Today on TAP: Could Trump’s new commissioner, E.J. Antoni, succeed in disguising the worsening economic realities?
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The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s
Today on TAP: New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?
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Putin’s Poodle
Today on TAP: One silver lining: new unity and resolve on the part of democratic Europe
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Could the Rest of the World Unite Against Trump?
Today on TAP: So far, he has played off one country against another—and played on everyone’s fears. It’s a classic collective-action problem. But the ultimate winner is not the U.S.
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On D.C.’s Busiest Streets, Trump’s Provocateurs Provoke
Today on TAP: ICE agents and federalized cops are now deliberately stationed where they can incite the most backlash.
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Cooking the Inflation and Jobs Numbers
Today on TAP: There are some genuine problems with BLS methods. A hack Trump appointee is not the answer.
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Trump: Now the Cops Can ‘Do Whatever the Hell They Want’
Today on TAP: In federalizing the D.C. police, Trump seeks some state-sponsored violence.
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Tariffs to Import and Fees to Export
Today on TAP: An unprecedented new revenue share on chips sold to China reveals Donald Trump’s economics of control.
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UnitedHealth Merger Approval Again Shows Lobbyist Power
Today on TAP: Another merger settlement allows consolidation in health care; UnitedHealth’s lobbyist was MAGA’s biggest firm.
