Very Interesting Speech
06.03.2026 00:10
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Noem successfully fashioned herself as the face of the most unpopular and dystopian moments of Trump’s second term. Maybe the horseback rides across Mount Rushmore were worth it.
She posed for a photo after a standing ovation, cheerily waving at the crowd as she exited stage right — on her way to her new job demotion.
Vance's anti-interventionist bona fides — critical for 2028 positioning, especially contra-Marco Rubio — are in the toilet as he stays silent amid Trump's new war.
A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast with Kate Riga is live! This week, @kateriga.bsky.social and @joshtpm.bsky.social talk election returns and Trump’s new war with Iran. Head to TPM to listen now!
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Super surreal, all the cops asked prepared questions about working with dhs and/or big buckets of flattery. Noem at one point mentioned attending an event with Trump on Saturday - guess we'll see if that's still on the books!
eek Noem is currently taking questions about immigration from local law enforcement at the major cities conference ... not clear that she knows Trump has fired her ...
One member of the board was cited as a key witness in the FBI’s affidavit for the January raid.
Trump Unceremoniously Boots Noem, Says He Will Plop Senator in as Head of DHS
In today's edition of Morning Memo:
~Jeanine Pirro tried to mount a prosecution over a MAGA fever dream, but ... “Investigators were never quite clear what crime, if any, had been committed by the Biden administration’s use of the autopen,” the NYT reports.
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Until two minutes before Montana’s 5 pm filing deadline, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) was running to keep his seat.
Bonus: Montana’s Other Senator, for Whatever Reason, Decided to Beat up a Marine on Wednesday
Come for Daines' seat gifting, stay for Montana's other senator extracurricularly helping break a veteran/protester's arm talkingpointsmemo.com/news/daines-...
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“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment … Since then, I’ve reconciled with my wife Angel,” Gonzales said. “I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has.”
There's one authority Congress retains to stop Trump's ongoing assault in Iran: appropriations.
Kate and Josh talk election returns and Trump's new war with Iran on the latest episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast with Kate Riga.
The heavy hand from Trump the day after a primary — the outcome of which many speculated would serve as some sort of indictment on Republicans voters’ appetite for MAGA as a whole — is revealing of perhaps deeper concerns about Texas’ fate now that Talarico is headed for the general election.
Trump is subtly revealing that Talarico's Colbert interview predictions about the Trump administration's concerns may not be too far off.
I used Iowa to take a look at the nationwide push from right wing groups to link abortion drugs to water quality issues. It's an organized effort that has no basis in actual science. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pseudos...
This weird water quality argument is like the Project 2025 of trying to get abortion drugs banned. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pseudos...
