Tag: Tom Cotton

Cotton’s Office Denies He Believes Slavery Was A ‘Necessary Evil’ After Backlash Over Remark

By Summer Concepcion | July 26, 2020 4:18 p.m.

Cotton Compares Portland BLM Protesters To Confederate Secessionists

By Cristina Cabrera | July 21, 2020 12:06 p.m.

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 04: Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, are seen during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in the House Chamber on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Conservatives Slam Roberts After Ruling To Uphold DACA Protections

By Summer Concepcion | June 18, 2020 1:53 p.m.

McConnell Mocks Uproar Over Cotton’s NYT Op-Ed: ‘The Gray Lady Finally Met Her Match’

By Summer Concepcion | June 10, 2020 11:47 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Media Mistakes Embolden Another Trumpian

This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | June 9, 2020 12:14 p.m.

Regardless of who-pitched-who, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) clearly knew what he was doing — and what he was getting away with — with his New York Times op-ed pushing the use of military force against protesters demonstrating against police brutality and the death of George Floyd.