John Light

John Light is TPM's executive editor, based in New York. He previously worked as a producer for Bill Moyers and WNYC and has written for The Atlantic, Slate, Reuters and Grist.
Trump’s Assault on Separation of Powers Made Explicit in His Megabill Vote Whipping
INSIDE: GOP 'holdouts' do what they do ... Trump nominee's trutherism ... DOJ threat to election officials
07.03.25 | 10:16 am
Mike Johnson Reminds House GOP That Legislating Isn’t That Important Right Now
INSIDE: Birtherism is back ... Trump power grab defeated (for now) ... DOGE advisor launches anti-Musk PAC
07.02.25 | 10:25 am
Trump Threatens Elon With Monster of His Own Making
INSIDE: DOJ's new denaturalization crusade ... Musk fights Trump bill ... Noem pads her salary
07.01.25 | 10:28 am
Trump Can’t Decide If Migrant Farm Worker Industry Is a Worthy Sacrifice for His Mass Deportation Agenda
INSIDE: Lisa Murkowski's whale boat pork ... Bondi targets Jan. 6 prosecutors ... Orbán's oops
06.30.25 | 10:36 am
Bill Moyers Saw What Was Coming
For decades, Bill Moyers warned about our current crisis of democracy as it gradually drew nearer. And he saw the path through to the other side — should we choose to take it.
06.30.25 | 10:05 am
The Political World’s Five-Alarm Mamdani Meltdown
INSIDE: See You Next Year, Sam Alito .. DOGE Doldrums ... Words of Wisdom
06.28.25 | 8:00 am
Photos: ‘No Kings’ Day Protests
Moments from a massive day of demonstrations across America.
06.14.25 | 7:00 pm