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Trump has made his “retribution” objective explicit, spinning his administration’s plans to clamp down on First Amendment rights and his withholding of federal funding as some sort of deliverance for the “GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA” from their duly-elected leaders.
Trump Is Now Framing His Blue State Retribution Campaign as Some Sort Of Deliverance
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January 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Trump has made his “retribution” objective explicit, spinning his administration’s plans to clamp down on First Amendment rights and his withholding of federal funding as some sort of deliverance for the “GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA” from their duly-elected leaders.
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The Trump DOJ's wild directive to investigate Renee Good's widow — which reportedly prompted several prosecutors to resign today — builds on a claim that has been slopping around right-wing media for days, pushed by Jack Posobiec, Tim Pool, Andy Ngo, others.
How a Grainy Video of Renee Good’s Anguished Wife Convinced Right-Wing Media to Blame the Widow
In the days before the Trump Justice Department asked Minnesota federal prosecutors...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The Trump DOJ's wild directive to investigate Renee Good's widow — which reportedly prompted several prosecutors to resign today — builds on a claim that has been slopping around right-wing media for days, pushed by Jack Posobiec, Tim Pool, Andy Ngo, others.
Before the DOJ asked prosecutors to investigate Renee Good's widow, right-wing influencers were blaming the woman for Renee Good's death.
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How a Grainy Video of Renee Good’s Anguished Wife Convinced Right-Wing Media to Blame the Widow
In the days before the Trump Justice Department asked Minnesota federal prosecutors...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Before the DOJ asked prosecutors to investigate Renee Good's widow, right-wing influencers were blaming the woman for Renee Good's death.
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The Supreme Court majority’s radicalization on trans issues has become apparent in its eagerness to shoehorn anti-trans refrains into unrelated cases.
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Alito and Kavanaugh Give Fox News-esque Recitation of Anti-Trans Talking Points
The Supreme Court majority’s radicalization on trans issues has become apparent not...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The Supreme Court majority’s radicalization on trans issues has become apparent in its eagerness to shoehorn anti-trans refrains into unrelated cases.
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Alito asks if female athletes who oppose trans women's participation are "bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?” Tuesday showcased the majority's growing radicalization on trans issues (in lockstep w/ the GOP's) talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alito-k...
Alito and Kavanaugh Give Fox News-esque Recitation of Anti-Trans Talking Points
The Supreme Court majority’s radicalization on trans issues has become apparent not...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Alito asks if female athletes who oppose trans women's participation are "bigots? Are they deluded in thinking that they are subjected to unfair competition?” Tuesday showcased the majority's growing radicalization on trans issues (in lockstep w/ the GOP's) talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alito-k...
The Supreme Court's right wing on Tuesday sounded amenable to preventing trans people from constitutionally challenging sports bans and beyond.
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Right-Wing Justices Warm to Idea that Trans Minority Too Small to Challenge Sports Bans
On the heels of its landmark 2025 decision allowing red states to...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The Supreme Court's right wing on Tuesday sounded amenable to preventing trans people from constitutionally challenging sports bans and beyond.
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A usual level of uncertainty hangs over the typically far-more-straightforward question of which party will hold the upper hand in a critical election year.
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How Redistricting and the Fate of the Voting Rights Act Might (Not) Impact the Midterms
The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
A usual level of uncertainty hangs over the typically far-more-straightforward question of which party will hold the upper hand in a critical election year.
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Four major developments, any one of which could have been the lead in today's Morning Memo:
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Career DOJers Resign Over Handling of Fatal ICE Shooting
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January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Four major developments, any one of which could have been the lead in today's Morning Memo:
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Many of the still-outstanding questions about this year's midterms will be decided by the Supreme Court
How Redistricting and the Fate of the Voting Rights Act Might (Not) Impact the Midterms
The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Many of the still-outstanding questions about this year's midterms will be decided by the Supreme Court
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Onto second, closely related case (West Virginia v. BPJ) - opening off with a bang as West Virginia Solicitor General Michael Williams says BPJ's challenge to the trans sports ban is a "backdoor attack on Title IX"
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Onto second, closely related case (West Virginia v. BPJ) - opening off with a bang as West Virginia Solicitor General Michael Williams says BPJ's challenge to the trans sports ban is a "backdoor attack on Title IX"
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Alito has rhetorically departed the case to do a Fox News monologue - claims "many" cis women object strongly to trans women participating in sports. "Are they bigots? Are they deluded?" he asks
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Alito has rhetorically departed the case to do a Fox News monologue - claims "many" cis women object strongly to trans women participating in sports. "Are they bigots? Are they deluded?" he asks
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@justiceconnection.bsky.social, ex-assistant US attorney Aaron Zelinsky + @annabower.bsky.social on Trump's assault on the rule of law + where we go from here
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January 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Super excited to join this panel later this month!
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^Jackson asking why that matters: "If you are that one person and can show [the law] is unconstitutional as applied to you - I don't know why it matters that it's constitutional as applied to 99.9 percent of other people"
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
^Jackson asking why that matters: "If you are that one person and can show [the law] is unconstitutional as applied to you - I don't know why it matters that it's constitutional as applied to 99.9 percent of other people"
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Common theme from Idaho SG and now US deputy solicitor general Hashim Mooppan - trans people are such a tiny minority that these bans are 'reasonably tailored' for '99 percent of men' so it doesnt have to worry about the trans women who have lowered their testosterone levels
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Common theme from Idaho SG and now US deputy solicitor general Hashim Mooppan - trans people are such a tiny minority that these bans are 'reasonably tailored' for '99 percent of men' so it doesnt have to worry about the trans women who have lowered their testosterone levels
A least 4 officials in the DOJ Civil Rights Division have resigned over its handling of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon decided not to investigate the shooting even tho it’s the bread-and-butter work of that unit.
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Career DOJers Resign Over Handling of Fatal ICE Shooting
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January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A least 4 officials in the DOJ Civil Rights Division have resigned over its handling of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon decided not to investigate the shooting even tho it’s the bread-and-butter work of that unit.
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“I think when this started, Republicans were hoping that they would build an advantage for gerrymandering that was so big that it could withstand a wave,” @kkondik.bsky.social told TPM. “And that has not happened.”
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How Redistricting and the Fate of the Voting Rights Act Might (Not) Impact the Midterms
The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
“I think when this started, Republicans were hoping that they would build an advantage for gerrymandering that was so big that it could withstand a wave,” @kkondik.bsky.social told TPM. “And that has not happened.”
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Barrett asking whether Idaho could do the trans sports ban for 6 year olds - Hurst claims that the science is clear (it's not) that boys have an athletic advantage by that age, so Idaho's ban could apply to children that young
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Barrett asking whether Idaho could do the trans sports ban for 6 year olds - Hurst claims that the science is clear (it's not) that boys have an athletic advantage by that age, so Idaho's ban could apply to children that young
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Sotomayor says Idaho is trying to "force an unwilling plaintiff" to keep prosecuting the case, no matter the negative scrutiny she said she can no longer bear. Idaho SG Hurst shrugs, says there's no background principle that a plaintiff "gets to leave at any point"
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Sotomayor says Idaho is trying to "force an unwilling plaintiff" to keep prosecuting the case, no matter the negative scrutiny she said she can no longer bear. Idaho SG Hurst shrugs, says there's no background principle that a plaintiff "gets to leave at any point"
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A lot of nastiness in today's attempt by Idaho and West Virginia to enforce bans on trans women participating in any level of women's sports at the Supreme Court - but particularly acute in the Idaho case, where the plaintiff has tried to drop the case, promising not to play on any women's team
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A lot of nastiness in today's attempt by Idaho and West Virginia to enforce bans on trans women participating in any level of women's sports at the Supreme Court - but particularly acute in the Idaho case, where the plaintiff has tried to drop the case, promising not to play on any women's team
An usual level of uncertainty hangs over the typically far-more-straightforward question of which party will hold the upper hand in a critical election year.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-red...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-red...
How Redistricting and the Fate of the Voting Rights Act Might (Not) Impact the Midterms
The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
An usual level of uncertainty hangs over the typically far-more-straightforward question of which party will hold the upper hand in a critical election year.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-red...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-red...
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Trump might torpedo the whole thing, whether the Senate passes the House extension or puts up its own bipartisan bill for a vote (which would then need to pass the House before being sent to Trump’s desk).
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Trump ‘Might’ Torpedo Any Chance of Fending Off Health Care Cost Crisis
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January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Trump might torpedo the whole thing, whether the Senate passes the House extension or puts up its own bipartisan bill for a vote (which would then need to pass the House before being sent to Trump’s desk).
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@joshtpm.bsky.social invites TPM readers to join us at our first Morning Memo event in D.C. on 1/29, delving into the inner workings of Donald Trump's assault on the American republic.
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Join Us as We Dig Into the Corruption of the Trump DOJ, the Belly of the Beast
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January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social invites TPM readers to join us at our first Morning Memo event in D.C. on 1/29, delving into the inner workings of Donald Trump's assault on the American republic.
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The Trump administration's unprecedented attacks on the Federal Reserve risk U.S. economic stability, and have yielded strong responses from Chair Powell, key Republican senators, and a distinguished group of top U.S. economists.
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Five Points on the Trump DOJ’s Attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell
On Sunday evening, the New York Times reported that the U.S. Department...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Trump administration's unprecedented attacks on the Federal Reserve risk U.S. economic stability, and have yielded strong responses from Chair Powell, key Republican senators, and a distinguished group of top U.S. economists.
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“It appears that never in our nation’s history has the Executive Branch imposed military sanctions on a Member of Congress for engaging in disfavored political speech,” Kelly lawsuit said. Story/complaint here: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kelly-s...
Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth in Federal Court for Vengefully Going After His Rank
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sued Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday for...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“It appears that never in our nation’s history has the Executive Branch imposed military sanctions on a Member of Congress for engaging in disfavored political speech,” Kelly lawsuit said. Story/complaint here: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kelly-s...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sued Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday for directing the U.S. Navy to "reconsider" his rank and pay grade.
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Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth in Federal Court for Vengefully Going After His Rank
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sued Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday for...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sued Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Monday for directing the U.S. Navy to "reconsider" his rank and pay grade.
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