Kate Riga

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Kate Riga is a D.C. reporter for TPM and cohost of The TPM Show.
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Former Reality Star And Scion Of Famed Evangelical Family Josh Duggar Arrested
04.30.21 | 12:38 pm
WASHINGTON, DC Ð JANUARY 8: Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN), brother of Vice President Mike Pence, arrives for a briefing with members of the U.S. House of Representatives about the situation with Iran, at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. Members of the House and the Senate are expected to be briefed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, CIA Director Gina Haspel and Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. In response to the U.S. killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC Ð JANUARY 8: Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN), brother of Vice President Mike Pence, arrives for a briefing with members of the U.S. House of Representatives about the situation with Iran, at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. Members of the House and the Senate are expected to be briefed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, CIA Director Gina Haspel and Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. In response to the U.S. killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Republicans Still Shamelessly Touting COVID Relief They Voted Against
04.29.21 | 1:09 pm
‘Alarming,’ ‘Disturbing,’ ‘Amusing,’ ‘Frustrating’: When Your Beef Study Becomes A Rightwing Distortion
“We’re humble little researchers with our quiet little existence, doing studies and putting things out,” one researcher chuckled, “then there’s this whole different universe of noise and shouting and jumping up and down.”
04.27.21 | 5:44 pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 29: Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies during a House Budget Committee business meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 29: Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies during a House Budget Committee business meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Refs Under Pressure: Former CBO Directors Uneasily Track Politicization Of Their Agency Prime Badge
04.27.21 | 2:11 pm
Fox Corrects Graphic, Script After Days Of Hammering Fake Biden Red Meat Ban
04.26.21 | 7:08 pm
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 30: Colorado governor Jared Polis speaks to the media at a mass COVID-19 vaccination event on January 30, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. UCHealth, Colorado’s largest healthcare provider, plans to vaccinate 10,000 seniors over 70 during the drive-up event this weekend. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) DENVER, CO - JANUARY 30: Colorado governor Jared Polis speaks to the media at a mass COVID-19 vaccination event on January 30, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. UCHealth, Colorado’s largest healthcare provider, plans to vaccinate 10,000 seniors over 70 during the drive-up event this weekend. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
The Other GOP Meat Freakout Prime Badge
04.26.21 | 6:12 pm
The Origin Story Of GOP Outrage Over Totally Imaginary Biden Red Meat Ban
This Week’s Red Meat For The Rightwing Machine
04.26.21 | 12:46 pm
Republicans’ Flimsy Infrastructure Plan Is A Direct Reaction To Their COVID Relief Failure Prime Badge
04.22.21 | 4:06 pm
Republicans Release Draft Version Of Plan To Vote Against Biden Infrastructure Package
04.22.21 | 2:15 pm
Republicans Erupt After Dem Rep. Calls Their DC Statehood Arguments ‘Racist Trash’
04.22.21 | 1:25 pm