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“Chavez-DeRemer under scrutiny since Jan, when Labor Dept IG opened investigation into allegations [of] affair w/ member of security detail, drank on the job” and more that doesn’t fit in 1 Bluesky!
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
I’ll be going LIVE today on Substack at 2:40pm ET/11:40am PT with @stevevladeck.bsky.social on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket and bombshell new reporting about how it’s remade the court. Don’t miss it.
as previewed, Kash Patel files defamation suit against the Atlantic for its admittedly hugely critical article about him that ran over the weekend. Empty Trump like gesture or something real? (spoiler alert: the latter) I'll have a youtube up on it shortly. youtube.com/talkingfeds.
In “Trump's 'Absolute Fiasco,'” Harry convenes @normeisen.bsky.social, @normornstein.bsky.social & @jenrubin.bsky.social to unpack Trump’s Iran stumbles, a charged ICE agent in Minnesota, and what new Supreme Court openings could mean.
Link: youtu.be/bIDsTON6dnc
Here you have it -- an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social Contrarian w/ @normeisen.bsky.social, @normornstein.bsky.social & @jenrubin.bsky.social.
We examine Trump’s Iran reversals, Blanche’s rewriting of Jan. 6, Boasberg’s rebuff, and charges against an ICE agent.
Link: youtu.be/bIDsTON6dnc
Tom Homan tells WH reporters that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. Nor is public corruption, like taking 50 K in a CAVA bag to influence government policy. How is he still in gov?
“Border czar Homan fires back at Pope Leo, explains what Vatican leaders ‘don't know’ about immigration”
New flashpoints in Trump’s bid to dodge accountability -- from the Iran war to criminal charges against an ICE agent in Minnesota and possible Supreme Court openings. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
"It is the first criminal charge against a federal officer arising from Operation Metro Surge. It bears a close watch, both on its own merits and as something of a dress rehearsal for the higher-profile potential prosecutions in the Good and Pretti cases." https://bit.ly/4etMth1
Ugh
Fix is in
"In three weeks, Blanche has made clear there is no floor he recognizes. He is all in, past Bondi, past any limiting principle." harrylitman.substack.com/p/meet-the-new-boss-wors...
"Trump had come in promising that “for the Kennedy Center, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” On the inside, my colleagues and I instead saw cronyism, incompetence, and a series of bizarre moves that would lead to the Kennedy Center going dark."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
"That’s why this case matters beyond its own four corners. Should Hennepin County eventually charge Jonathan Ross—the identified shooter of Renee Good—and the still-unidentified officers who killed Alex Pretti, it will trigger the same process." https://bit.ly/4etMth1
"The Acting Attorney General of the United States describes it as the president’s duty, and a function of his leadership, to order prosecutions of his political enemies." harrylitman.substack.com/p/meet-the-new-boss-wors...
As promised, here is my video on Minneapolis prosecutors charging an ICE agent with assault: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1LG...
In this episode, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social & @ezralevin.bsky.social join Harry to break down how they built the massive “No Kings” protests—and how to turn that energy into real political power against Trump. Watch here: youtu.be/dx5vJQFBIwU
This just in: Minneapolis prosecutors have charged an ICE agent for assault based on pointing his gun at two people he was trying to pass on the shoulder, a clear no no. It's not the shooters of Good or Pretti, but it raises many of the same issues. I'll be posting a longer youtube shortly.
TODAY at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT I'll be on the @talkingfeds.bsky.social Substack for our weekly LIVE Q&A for paid subscribers. Subscribe here (bit.ly/TFSubstack) and comment your questions below this post
Big night ahead on the Talking Feds Substack: I’ll be going live w/ @joycevance.bsky.social @9pm ET on the latest at DOJ under Acting AG Blanche, followed by my weekly live Q/A @9:30 pm ET—open to all subscribers this week (usually a paid-only perk). Hope to see you there. https://bit.ly/4cbXxOo
harrylitman.substack.com/p/hooray-for...
Essentially none
Back up a bit on the MS hit — it’s 1:45 not 1:35 ET
See you then!
Meet the new boss worse than the old boss? Blanche already has taken Trump‘s retribution agenda to new lows. Looking forward to discussing on set with #chrisjansing and @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social at 1:35 PM ET.
“Sunday night, watching the crowds along the Danube reclaim their country from a man who spent 16 years with his boot on their neck, it strikes me that this week, at least, we can all echo Kennedy”:
“Mindannyian magyarok vagyunk.”
We are all Hungarians.
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"The MAGA movement, like Orban’s authoritarian project, has always depended on the belief that liberalism is effete and washed up, and that the tide of history is with illiberal populism. Orbán’s loss shatters that story.
It happened there, and it can happen here."
https://bit.ly/41vzR1p
Ugh. Divided DC Cir, Rao writing, shuts down, Boasberg criminal contempt. Opinion peppered w/ dan all kinds of nasty swipes at Boasberg e.g..
“Undeterred, the district court is proceeding with crim
contempt for the gov’s decision to transfer the
plaintiffs…El Salvador.”
x.com/kyledcheney/...
In “Carte Blanche and an Inside Strait,” Harry convenes @kristygreenberg.bsky.social, @jasonkander.bsky.social & #JasmineWright to assess Trump’s Iran strategy, DOJ shakeups, and what recent Democratic overperformances mean for the midterms. bit.ly/CarteTF
Here you have it -- an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @kristygreenberg.bsky.social, @jasonkander.bsky.social & #JasmineWright.
We unpack Trump’s Iran decisions, DOJ turnover, and what new Democratic wins signal for November. bit.ly/CarteTF
I'll be going live on Substack with the great @pkrugman.bsky.social at 2 pm ET to discuss the state of the economy, and maybe a little music too. Hope to see you there https://harrylitman.substack.com/
