Her decision to back Kennedy comes after Collins said she spoke with him about the Trump administration's biomedical research funding cuts. read more
In Kentucky, local storeowners are already hearing about their suppliers' prices going up. One estimate suggests President Trump's tariffs could cost the average Kentuckian up to $1,200 each year.
The base's name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023 upon the recommendation of a commission that Congress tasked with renaming military installations dedicated to Confederate leaders. Renaming it again for Roland, not Braxton, is effectively a technicality. Even Hegseth's proclamation that "Bragg is back" suggests that the change is basically a wink and a dog whistle to those who still want the original Bragg to be revered. It's not fooling anyone, and it's not the first time it's happened in North Carolina.
Searing statement from the ABA accuses the Trump administration of failing to respect the law and Congress. read more
These are wild times at TPM because they're wild times in the American government. It's hard to keep up with everything happening from one moment to the next. I had not had a chance to look at the new DOGE executive order the President signed this afternoon with Elon Musk standing beside him. I don't think it's too much to say that it puts Musk functionally in control of the U.S. government.
The Catholic church's horrific history of violence, murder and oppression makes MAGA look like mewling schoolgirls.