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.
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‘A Shit Show’: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns That New Project Will Sow Chaos in Election
It raises questions about 'whether catastrophic failure would be a feature rather than a bug,' the whistleblower's representatives write.
09.01.26 | 10:51 am
DHS ‘Voter Fraud Surge’ Reportedly Begins Today
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
09.01.26 | 8:11 am
More of DHS’ Surprising Surveillance Tactics Revealed
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.31.26 | 8:18 am
Trump’s Mail-in Voting Executive Order Is Ready to Begin Its Trip Back to SCOTUS
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.28.26 | 8:17 am
The Pandora’s Box of Trump’s Executive Order on Mail-in Voting
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.27.26 | 8:22 am
Bizarre Situation Gets More Bizarre
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.26.26 | 8:17 am
SCOTUS Sets Up Ongoing Fight Over Trump’s Executive Order on Elections
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.25.26 | 8:08 am
The Pending Supreme Court Decision Hanging Over the Midterms
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.24.26 | 8:16 am
Trump Administration Fails to Substantiate Its Claims of Noncitizen Voting (Again)
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.21.26 | 8:16 am
The Second Trump Admin Has Not Yet Gone All-Out in Attacking Abortion. That May Soon Change.
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
08.20.26 | 8:08 am