Tom Jackman

A video arguing that women shouldn’t be able to vote was just shared by Trump’s Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military.

And Democratic Party leaders still can’t stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

🚨 WaPo EXCLUSIVE

Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.

Great piece Leta.

Trump Released Martin Luther King Jr. Files: I’m in Them   | Washington Monthly My father was an undercover Memphis police officer when the civil rights leader was killed. Why release the Martin Luther King Jr. files now?

I have big feelings about the release of those MLK files

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Trump's Secretary of Defense is proud of slavery in the United States.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

On Jan. 6, Jared Wise urged rioters to "kill" cops.

"You are the Nazi. You are the Gestapo," Wise yelled.

Trump dismissed Wise's Jan. 6 case, and the DOJ hired him as a senior adviser.

We got the bodycam video showing Wise on Jan. 6.

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Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.

A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.

EPA suspends and investigates around 140 employees who signed a letter critical of the agency | CNN EPA administrator Lee Zeldin had a sharp response to the employee-signed letter.

No one should be suspended or fired just for exercising their First Amendment right to speak out.

I’m joining my colleagues in calling for these EPA employees to be reinstated immediately so they can keep doing the good work our country depends on.

This morning we filed a lawsuit against Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem challenging the constitutionality of two laws they are using to deport noncitizens because of speech they don't like.

Nobody should get a midnight knock on the door for disfavored speech, let alone kicked out of the country.

The official version of the constitution on Congress.gov has removed Article I, Section 9 and 10 from the website which includes the writ of habeus corpus.

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Tennessee Is About to Execute Byron Black — Despite His Intellectual Disability Decades after sending him to death row, Nashville prosecutors admitted he shouldn’t be executed. Tennessee plans to kill him anyway.

I wrote about the 69-year-old man Tennessee plans to kill tomorrow. @theintercept.com

Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders (Gift Article) Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.

Trump’s DOJ is destroying the reservoir of trust that once gave government a presumption of regularity in conducting its ordinary affairs. Loss of credibility means every move must be viewed with skepticism.
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White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report | Fox Business Video National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.'

Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan.
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****

Did Martin Short make some really bad investments? Is he broke? Why is he hosting The Match Game on ABC? And the ads w Steve Martin.

Trump on Epstein island: "I never had the privilege of going to his island."

Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

NEW: Here's a new scandal bigger than the Epstein mess. Trump's top intel officer is fabricating evidence so his DOJ can investigate & prosecute Obama & his aides w/ possible show trials—as Trump says, "Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people.”
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JUST IN: Former Jan. 6 prosecutor Michael Gordon (prosecuted Riley Williams, Ray Epps, Bigo Barnett, among others) and press aide Patty Hartman have sued Pam Bondi over their terminations from DOJ.

Their lawyer: Abbe Lowell

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He was on death row. Now he’s suing the men who put him there. John Huffington served 32 years, 10 on death row, before he was released in 2013 and later pardoned. Now he wants damages from the police and prosecutors who handled his case.

New on True Crime: John Huffington was on death row for 10 years and wrongly imprisoned for
32 years. Now he’s suing the men who put him there. Gift link: wapo.st/4kRxRHJ

Propane manager guilty of manslaughter in blast that killed Va. firefighter A house in Sterling exploded after propane leaked from an underground tank into the house, and a firefighter died. The propane manager said he never smelled a leak.

Breaking on True Crime: Jury finds Southern States propane manager guilty of involuntary manslaughter in blast that killed Va. firefighter in Sterling last year. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

CBS Says It’s Canceling Colbert Over Money, Not Politics. Is That Truthiness?

Is late night in financial trouble? Sure. Should you take Paramount’s word that that’s the reason Colbert is going? Give me a break. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/a...

No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence.

CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’ CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night

What a time for CBS to cancel Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” and blame it on a “purely financial decision”: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

And Aldrich Ames.

There is sooooo much history between Trump and Epstein that it boggles the mind. Watch the full segment here: youtu.be/lPGBi6_G6i4?...

Commanders expected to sign veteran pass rusher Von Miller An eight-time Pro Bowl pick, the 36-year-old is likely to sign a one-year deal that reunites him with Adam Peters, who was a scout in Denver when he was drafted..

The Commanders are finally getting their big-name pass rusher, with two-time Super Bowl winner Von Miller expected to sign a one-year contract.

Elderly reporter takes selfie in front of hundreds of high school students at WJMC

Another great time hanging out with the future stars of journalism at George Mason’s annual Washington Journalism and Media Conference. Excellent questions and engagement from the reporters of tomorrow. #WJMC

Justin Wolfe, who confessed to 2001 murder for hire, could get new trial The key witness in the case said Prince William prosecutors pressured him into not testifying for Wolfe. An appeals court said that made Wolfe’s plea involuntary.

Breaking on True Crime: The conviction of Justin Wolfe for murder-for-hire in 2001, a high profile murder in Prince William County, is heading back to court even though he pleaded guilty and submitted a handwritten confession in 2016:
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The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald Newly released documents confirm that an agent in Miami oversaw a Cuban student group that interacted with Oswald in the months before the JFK asassination.

New on True Crime: Newly released documents confirm CIA officer in Miami oversaw Cuban group which repeatedly encountered Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged JFK assassin. Gift link: wapo.st/3GGjKHn

Agree all. Knew nothing of him before the playhouse, he worked hard to get there. The Dating Game!