Category: Weekly Primers | Talking Points Memo

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.

Another Blow To North Carolina’s Voter ID Requirement

By Tierney Sneed | February 24, 2020 7:00 a.m.

DOJ Drama Over Stone Sentencing Couldn’t Have Been More Unnecessary

By Nicole Lafond | February 21, 2020 5:31 p.m.

House Oversight Panel Advances D.C. Statehood Bill

By Tierney Sneed | February 17, 2020 9:00 a.m.

With Impeachment Over, Trump Seeks Vengeance

By Nicole Lafond | February 14, 2020 5:40 p.m.

Trump Hawks 2020 Campaign Merch From The Oval Office

By Matt Shuham | February 13, 2020 3:41 p.m.

This Week In Voting Rights: MO GOP Advances Push To Undo Redistricting Reform

By Tierney Sneed | February 10, 2020 11:31 a.m.

This Week In Trump Investigations: The Anti-Climactic End

By Nicole Lafond | February 7, 2020 5:42 p.m.

This Week In The Swamp: Trump Admin Builds New Secrecy Wall For Border Agents

By Matt Shuham | February 6, 2020 2:27 p.m.

This Week In Voting Rights: MO GOP Revives Push To Undo Redistricting Reform

By Tierney Sneed | February 3, 2020 2:21 p.m.

This Week In Trump Investigations: Murkowski’s ‘No’ Tanked Witness Vote Before It Even Happened

By Nicole Lafond | January 31, 2020 6:16 p.m.

This Week In The Swamp: Behind The Closed Doors Of A Trump Donor Dinner

By Matt Shuham | January 30, 2020 2:44 p.m.

This Week In Voting Rights: Major Ruling Knocks Down AZ Election Restrictions

By Tierney Sneed | January 27, 2020 3:50 p.m.

This Week In Trump Investigations: Hours And Hours Of Opening Arguments

By Nicole Lafond | January 24, 2020 4:00 p.m.

This Week In The Swamp: Another Trump Property Hikes Prices Before A Visit From GOP Insiders

By Matt Shuham | January 23, 2020 2:32 p.m.

This Week: FL Supreme Court Limits Voting Rights Of Ex-Felons

By Tierney Sneed | January 20, 2020 9:00 a.m.

This Week In Trump Investigations: As Parnas Drops Bombs, Senate Takes Over

By Nicole Lafond | January 17, 2020 3:30 p.m.

This Week In The Swamp: The President’s DC Hotel Is A ‘Breeding Ground’ Of Grifters

By Matt Shuham | January 16, 2020 5:13 p.m.

This Week In Voting Rights: Big Gains For Automatic Voter Registration

By Tierney Sneed | January 13, 2020 10:00 a.m.