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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.

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Have We Seen the Last Of ‘Alligator Alcatraz?’

08.30.25 | 8:00 am

Abbott Threatens to Add Even More GOP Seats in Texas If Dems Don’t Return

08.08.25 | 5:12 pm

Texas Starts a Nationwide Gerrymandering War

INSIDE: The MAGA Instant Pot ... New Census data ... Dems' big decision

08.02.25 | 6:47 am

What the Past Year Has Meant for TPM

07.23.25 | 8:00 am

The Mysterious Roads of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

07.19.25 | 8:00 am

Trump Threatens Senate GOPers Wary of Ceding Their Authority to the Executive Branch

INSIDE: Thom Tillis seeks his truth ... Fox News and the House Republicans make their union official

07.12.25 | 7:45 am

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