In a sobering acknowledgment of his own mortality and the importance of his vote in the health care reform battle, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is privately pressing state officials in Massachusetts to amend state law so that the governor can appoint an interim senator should the seat become vacant. That and the day’s other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup.
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Where Things Stand
Awaiting the Supreme Court Decision That Could ‘Completely Erase’ the ‘Civil Right Movement’s Crowning Achievement’
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The Franchise
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Morning Memo
America’s True Exceptionalism: A Culture of Impunity
02.19.26 | 11:10 am
Cafe
You Don’t Need to Be Found Guilty for the Justice System to Ruin Your Life
02.19.26 | 8:00 am