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It's five days before Christmas, and Elon Musk -- the unelected billionaire who seems to lack even a Schoolhouse Rock! level of civics attainment -- is trying to tank another government spending bill.

As of Friday evening it appears that the Trump/Musk GOP has managed to put out, or at least move to 'controlled' status, the wildfire they lit for no particular reason earlier in the week.

I admit I've been saying mostly the same thing in my last few posts on events on Capitol Hill. I must think that if I keep writing it it will finally be clear. Oh well. I just noticed someone say they ...

January 6 defendants and attorneys have caught on to a shift in Donald Trump's statements about a pardon in recent weeks: he's teased the idea that he may issue a blanket pardon to non-violent ...

The only arm-twisting going on is the kind you see in pro wrestling, which is probably the best parallel for what the GOP's performative politics amounts to.

If you haven't seen the details, the meltdown on Capitol Hill went from bad to worse this evening. Or awesome to awesomer, depending on your perspective. Let's review. Donald Trump wanted a smooth ...

The biggest question to me about Trump II is where the administration will land on the spectrum of incompetence to malice. Based on this current preview, the New York Times needle is currently ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Coastal populations are expanding quickly around the world.

If you're thinking about joining us for our first live-audience version of the podcast on January 15th down in DC, definitely get your tickets now. We've got 200 seats/tickets and we've already sold ...

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate and Josh discuss Democrats' vote against elevating AOC to a prominent role, the great capitulation of the CEOs and Biden's acts of ...