The Trump administration's chilling attacks on lawyers, judges, and the pillars of our free society are dangerous for all of our rights. To mark our country's 250th anniversary, judges from across the country are calling out those who seek to undermine the rule of law.

This is absolutely devastating and infuriating. ICE officers in an unmarked car shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father of three, on his way to work. Then the smear machine immediately kicked in. Read the words of his son, and demand accountability: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Please.

I just contributed to the TPM Journalism Fund. Put your money where defense of truth and integrity in reporting is! talkingpointsmemo.com

Dam Breaks As Elected Dems Withdraw Support, Urge Platner to Drop Out of Maine Senate Race talkingpointsmemo.com/news/elected...

"Whatever else Freedom 250 is, it is a cash grab first and a celebration second."

Let them eat cake! www.huffpost.com/entry/troy-n...

Pete Hegseth: "This background noise is perfect. It's the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can't see law and order and common sense in front of them."

Excellent work, neighbors

LMAO -- Acting AG Todd Blanche struggles to deliver a speech to National Guard members in DC over the noise being made by protesters

i love this for Stephen Miller

Red Alert! Gephardt and Wirth warn we are in the midst of a 'Rolling Coup' www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.

Also inside: more on the postmaster general confirming to Congress that he will help with Trump's vote-by-mail suppression campaign

The election will be one of the closest watched come November. And in this race, anyway, Democrats are proving themselves willing to accept “fighters” in many forms. More from @kateriga.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand here:

Indiana's classroom snitching law working exactly as it was intended to

tragedy, farce, etc. .... Trump’s New Leak in the Back Reflecting Pool Legend talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/taxing-...

69-page bar complaint filed against Acting AG Blanche by @democracydefendersfund.org , > 100 former judges, et al. dea5edf3-e27d-4adc-a42a-b9c082bc3167.usrfiles.com/ugd/dea5ed_b...

I will never stop exercising my constitutional rights to stand up for Minnesotans and the American freedoms we hold dear. My full statement on DOJ’s politically motivated investigation:

The Justice Department quietly deleted thousands of press releases about the Jan. 6 insurrection So Lawfare restored them: more than 5,700 pages recovered and publicly archived. @tylermcbrien.com, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org explain how.

Our new poll finds that 79% of voters want a constitutional amendment that restores limits on money in elections. More results and what’s behind them: bit.ly/4dPG5yA

This is not okay. I don’t think this has happened in the history of our U.S. Attorney’s Office. www.wpri.com/target-12/ju...

The deal between the United States & Iran underscores what we already knew: The Iran war was a huge blunder from the start & we are worse off as a result. But one thing worse than this deal is not ending this stupid war.

This is not part of the agreement. He is making this up. Iran agrees to give up NOTHING on their nuclear program in this deal.

Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c... via @statnews.com "Vaccine may be cardioprotective..." Ignore the fearmongering lies. #VaccinesWork.

DOJ lawyers were leaning toward challenging David Ellison’s bid for CNN’s parent company—until DOJ leadership stepped in.

ICE Agents Were Given Access to Local Voter Files As Trump Perpetuates Myth of Non-Citizen Voting talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ice-age...

Louisiana Democratic State Rep. Edmond Jordan didn’t hold back when he told his Republican colleagues that voting for the latest redistricting map would mean they are casting a vote for racism. Source: ACLU of Louisiana

The dismissal marked the first case to crumble under what one judge called a “credibility crisis” swirling around U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office following the collapse of the Broadview prosecution last month.

Couldn’t quite squeeze this observation into the piece, but there’s something odd and maybe revealing about this phrasing. “Your elections in this country…. Your elections are crooked.” Like at some level Trump views himself as an occupier. www.offmessage.net/p/confront-t...

He is our enemy-in-chief. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/the-one-war-...

FFS arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Main Justice Fingerprints on Grand Jury Corruption talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/main-...

Surveying the Criminal Conduct Terrain talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/surve...

Why the Filibuster Absolutely Has to Go talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-t...

RFK Jr. said “the only people who lost coverage were people who were never entitled to coverage.” But higher costs were the #1 reason people in Massachusetts chose to drop their ACA coverage last year. They did everything right, and Trump still ripped away their health care.

Morning Memo, a free weekday newsletter chronicling the depredations of the Trump II presidency: morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com

Terrific polemic by one Texan, Michael Wood, about another, John Cornyn: "The difference is courage and patriotism. These men without chests, as C.S. Lewis would call them, are not nimble or smart. They are cowards, and I for one will not let them forget it." open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵

Lawmakers cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and put our health care at risk to pay for tax giveaways for the rich and powerful that they don’t need. Join @unitehere.org, America’s unions and allies on June 1-7 as we mobilize and fight back against health care cuts! sevendaysinjune.org

What’s Going on With Trump’s Big Fascistic Arch Near the National Mall?

Relatives of voting rights martyrs tell TPM they're reeling from the Supreme Court's decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. Now the one lasting change to American democracy that their relatives’ deaths brought about has been undone.  talkingpointsmemo.com/news/their-l...

Recall: Dems hung tough on no funding for ICE & BP, Rs caved and passed rest of DHS and decided to do ICE and BP via reconciliation. Trump wanted ballroom then slush fund, couldn’t work it out, & here we are. Lesson for Dems: Hanging tough put pressure on Rs, -> Rs in disarray.

Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys will seek compensation from Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund. He’s playing the victim. “I'm not greedy," Tarrio said. "But my life was all fucked up because of this." On Jan. 6, he was proud of what he & his men accomplished, texting: “Make no mistake…we did this.”

It’s amazing the difference between how some Republicans speak 5 minutes after their political careers are over compared to the time when they wanted the cult leader to love them.

🚨 BOOM! Just passed 100 let’s get to 200 in the next hour! It only takes 30 seconds. Help us block Trump’s slush fund here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

These are sound recommendations - screen time is leading to poorer academic performance & worsening mental health. Parents, educators, and students should be aware & companies must design products with kids’ well-being as a priority. www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/h...