In Louisiana, democracy is conditional; the condition being, of course, that you vote in the interest of your governor. Fail to follow that one tiny rule, and you may well see your ballot revoked.

Bill Maher and Sen. John Fetterman sat around joking about Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom like a couple of wealthy guys at a country club laughing over cocktails while the republic burns outside the window.

The Pentagon revealed the location of a nuclear submarine after Trump rejected Iran’s ceasefire proposal. Oil prices are surging as tensions spiral.

Inflation just hit its highest level since 2023 as gas, groceries, and everyday costs soar. Workers are falling behind while Wall Street keeps winning.

Trump vows to expand the GOP's election monitoring operation from 2024, deploying more volunteers, legal teams, and poll watchers nationwide.
Trump vows to expand the GOP's election monitoring operation from 2024, deploying more volunteers, legal teams, and poll watchers nationwide.

Behind the rhetoric of “election integrity” lies a coordinated effort to purge voter rolls of Democrats, shut down Black access to the ballot, and reshape the electorate before 2026 and 2028…

Monday's PM edition of the Commonwealth Report.

The Pentagon says $25 billion. Economists and analysts say the real cost of Trump’s Iran war could reach into the trillions as markets tumble and military spending surges.

War Correspondent, Phil Ittner, talks with Thom about the ongoing war in Ukraine and how Russia is now using their propaganda in Poland.

Best-selling author David Daley and Thom discuss how Chief Justice John Roberts has successfully led a decades-long campaign to dismantle the Voting Rights Act (VRA), culminating in a landmark ruling on April 29, 2026. In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority "gutted" what many considered the law's last remaining pillar by making it significantly harder to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps.

Did Trump and Hegseth Lie About Crushing Iran? Yes. A leaked CIA analysis published by the Washington Post shows Iran can withstand the U.S. blockade for three to four months before serious economic hardship hits.

This is the part of the story where most political writing reaches for outrage, and the outrage is appropriate, and the outrage changes nothing. So we're going to do something different.

Thom and guest, John Pavlovitz, discuss the falsehoods and fear propaganda of the Trump administration. They also talk about his new children's book coming out in June!

That's how Chinese analysts are now describing the United States.

Chinese analysts are scrutinizing the U.S. military. The whole world is watching our downfall with the war in Iran.