Why Silicon Valley hired Biden Mideast adviser Brett McGurk
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First 100: Where’s the Michigan Vaccine Surge?
Plus, more executive action options to lower drug prices.
Posted inPolitics
Nebraska’s Rural Rebellion
A native Nebraskan deconstructs the Cornhusker State’s conservative politics and culture and how Democrats fell so far so fast.
Posted inPolitics
Why Democrats Won’t Overturn Many Trump-Era Rules
The Congressional Review Act requires only a majority vote to nullify certain regulations. But the Democratic leadership lacked much urgency to tackle it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Charging Stations Could Drive Electric Vehicles Into a Wall
Can the federal government persuade manufacturers to establish a set of standards for EV plugs, adapters, and software to accelerate the green transition?
Posted inEducation in America
The Right Curriculum? How PragerU Infiltrates Schools.
The right-wing nonprofit, known for viral videos like ‘The Left Ruins Everything,’ launched a program specifically designed for teachers last fall. But according to students, its content has been in public schools for years.
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The Moment When Democrats Recovered Their Soul
Today on TAP: Joe Biden governs as if he were FDR
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Islands in the Stream
Musicians are in peril, at the mercy of giant monopolies that profit off their work.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Did CNN Air a Staged Migrant Crossing of the Rio Grande?
An unusual video has been flagged by activists as deliberately manufactured to present a story of a border crisis, possibly with the participation of the Border Patrol.
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The Saudi Expert Who Hides Foreign Funding When Testifying to Congress
A former Trump official sidestepped a new ethics rule.
