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Carr has emerged as one of the most successful sycophants of Trump II when it comes to carrying out Trump’s revenge on his perceived enemies — in Carr’s case, the media, the OG adversary of Trump’s political career in Trump’s eyes.
ABC Unleashes: Carr Wants a ‘Media Industry Too Fearful of Official Reprisal to Report the News Freely’This is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comPaul’s obsession with Fauci may border on pathological, but dragging Fauci before his panel, now, is in line with a broader phenomenon among GOPers: they’re rolling back the tapes to the glory days of the MAGA movement, when Trump’s base of supporters had time to indulge his conspiracy theories:
Trump and Republicans Ensconce Themselves in 2020 in Lieu of Any 2026 Midterms StrategyThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comCornyn has remained unconvinced, demanding that changes be made to the settlement agreement in writing in order to secure his vote. But Republican senators’ “undecided” theatrics are often little more than that — and even supposedly ardent demands from Cornyn have appeared flexible:
Now Cornyn’s Talking About a Potential Delay in Blanche VoteThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comThe incident has been hijacked by the Trump DOJ as a cudgel in its legal crusade to try to force states to hand over their voter roll data.
Sherrill Signals She Won’t Hand Over Names of Noncitizens Who Voted as DOJ Seeks ScapegoatsThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comThe unfortunate situation in NJ this week gives them at least one datapoint rooted in reality to use to justify Trump’s singular fixation with the otherwise widespread conspiracy theory.
DOJ Was Never Not Gonna Use New Jersey Noncitizen Error to Bolster Trump’s DelusionsThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comThe White House is being forced to court a Republican senator who President Trump has labeled a "loser" and another whose political career Trump ended to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's AG nomination to the Senate floor.
Trump Has to Beg Two GOPers He’s Spurned to Get Blanche Over Finish LineThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comAccording to Lindell, proof that he is, in fact, registered in the North Star state is his temp MN license, a copy of which he shared with TPM in a text message. (The doc he shared with TPM had a Sept 19, 2025 app date and a Jan. 17, 2026 expiration date.) More from @khayahimmelman.bsky.social:
Mike Lindell Is Not Registered to Vote in Minnesota. He Claims His Temp ID Registers Him.Pillow magnate and election denier Mike Lindell, who is also the Trump-endorsed...talkingpointsmemo.comThe Spanish dealt with Trump’s participation in their big win by editing him out of their Instagram post showcasing the ceremony. Meanwhile, on the Trump campaign’s Insta page, they're living in a different reality. More from @hunterw.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand:
From Red Cards to Photobombs, Donald Trump Tried to Make the World Cup About HimselfThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comEarlier this month, Fetterman teamed up with McCormick to form a joint fundraising committee — something that virtually never happens between politicians of opposing parties. More from @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand:
If Fetterman Were Going to Change Parties, He Might Act Like He’s Acting NowThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comThis innovative rhetorical spin helped Blanche avoid seriously answering questions on the damage he has wrought in transforming the DOJ into a cudgel to carry out Trump’s personal revenge and investigate his delusions.
Blanche Does Cagey Dance on DOJ Independence: Dept of Justice Is ‘Under the Executive Branch’This is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comMAJOR new exclusive from my colleague @joshkovensky.bsky.social ⤵️
Josh KovenskyBrian W. Lynch is co-director of a national task force to implement NSPM-7. He marched on the Capitol on January 6, I confirmed today talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
Trump’s worldview is a contagion, and none of us is immune. More from my friend @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand:
Republican Senators Are MAGA Conspiracy Theorists NowThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comA judge has reached the same conclusion as many others about President Trump’s attempt to loot the Treasury to line the pockets of his supporters and political allies. Her findings were outlined in a scathing new decision Monday. wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/judge-orde...
The Christian right has been gaining traction in Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump. And now, one Trump-aligned religious group has their sights set on the moon. More from my colleague @hunterw.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand:
A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the MoonThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comDuring his remarks on Fox News, Johnson waxed eloquently about his new, sophisticated plan to try to pass elements of the SAVE America Act before the midterms by stuffing portions of it into another reconciliation bill that House Republicans are somehow going to pass before the end of the term.
Johnson Looks for Meaningless Ways To Satisfy Trump, Far-Right on Birthright CitizenshipThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comScoop: @joshkovensky.bsky.social obtained the response that Detroit election officials sent back to the DOJ, after DOJ told officials in Detroit and two other blue cities in Michigan (Lansing, East Lansing) that it would send monitors there for the Aug. 4 primary:
TPMDetroit election officials accused the Justice Department of using "false claims" to create a "pretext" to justify sending voting monitors to the city for an upcoming election, letters exclusively obtained by TPM show.
The letter focuses primarily on Blanche’s disastrous leadership at the Justice Department, and the part he has played in dismantling the longstanding firewall between the Justice Department and the White House that Trump has taken a sledgehammer to during his second term.
1,200 DOJ Alums Ask Senators to Reject Blanche, Who Has ‘Utterly Failed to Abide By’ His OathThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.comFCC Chair Carr is one of the most successful sycophants of Trump II thus far, as he finds creative ways to use his post as head of the communications commission to clamp down on free speech and punish/threaten those in the media whose coverage and commentary President Trump does not like:
FCC Chief Carr’s Threats of Retribution Seem To Be WorkingThis is your TPM evening briefing.wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com