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Truth Social reengineers its business model to make money off the fact that Trump's posts move markets

Truth Social’s Audacious Plan to Sell Banks Early Access to Trump’s Posts Goes LiveThe ‘Depraved Essence of Insider Trading’ An API built by Truth Social,...talkingpointsmemo.com

Right-wing content creators are turning on Trump and each other as their audiences decrease. I wonder too if part of that falling audience is just the fracturing of attention and broader disillusionment with politics the left has seen for awhile. Now it's coming for the right.

Elizabeth Warren wants an investigation into Truth Social's mind-boggling plan to offer early access to Trump's posts to institutions willing to pay.

Senators Urge SEC to Investigate Truth Social Plan to Sell Access to Wall StreetTwo influential Senate Democrats are pushing back on the nearly unfathomable idea...talkingpointsmemo.com

Trump's latest ham-fisted attempt to make the Senate do what he wants.

The Brief: Trump Threatens Thune’s Job in Renewed Bid to Suppress the VoteGood morning. It was great to meet all of you who came...talkingpointsmemo.com

I'm still inclined to think Cornyn will eventually cave on this but he is dragging it out in an interesting and for me unexpected way.

Juicy and Hilarious New Details About Trump’s Crusade Against Comey

Juicy and Hilarious New Details About Trump’s Crusade Against ComeyComey Offers Judge an Easy Way Out In new court filings last...talkingpointsmemo.com

There's this irony at the center of a lot of SAVE Act coverage, including ours: The legislation is incredibly dangerous. But Trump's all-encompassing push to pass it is undermining Republicans' ability to get much done in Congress, despite their total control of government.

The Brief: Trump’s Fixation on the SAVE Act Has Become a Defining Force in American PoliticsHow to Think About the SAVE Act The SAVE America Act is...talkingpointsmemo.com

Rarely does a picture capture an awkward dynamic so perfectly.

Thune, again and for now, tries to keep Trump's expectations for his big voter suppression bill realistic.

The Brief: Majority Leader Thune Tries to Dismiss Trump’s Latest SAVE Act Demands‘Yeah, That’s Not Going to Happen’ Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)...talkingpointsmemo.com

Trump continues to squander his congressional majority by blowing up everything both chambers try to do with demands that they pass the SAVE Act. Now he's trying to prevent the Senate from taking its beloved August recess.

Senate Poised to Once Again Collapse Into Chaos Over SAVE ActPresident Donald Trump on Monday morning called on Senate Majority Leader John...talkingpointsmemo.com

Part of the challenge of covering corruption and scandal during this administration is that so much is out in the open. But rarely do you see the administration own up to it in court this openly, saying that, yes, we did withhold funds from only Democratic-voting states.

The Brief: Trump Admin Concedes a Blunt Truth About Russ Vought’s OMBHello there. We’re back after a week away. Administration Explains to Court...talkingpointsmemo.com

Trump administration makes explicit in court documents that it's cutting/impounding funding for federal programs in — specifically — blue states.

The Brief: Trump Admin Concedes a Blunt Truth About Russ Vought’s OMBHello there. We’re back after a week away. Administration Explains to Court...talkingpointsmemo.com

I’m on vacation for a week and will probably mostly stay off of here 🫡

It's becoming a cliche, but we're getting a Watergate every day.

Top US tax lawyer forced out after White House clash over tax auditsThe U.S. ​tax agency’s top attorney was forced from his role in recent days after refusing White House demands ‌to participate in tax audits, according to three people familiar with the matter.www.reuters.com

“When you don’t have enforcement of the rules and regulations, when there are different legal outcomes for the president than there would be for any other market actor that acted this egregiously [...] it becomes hard to hold anyone accountable.”

Truth Social’s New Plan to Make Money May Be ‘Egregious,’ But Will Face Little OversightBy now, you may have heard that the company behind Truth Social,...talkingpointsmemo.com

Stephen Miller complains that jurors in cities aren't throwing anti-Trump activists in prison in the way he wishes they would. www.state.gov/releases/off...

Not sure how many people are actually going to take the time to comb through this but this is a cool journalistic effort.

Annotated full transcript of Trump’s speech claiming US election vulnerabilitiesPresident Donald Trump tried to convince Americans in a primetime address that their elections are vulnerable to fraud. CNN annotated the speech with context and analysis.www.cnn.com

Unfortunately for Trump, the 9 p.m. ET time slot and the Oval Office setting are not enough to imbue a frustrated rant with gravitas.

The Brief: Trump’s Primetime Address BackfiresThanks for reading this last month as we soft-launch what we’re now...talkingpointsmemo.com

"The supposed proof of serious vulnerability was simply a photo of a 'pollbook' that was described as having been 'modified at the 2019 Defcon Voting Machine Hacking Village to run the popular video game Doom.’"

The ‘Doom’ Computer Game Was Part Of Trump’s Wild And Baseless ‘Election Security Nightmare’Things got really weird during President Donald Trump’s big speech on “election...talkingpointsmemo.com

Montana has a promising entry into Democrats' experiments with "real" "guys," Platner misfire notwithstanding. Congressional candidate Sam Forstag, who jumped from planes into forest fires for a living, has some interesting (I think good) takes.

Can the New Progressive Wave That’s Reshaping the Democratic Party Win in a Rural Red State?As a smoke jumper, Sam Forstag fought a relentless game of inches. ...talkingpointsmemo.com