Under the Trump administration, every law enforcement agency is an immigration agency. And that often means attempting to deport people for their political beliefs, particularly about Israel.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Environmental Protection Agency Retaliates Against Employees Protecting the Environment
Trump said he wanted ‘clean air, clean water, and jobs’ on the campaign trail, but the reality of the EPA under his tenure has been quite different.
Posted inPolitics
Reclaiming the Public Realm
Trump’s destruction and the needed rebuilding should be a theme in every election between now and 2028.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
AFL-CIO Report: Is DOGE’s Antonio Gracias Mishandling Retiree Investments?
Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Consumer Protection Undone
On our live show, David, Maureen Tkacik, and James Baratta discuss the transforming of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an agency in name only.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hardly Workin’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on life support, and consumer scam complaints are surging as a result. The Trump administration wants to pull the plug.
Posted inTAP
The Supreme Court as Enabler of Dictatorship
Today on TAP: The Court uses a backdoor procedure to allow Trump to get rid of civil service employees at will.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare.
Posted inPolitics
Laid Off by DOGE and Leaving D.C.
The federal government is the economic backbone of the District of Columbia, as well as Maryland and Virginia. The sudden mass layoffs have already had knock-on effects in the capital city.
Posted inPolitics
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
