redraw House districts to favor Democr...
Justice Dept. Joins Lawsuit to Challenge California’s New Redistricting Maps
The agency intervened in a lawsuit brought by the California Republican Party seeking to throw out a map, approved last week by the state’s voters, that would redraw House districts to favor Democrats.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The agency intervened in a lawsuit brought by the California Republican Party seeking to throw out a map, approved last week by the state’s voters, that would redraw House districts to favor Democr...
Risking So Much, Just to Save the Filibuster
Two of the eight centrist Democratic senators who helped end the shutdown this week have now said that keeping the filibuster played a ...
Two of the eight centrist Democratic senators who helped end the shutdown this week have now said that keeping the filibuster played a ...
It’s a Big Club, And You Ain’t In It
Risking So Much, Just to Save the Filibuster Two of the eight...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Risking So Much, Just to Save the Filibuster
Two of the eight centrist Democratic senators who helped end the shutdown this week have now said that keeping the filibuster played a ...
Two of the eight centrist Democratic senators who helped end the shutdown this week have now said that keeping the filibuster played a ...
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
The House Democratic leader’s fatal flaw may be that he is too unobjectionable for a Democratic Party spoiling for a fight with President Trump.
Opinion | Hakeem Jeffries Is Cool and Controlled. Democrats Want Fiery and Comabative
The House Democratic leader’s fatal flaw may be that he is too unobjectionable for a Democratic Party spoiling for a fight with President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The House Democratic leader’s fatal flaw may be that he is too unobjectionable for a Democratic Party spoiling for a fight with President Trump.
Once you put people into categorical boxes, you are inviting them to see history as a zero-sum conflict between this group and that one.
Opinion | An Alternative to Christian Nationalism
Once you put people into categorical boxes, you are inviting them to see history as a zero-sum conflict between this group and that one.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Once you put people into categorical boxes, you are inviting them to see history as a zero-sum conflict between this group and that one.
I was in federal court this morning in Alexandria, Virginia, for a hearing on the motions to disqualify interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan filed by former FBI Director James Comey and...
Pam Bondi Takes a Beating in Court Over Lindsey Halligan’s Dubious Appointment
I was in federal court this morning in Alexandria, Virginia, for a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I was in federal court this morning in Alexandria, Virginia, for a hearing on the motions to disqualify interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan filed by former FBI Director James Comey and...
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes.
Over the last seven weeks, Senate Republicans have pic...
Over the last seven weeks, Senate Republicans have pic...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Hide Its Judicial Nominees From You
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes.
Over the last seven weeks, Senate Republicans have pic...
Over the last seven weeks, Senate Republicans have pic...
Pepe the frog, a Groyper symbolThere’s deep turmoil at the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing “think tank” that calls itself “America’s most influential policy organization,” and is responsible fo...
The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation
Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pepe the frog, a Groyper symbolThere’s deep turmoil at the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing “think tank” that calls itself “America’s most influential policy organization,” and is responsible fo...
BELÉM, Brazil — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will arrive Friday at the COP30 climate summit — making him the sole U.S. federal representative at United Nations talks that the Trump administrati...
Sheldon Whitehouse heading to Brazil as sole US federal official at COP30
The Rhode Island Democrat will participate in events on offshore wind, shipping and greenhouse gas emissions before delivering a keynote speech at a roundtable with elected officials from other nations.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BELÉM, Brazil — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will arrive Friday at the COP30 climate summit — making him the sole U.S. federal representative at United Nations talks that the Trump administrati...
Sasha Abramsky
The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.
The post Trump’s Trashing ...
The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.
The post Trump’s Trashing ...
Trump’s Trashing of Liberty and Human Worth
The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sasha Abramsky
The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.
The post Trump’s Trashing ...
The Republican Party has deliberately attempted to render healthcare unaffordable and deprive families of the ability to put food on the table.
The post Trump’s Trashing ...
Rebekah Sager
The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.
The post We Have Breath Again: Black Americans...
The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.
The post We Have Breath Again: Black Americans...
We Have Breath Again: Black Americans on Leaving the US for Mexico
The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Rebekah Sager
The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.
The post We Have Breath Again: Black Americans...
The Americans recently relocating to San Miguel de Allende are a new kind of “expat,” a word they refuse to call themselves.
The post We Have Breath Again: Black Americans...
David Faris
Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.
The post The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring appeared first on The Nation.
Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.
The post The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring appeared first on The Nation.
The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring
Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
David Faris
Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.
The post The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring appeared first on The Nation.
Last week's elections showed that the GOP can't afford to keep demonizing urban America.
The post The MAGA War on City Dwellers Is Backfiring appeared first on The Nation.
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
As signs mount that more Republicans than expected will break with Trump on Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Yassamin Ansari explains why Trump has much more to worry about than is commonly known.
Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Drops Epstein Bomb as Trump Spirals
As signs mount that more Republicans than expected will break with Trump on Jeffrey Epstein, Representative Yassamin Ansari explains why Trump has much more to worry about than is commonly known.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
As signs mount that more Republicans than expected will break with Trump on Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Yassamin Ansari explains why Trump has much more to worry about than is commonly known.
Comments by Trump and his officials this week suggest food assistance might be the administration’s next target.
The Shutdown’s Over. Trump May Still Cut Food Stamps.
Comments by Trump and his officials this week suggest food assistance might be the administration’s next target.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Comments by Trump and his officials this week suggest food assistance might be the administration’s next target.
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for...
Some TSA Workers to Get $10,000 Bonus Checks for Shutdown Work
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for...
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, began handing out $10,000 checks to T.S.A. workers who “went above and beyond” during the shutdown, after the president recommended similar bonuses for...
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and Gov. Kathy Hochul met to talk about how to prepare for threats from President Trump.
Mamdani and Hochul Discuss Their Challenges: Trump and Child Care
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and Gov. Kathy Hochul met to talk about how to prepare for threats from President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and Gov. Kathy Hochul met to talk about how to prepare for threats from President Trump.