The Republicans’ budgetary blueprint paves the path for tax cuts for the wealthy, a military buildup, and spending cuts for entitlement programs.
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America Glimpses the End Times in the Age of Trump
In a single day, an absurd pile of events suggests that the government may indeed be trying to “immanentize the eschaton.”
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The Party of No Negates Itself
After indulging themselves in fantasies of negation, Republicans can’t agree on what they’re for.
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McConnell Surrenders to The Resistance, For Now
The Kentucky Republican goes down to defeat again, but winning this latest battle doesn’t mean the war over health care has ended.
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Trump’s National Anti-Labor Relations Board
The president’s NLRB nominees portend a bleak future for American workers.
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The Health Insurance Quagmire: Notes for Next Time
After the Republican repeal effort fails, it’s time for Democrats to think bigger.
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Trump’s Always Been a Con Artist. But Now He’s the Sucker.
Foreign leaders hostile and friendly look at the Trumps and see easy marks.
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The FEC’s Moment of Truth
The Russia mess has exposed serious weaknesses in the campaign-finance system, and the Federal Election Commission is overdue for action.
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GOP Eager to Repeal Rule that Allows Consumers to Sue Conniving Banks
Republicans pretend it’s about dismantling the “administrative state.” But it’s all about market power.
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Snakes on a Plane — And Under the Capitol Dome
For the Republican majority, power trumps truth, and they’re all part of the racket.