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John Light is TPM's managing 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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Where Things Stand: Loudmouthed Former Guv Gets Surprising Endorsement For Comeback Bid

By John Light | September 22, 2021 6:15 p.m.

Susan Collins refused to endorse Trump in 2016, and she voted to remove him during his 2020 impeachment trial.

But in 2022, she will be supporting the self-declared proto-Trump Paul LePage. (“I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular,” the former two-term governor of Maine once opined.)

Man Who Claimed To Have Bomb Surrenders To Police Near Capitol

By John Light | August 19, 2021 11:29 p.m.

ESZTERGOM, HUNGARY - AUGUST 07: Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. The multiday political event was organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a privately managed foundation that recently received more than $1.7 billion in government money and assets. The leader of its main board, Balazs Orban, who is also a state secretary in the prime minister's office, said MCC's priority is promoting "patriotism" among the next generation of Hungary's leaders. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

The MAGA Freakout Over Afghan Refugees Kicks Into Overdrive

By John Light | August 17, 2021 7:31 a.m.

After Checking The ‘Bipartisanship’ Box, Senate Begins Work On Budget Resolution

By John Light | August 10, 2021 5:25 p.m.

Senate Dems Release Historic, All-Encompassing Budget Resolution

By John Light | August 10, 2021 10:28 a.m.

Where Things Stand: On To The Main Course

This is your TPM afternoon briefing.

By John Light | August 9, 2021 6:15 p.m.

At TPM, we’ve been harping on the fact that the whole bipartisan back-and-forth that unfolded over the last two months — and that might conclude early tomorrow morning — doesn’t really matter that much. It’s the reconciliation package that matters. If it passes in a form similar to what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined this morning, it would be the most significant progressive legislation in at least a decade.

It might also be the last significant progressive legislation for at least a decade.

Senate Work To Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Continues Through Weekend

By John Light | August 8, 2021 9:29 p.m.

Cheney Will Reportedly Deliver One Of Two Opening Statements For Jan. 6 Committee

By John Light | July 26, 2021 12:49 p.m.

‘Time Is Not Our Friend’: Here’s What Happened With Infrastructure Negotiations This Week

By John Light | July 24, 2021 8:45 a.m.

After DACA Ruling, Biden Calls On Senate To Help Dreamers Using Budget Reconciliation

By John Light | July 17, 2021 1:27 p.m.