LatestThe most well-known benefit of RCV is ensuring that the winner of an election receives support from the majority of voters. This is critical in heavily contested elections.By Adam Eichen|July 1, 2020 3:27 p.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Adam Eichen is the Campaigns Manager for Equal Citizens and co-author of . Have a tip? !includes: Dear Reader,When we asked recently what makes TPM different from other outlets, readers cited factors like honesty, curiosity, transparency, and our vibrant community. They also...…LatestThe most well-known benefit of RCV is ensuring that the winner of an election receives support from the majority of voters. This is critical in heavily contested elections.By Adam Eichen|July 1, 2020 3:27 p.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Adam Eichen is the Campaigns Manager for Equal Citizens and co-author of . Have a tip? !includes: Dear Reader,When we asked recently what makes TPM different from other outlets, readers cited factors like honesty, curiosity, transparency, and our vibrant community. They also...WW…

LatestWe still have an opportunity to listen to experts and take strong action on climate change before the worst overwhelms our best intentions.By Stacey Abrams|April 24, 2020 5:28 p.m. It will be months, perhaps years, before we know the full impact of COVID-19 on our families, communities and country. In my home state of Georgia, . With only a fraction of the available tests needed to adequately track this virus, officials cannot predict with certainty what is to come — when this virus will hit its peak, when hospitals should prepare for an even larger surge of critically-ill...…LatestWe still have an opportunity to listen to experts and take strong action on climate change before the worst overwhelms our best intentions.By Stacey Abrams|April 24, 2020 5:28 p.m. It will be months, perhaps years, before we know the full impact of COVID-19 on our families, communities and country. In my home state of Georgia, . With only a fraction of the available tests needed to adequately track this virus, officials cannot predict with certainty what is to come — when this virus will hit its peak, when hospitals should prepare for an even larger surge of critically-ill...WW…

LatestIntelligence Chair Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat.By Robert Faturechi ProPublica and Derek Willis ProPublica|March 19, 2020 5:44 p.m.This article was originally published by . ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s  newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate...…LatestIntelligence Chair Richard Burr’s selloff came around the time he was receiving daily briefings on the health threat.By Robert Faturechi ProPublica and Derek Willis ProPublica|March 19, 2020 5:44 p.m.This article was originally published by . ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s  newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate...WW…

LatestTrade associations sound innocuous but the term obscures what they really are: lobbying groups that advocate for policies that benefit specific business interests. Among the groups that could potentially qualify for loans under Collins’ and Rubio’s bill are PhRMA, the nation’s top drug lobby, and the American Chemistry Council, which represents big chemical and fossil fuel interests.By Adam Eichen|August 19, 2020 10:00 a.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Adam Eichen is the Campaigns Manager for Equal Citizens and the co-founder...…LatestTrade associations sound innocuous but the term obscures what they really are: lobbying groups that advocate for policies that benefit specific business interests. Among the groups that could potentially qualify for loans under Collins’ and Rubio’s bill are PhRMA, the nation’s top drug lobby, and the American Chemistry Council, which represents big chemical and fossil fuel interests.By Adam Eichen|August 19, 2020 10:00 a.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Adam Eichen is the Campaigns Manager for Equal Citizens and the co-founder...WW…

LatestBy SEAN MURPHY|July 8, 2020 5:34 p.m.OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa that drew thousands of people in late June, along with large protests that accompanied it, “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed new cases on Monday, a one-day record high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday.Although the health department’s policy is to not publicly identify individual settings where people may have contracted the virus, Dart...…LatestBy SEAN MURPHY|July 8, 2020 5:34 p.m.OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa that drew thousands of people in late June, along with large protests that accompanied it, “likely contributed” to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed new cases on Monday, a one-day record high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday.Although the health department’s policy is to not publicly identify individual settings where people may have contracted the virus, Dart...WW…

LatestWhile the social media giant says it opposes voter suppression, the data shows a stark picture: Nearly half of all top-performing posts that mentioned voting by mail were false or misleading.By Ryan McCarthy ProPublica|July 16, 2020 9:58 a.m.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them...…LatestWhile the social media giant says it opposes voter suppression, the data shows a stark picture: Nearly half of all top-performing posts that mentioned voting by mail were false or misleading.By Ryan McCarthy ProPublica|July 16, 2020 9:58 a.m.ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them...WW…

LatestDespite their best efforts, Senate Republicans’ attempts to sink or damage Biden’s nominees ultimately failed because the American people saw through them.By Kyle Herrig|April 21, 2021 11:21 a.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Gearing up for obstructionObstruction threatened national security, public health  Have a tip? !includes: Dear Reader,When we asked recently what makes TPM different from other outlets, readers cited factors like honesty, curiosity, transparency, and our vibrant community. They also pointed to our...…LatestDespite their best efforts, Senate Republicans’ attempts to sink or damage Biden’s nominees ultimately failed because the American people saw through them.By Kyle Herrig|April 21, 2021 11:21 a.m.This article is part of , TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Gearing up for obstructionObstruction threatened national security, public health  Have a tip? !includes: Dear Reader,When we asked recently what makes TPM different from other outlets, readers cited factors like honesty, curiosity, transparency, and our vibrant community. They also pointed to our...WW…

LatestPoliticians get the veneer of grassroots support, while shadowy consultants get rich.By Isaac Arnsdorf and Derek Willis|April 21, 2021 9:30 a.m.This article was originally published in , a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Two of the leading Republican firebrands in Congress touted big fundraising hauls as a show of grassroots support for their high-profile stands against accepting the 2020 election results.But new financial disclosures show that Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.,...…LatestPoliticians get the veneer of grassroots support, while shadowy consultants get rich.By Isaac Arnsdorf and Derek Willis|April 21, 2021 9:30 a.m.This article was originally published in , a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Two of the leading Republican firebrands in Congress touted big fundraising hauls as a show of grassroots support for their high-profile stands against accepting the 2020 election results.But new financial disclosures show that Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.,...WW…

This article was shared by a TPM member.Members-Only ArticleThis is your TPM afternoon briefing.By|March 31, 2021 1:55 p.m.And it’s not going well.If you didn’t watch Rep. Matt Gaetz’ (R-FL) stunning interview on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s show last night, you should check out our report on itIt was during this interview — which even Carlson, a veteran of many weird interviews, described as “one of the weirdest” he’s ever conducted — that Gaetz made a lot of following a New York Times that he’s being investigated over a possible relationship with a 17-year old.During the interview, he...…This article was shared by a TPM member.Members-Only ArticleThis is your TPM afternoon briefing.By|March 31, 2021 1:55 p.m.And it’s not going well.If you didn’t watch Rep. Matt Gaetz’ (R-FL) stunning interview on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s show last night, you should check out our report on itIt was during this interview — which even Carlson, a veteran of many weird interviews, described as “one of the weirdest” he’s ever conducted — that Gaetz made a lot of following a New York Times that he’s being investigated over a possible relationship with a 17-year old.During the interview, he...WW…

LatestBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Ashraf Khalil|June 27, 2020 11:03 a.m.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nation’s racist beginnings.Trump had promised to take action earlier this week after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.The order calls on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group that destroys or vandalizes a monument, memorial or...…LatestBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Ashraf Khalil|June 27, 2020 11:03 a.m.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nation’s racist beginnings.Trump had promised to take action earlier this week after police thwarted an attempt by protesters to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park across from the White House.The order calls on the attorney general to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any person or group that destroys or vandalizes a monument, memorial or...WW…