Professor Michael McDonald, an expert on elections at the University of Florida, closely studies the mechanics and statistics tied to voting, and has made the case (convincingly, in our opinion) that the 2020 presidential election will see the highest turnout in an American election in a century.

In this week’s Inside briefing, he explained his work and his theory, and took questions from members. Watch here.

The impeachment inquiry is moving into its next phase after weeks of public testimony. The Iowa caucuses are two months away. We’re watching the polls closely, and they’ll be the subject of this week’s Inside briefing, which will take place on Wednesday at noon Eastern Time.

What should we make of the churn in the Democratic primary? Are Americans changing their opinions about impeachment? We will discuss these questions and more with Michael McDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida and a prolific analyst of America’s voting trends.

Register to join us here.

TPM’s investigative reporters, Tierney Sneed and Josh Kovensky, reflected on what we learned during an intensive week of impeachment hearings and took your questions on what’s next. Watch here.

We’ll be watching along with you tonight as twelve Democratic presidential contenders take the stage, and TPM’s New York team will be liveblogging our reactions. (Pretty sure the DC office is busy with the Nationals game.)

Follow along here.

Around 2:30 p.m. last Thursday, TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky and I were having a conversation through instant message as I edited one of his articles. In the middle of this, he suddenly wrote “HUH.”

Then: “I just had a breakthrough.”

I continued editing, and he started working on something new. I soon learned what that breakthrough was.

The story of Kovensky’s realization illustrates just how knowledgeable our reporting team is and how our members make their tireless work to report on and analyze the news possible. (So if you’re not a member, please take a moment to join.)

And read on about his big hunch.

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We often hear from readers (sometimes, painfully, former readers) that they wish we covered climate change more, among other issues. And we do, too. It’s one of the most important political stories of our lifetimes.

Historically, TPM has favored news and investigations on which we can break ground where other outlets haven’t. We’ve been less likely to cover larger, slower moving, but ultimately existentially critical stories.

But last week, we devoted a significant amount of our resources to focusing on the climate story. And it was our membership model that allowed us to do it.

So please take a moment to join if you’re not already a member.

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