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Kate Riga

Washington, D.C., United States

Congressional Reporter at Talking Points Memo

Covering Supreme Court etc at TPM & hosting Josh Marshall Podcast; ex-Southampton Press; Hoya; Wawa devotee; Mystics diehard 🚴‍♀️ [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Kate Riga

    Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter allegedly targeted abortion providers for future violence, a jarring detail in the evidence as the Trump administration systematically rolls back protections passed whenanti-abortion violence was at a fever pitch. Boelter, who allegedly shot two Democratic state lawmakers, had included abortion rights advocates and clinics on his hit list, according to acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph Thompson.

  • 1 week ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Kate Riga

    The Supreme Court ruled 6-3Wednesday that Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care in cases of gender dysphoria does not trigger heightened legal protections. At the same time, it allowed that the same exact care for minors going through other conditions like precocious puberty could. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, claimed that the law turns on the age of the patient and its medical uses, and that is has nothing to do with sex.

  • 1 week ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Kate Riga

    It took only hours after an allegedly Trump-supporting gunman shot multiple Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses for the right-wing misinformation machine to chug into action. Vance Boelter allegedly murdered Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband Mark and shot Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvette early Saturday morning. He has since been taken into custody.

  • 2 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Kate Riga

    From 30,000 feet, the trendlines for Democrats are cataclysmic: Blue states, particularly the powerhouses of New York and California, are leaching population that’s being hoovered up by southern states, particularly Florida and Texas. Come the 2030 census, those blue states will lose House seats and electoral votes and the southern bloc will gain them, making Democrats’ path to the White House and to a House majority impossibly difficult.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kate Riga

    From 30,000 feet, the trendlines for Democrats are cataclysmic: Blue states, particularly the powerhouses of New York and California, are leaching population that’s being hoovered up by southern states, particularly Florida and Texas. Come the 2030 census, those blue states will lose House seats and electoral votes and the southern bloc will gain them, making Democrats’ path to the White House and to a House majority impossibly difficult.

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Kate Riga
Kate Riga @Kate_Riga24
14 Mar 25

RT @TPM: Senate Democrats dropped their push for a vote on an amendment to the GOP's continuing resolution that would keep the government o…

Kate Riga
Kate Riga @Kate_Riga24
14 Mar 25

Scoop from me and @JoshKovensky - Dems are dropping their demand for vote on clean, 4-week CR as amendment to GOP CR. Murray requested to take vote down - didn't want theatrical vote that wouldn't affect the ultimate outcome for the GOP CR https://t.co/CyOMRwMrrd

Kate Riga
Kate Riga @Kate_Riga24
5 Feb 25

RT @TPM: TPM's own @Kate_Riga24 appeared on @AriMelber this evening to discuss Trump's rhetoric vs. reality. https://t.co/K9IdNwUmkf