In the House and Senate, the Trump position was snubbed. The impact isn’t definitive, but the trend is unmistakable.
Congress
Posted inPolitics
If Democrats Won’t Shut Down the Government, Trump Will
Congress is moving to avoid another lapse in funding, but a freeze in welfare support to blue states shows what’s missing in the debate.
Posted inPolitics
The Most Interesting Primary of 2026
The three-way race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat between Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed mirrors the larger jockeying for power in the Democratic Party.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Monetizing Regime Change
It is trivially easy for administration officials to use prediction markets to bet on the policies they authorize. We may have just seen it in Venezuela.
Posted inPolitics
Six Important Stories for 2026
This year, there’s a built-in understanding of the stakes, and opportunities to take back the country from its malefactors.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
House Democrats Squander the Opportunity of Trumpian Corruption
Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it.
Posted inTAP
Trump Loses GOP Support on China Policy
Add Republican objections to Trump’s China capitulations to the growing realm of defections from leaders of his own party.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
Posted inTAP
Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Transphobic Mask Is Off
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights for trans people.
