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Nearly four years after he resigned from the Trump administration amid a cloud of scandal and profligate spending of taxpayer dollars, Scott Pruitt — yes that Scott Pruitt — is running for Senate.  ..read more
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The heavily conservative Iowa Supreme Court preserved Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer’s campaign Friday, allowing three disputed signatures to count towards her qualification to make the primary ballot.  ..read more
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2y ago
The heavily conservative Iowa Supreme Court preserved Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer’s campaign Friday, allowing three disputed signatures to count towards her qualification to make the primary ballot.  ..read more
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2y ago
This article first appeared at ProPublica. It is reprinted here as part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.
Nikki Spretnak loved being an IRS agent. Being able to examine the books of different businesses gave her an intimate view of the economy. But over the years, she became more and more conscious of a chasm between the business owners she was auditing and herself. It wasn’t so much that they were rich and she, a revenue agent in the IRS office in Columbus, Ohio, was not. It was that, when it came to taxes, they lived a privileged existence, one that she, a mere W-2 reci ..read more
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2y ago
A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate and guest host Nicole Lafond discuss the red state rush to outlaw abortion, even while Roe v. Wade is still in place.
You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here ..read more
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2y ago
With national pressure bearing down, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) lurched on Friday towards finding a way to declare victory on his latest border stunt ..read more
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2y ago
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) were enthusiastic devotees to then-President Donald Trump’s election steal attempt — until they slowly realized the whole thing was a giant bust, according to their texts with then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, obtained by CNN ..read more
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2y ago
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
Hey Man, We’re Not A Part Of This
Fox News wants to make it clear that it has nothing to do with Trump’s TRUTH Social app, even though there’s a verified Fox News account on the app.
That might break TRUTH Social CEO and former dairy farmer Devin Nunes’ heart, who had posted a screenshot of the verified Fox account and wrote “Great to have RSS feed for @FoxNews now LIVE here on TRUTH!”
See, I’d like to post screenshots of the account that allegedly doesn’t belong to Fox and of Nunes’ victory lap, but I can’t ..read more
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2y ago
A federal judge reportedly rebuked former President Trump’s election fraud falsehoods while delivering the verdict in the trial of a Jan. 6 insurrectionist who claimed he was following “presidential orders” when storming the Capitol and endangering lawmakers’ lives ..read more
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2y ago
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has created a big problem in Texas — and made it a national pressure point ..read more