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Texas Redistricting Maneuver May Harm Republicans More Than It Helps

The map may produce a ‘dummymander’ that threatens more GOP incumbents than Democratic ones.

Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.

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Today on TAP: Don’t look for a grand strategy in Trump’s tariff policy—it’s mainly about impulsivity and bravado.

Side agreements with the House Freedom Caucus will make most clean-energy projects unviable and leave the U.S. with not enough power to meet demand.

The Republican budget bill cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.

Now independent union leader Dan Osborn, who nearly won a U.S. Senate race in 2024, is vying for his seat.

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Today on TAP: Republicans are worried that voters will punish them in 2026. What if voters can’t?

The parents of medically complex children said that despair is not an option after Republicans passed deep cuts to home care.

With the president asleep at the switch, all kinds of nutty provisions got snuck into the bill.

Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.