Today on TAP: The Court uses a backdoor procedure to allow Trump to get rid of civil service employees at will.
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ICE’s Latest: A Military Sweep Through a Park With Little Kids
Today on TAP: On horseback, with armored vehicles, Trump’s troops stomp through L.A.’s MacArthur Park.
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Trump’s Ultimate Cure for an Unpopular Budget Bill
Today on TAP: Republicans are worried that voters will punish them in 2026. What if voters can’t?
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Ezra Klein Meets Zohran Mamdani
Today on TAP: Abundance for working people blows away YIMBY.
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Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare.
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How Much Will Trump’s Budget Bill Hurt Republicans?
Or will stolen elections in the 2026 midterms overcome the effect of deeply unpopular policies?
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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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When the Capitals of Capitalism Go Socialist
Today On TAP: When Wall Street gazillionaires take over a city, that city may rise up against them.
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Trump versus the Fed
Jay Powell refuses to bend on interest rates, but he’s as bad as Trump when it comes to promoting crypto and weakening other financial regulation.
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What If Trump’s Iran Gamble Pays Off?
Today on TAP: Which is more dangerous—Trump miscalculating and setting off a wider war? Or Trump succeeding militarily and politically?