# TPM – Talking Points Memo Breaking News and Analysis Page: Feed: --- ## [California’s Dem Senators Write to SoS Expressing ‘Grave Concerns’ About Tina Peters](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/californias-dem-senators-write-to-sos-expressing-grave-concerns-about-tina-peters) _2026-08-20 · Khaya Himmelman_ Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! Election officials in Shasta County — a deep red California county that has... ## [Security Blankets and the Mad, Mad King](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/security-blankets-and-the-mad-mad-king) _2026-08-20 · Josh Marshall_ If you’ve been online in the last few days you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to Natalie Harp Discourse (NHD), the phenomenon... ## [A Disturbing Peek Into Trump’s Kafkaesque Immigration Courts](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/a-disturbing-peek-into-trumps-kafkaesque-immigration-courts) _2026-08-20 · David Kurtz_ Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong Again Today we begin with a particularly striking example of the bleak inanity of executive branch... ## [The Second Trump Admin Has Not Yet Gone All-Out in Attacking Abortion. That May Soon Change.](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/the-second-trump-admin-has-not-yet-gone-all-out-in-attacking-abortion-that-may-soon-change) _2026-08-20 · John Light_ Good morning! I am back, and excited to get back into it. The Next Trump Attack on Abortion? President Donald... ## [New Report on Carr Communications With White House, Right-Wing Media Affirms What We’ve Know All Along](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/new-report-on-carr-communications-with-white-house-right-wing-media-affirms-what-weve-know-all-along) _2026-08-19 · Nicole LaFond_ Meetings With Murdoch and Sinclair Chief I’ve been making the case in Where Things Stand for some time now that... ## [Trump Is Using a New, Highly Unusual Census Bureau Report to Claim He Won the 2020 Election](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-is-using-a-new-highly-unusual-census-bureau-report-to-claim-he-won-the-2020-election) _2026-08-19 · Layla A. Jones_ President Donald Trump lost the popular vote in the 2020 election by 4.4%. That hasn’t stopped him, though, from latching... ## [Trump Admin and Its Allies Throw Up Roadblocks to Prosecuting ICE Agents](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-admin-and-its-allies-throw-up-roadblocks-to-prosecuting-ice-agents) _2026-08-19 · David Kurtz_ The Long Tail of Operation Metro Surge The mostly below-the-radar effort to block Minnesota’s effort to prosecute federal agents for... ## [After Chaotic Primary, Sen. Sullivan, Mary Peltola Head for the General Elections in Alaska](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/after-chaotic-primary-sen-sullivan-mary-peltola-head-for-the-general-elections-in-alaska) _2026-08-19 · Emine Yücel_ Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) and incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) are set to face off in the general elections... ## [Florida Voters Reject Cory Mills’ Reelection Bid Amid Dating Violence Allegations](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida-voters-reject-cory-mills-reelection-bid-amid-dating-violence-allegations) _2026-08-19 · Mel Leonor Barclay_ This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Meet Mel and read more of their reporting... ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lYDWGSQHxa5a) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Slotkin Asks Hegseth to Confirm He Won’t Send Troops to Polls](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/slotkin-asks-hegseth-to-confirm-he-wont-send-troops-to-polls) _2026-08-18 · Nicole LaFond_ ‘Laying the Breadcrumbs’ Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and to Gen. Dan Caine,...