• Sections
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • The Franchise
  • Features
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

Today’s Must Read

by David Kurtz
02.08.08 | 10:15 am

Don’t be fooled. When the CIA chief says “it’s not certain” that waterboarding is legal any longer, he’s not really saying it’s illegal.

He just means he hasn’t asked the Justice Department and White House to sign off on it–yet.

Send Tips
David Kurtz is TPM's editor at large.
LATEST
Where Things Stand
Judge Throws Out ‘Blatantly Unlawful’ DOJ Subpoeana Targeting Walz, Other Minnesota Dems
06.22.26 | 6:25 pm
News
‘A Huge Grab of Power’: Trump and Vought Are Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
06.22.26 | 12:35 pm
Morning Memo
The Reflecting Pool as a Reflection of Trump’s Corruption and Tin-Potism
06.22.26 | 9:16 am
The Weekender
The MAGA Merch Guide to Celebrating Dad
06.20.26 | 8:00 am
Talking Points Memo
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice