Having evaded accountability when he was out of power, he’s running amok today.
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Laid Off by DOGE and Leaving D.C.
The federal government is the economic backbone of the District of Columbia, as well as Maryland and Virginia. The sudden mass layoffs have already had knock-on effects in the capital city.
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Senate Passes Megabill as Murkowski Stays Bought
In a “wraparound” amendment, a new tax on solar and wind gets dropped.
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Social Security Offices Brace for Birthright Ruling Fallout
The besieged agency cannot even handle its current workload. After last week’s Supreme Court ruling, workers expect millions more people seeking help.
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Could Anyone Be More New York Than Zohran Mamdani?
His coalition, like Fiorello La Guardia’s, is ideological, generational, and heavy on immigrants—a polyglot collection of the “outs.”
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The Alaska Gold Rush
The Senate bids to save its Big Beautiful Bill by buying off Sen. Lisa Murkowski of the 49th state.
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Supreme Contempt for the Constitution
As Trump moves toward outright dictatorship, the Roberts Court keeps enabling him.
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NYC’s Mayoral Race: Did Cuomo Peak Too Soon?
Today on TAP: The improbable rise of Zohran Mamdani and the prospect of rare unity on the left
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Red Line Season: Senators Lay Down Their Must-Haves for Mega-Bill
Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.
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The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.
