Category: Weekly Primers | Talking Points Memo

Trump Takes His Election Delegitimization Crusade To The Next Level

This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.

By Tierney Sneed | August 3, 2020 2:14 p.m.

If The Feds Protect The Suburbs, Will The Suburbs Protect The President?

This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.

By Matt Shuham | July 30, 2020 6:29 p.m.

The Big Fight Shaping Up Over Trump Effort To Rig The Census Even After He’s Gone

This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box

By Tierney Sneed | July 27, 2020 3:45 p.m.

Bill Barr’s Whoppers On Kansas City And Minneapolis

This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.

By Matt Shuham | July 23, 2020 6:25 p.m.

As Senate Returns, Pressure Mounts For More Election Funding In Next COVID Package

By Tierney Sneed | July 20, 2020 3:13 p.m.

A Can Of Beans Shoved In Your Face … Forever

This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.

By Matt Shuham | July 16, 2020 6:30 p.m.

TX Primary A Test For November In State That Has Resisted Mail-In Balloting

This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box

By Tierney Sneed | July 13, 2020 9:23 a.m.

ICE Expelling Students For Online Classes Will ‘Encourage Schools To Reopen,’ Cuccinelli Says

This Week in the Swamp: A weekly dive into the muck of the Trump administration.

By Matt Shuham | July 9, 2020 6:01 p.m.

After Three Year Wait, Appeals Court Upholds Several Restrictive Voting Rules In WI

By Tierney Sneed and Kate Riga | July 6, 2020 2:09 p.m.

Watchdog Says Commerce Department is ‘Actively Preventing’ Report On Sharpiegate

By Matt Shuham | July 2, 2020 6:21 p.m.

Kentucky Primary Offers Lessons For Pandemic Voting Going Forward

By Tierney Sneed | June 29, 2020 9:59 a.m.

Bill Barr Went To War Against Cheap Weed, Clean Cars, Whistleblower Alleges

By Matt Shuham | June 25, 2020 6:47 p.m.

California Passes Vote-By-Mail Bill That Circumvents GOP Lawsuit

By Tierney Sneed | June 22, 2020 2:24 p.m.

DACA Ruling Joins Long List Of Trump Admin’s Legal Face Plants

By Matt Shuham | June 18, 2020 6:18 p.m.

June Continues To Be A Rocky Month For Pandemic Elections

By Tierney Sneed | June 15, 2020 1:49 p.m.

The Trump Administration’s COVID-19 Loan Data Is A Black Hole

By Matt Shuham | June 11, 2020 6:33 p.m.

Some States Struggle With Surge In Pandemic Vote-By-Mail During Primaries

By Tierney Sneed | June 8, 2020 2:29 p.m.

With Thousands Of Missing Asylum Cases, ‘What Do You Do About Records That Disappear?’

By Matt Shuham | June 4, 2020 6:33 p.m.

Amid COVID19 Crisis, Voting Rights Groups Get Wins In Longstanding Battles

By Tierney Sneed | April 6, 2020 10:42 a.m.

Appeals Court Upholds Five-Year Sentence In High-Profile Election Violation Case

By Tierney Sneed | March 23, 2020 11:51 a.m.

The Government’s Top HR Officer Resigned Abruptly Amid Pressure From WH

By Matt Shuham | March 19, 2020 6:06 p.m.

Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Access To The Ballot Box

By Tierney Sneed and Kate Riga | March 16, 2020 1:05 p.m.

Senate GOPer Keeps Biden-Ukraine Conspiracies Alive Amid Outbreak

By Nicole Lafond | March 13, 2020 6:13 p.m.

As Public Health Officials Call For An Emergency Declaration, Trump Resists

By Matt Shuham | March 12, 2020 1:40 p.m.

Top Houston-Area Election Official Apologizes For Super Tuesday Debacle

By Tierney Sneed | March 9, 2020 11:18 a.m.

Federal Judge Finds Barr Was Biased In How He Handled Mueller Probe Rollout

By Nicole Lafond | March 6, 2020 5:38 p.m.

Public Health Officials Strain Against Trump’s Bungled Coronavirus Response

By Matt Shuham | March 5, 2020 1:31 p.m.

Wisconsin Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Order For Speedy Purge

By Tierney Sneed | March 2, 2020 10:00 a.m.

What Do Coronavirus And Impeachment Have In Common? Mulvaney Has A Theory

By Nicole Lafond | February 28, 2020 4:33 p.m.

After An Angry Tweet From The President, Money Dried Up For Storm Surge Planning

By Matt Shuham | February 27, 2020 2:47 p.m.