The administration’s indiscriminate attacks on so-called ‘DEI’ will also harm his own base.
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Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters
Consumer sentiment is falling off a cliff in the early Trump period.
The DOGE Czar’s Plan to Loot Medicare
Elon Musk’s coup plotters cut their teeth at an obscure Obamacare agency that burned $10 billion testing bogus cost savings initiatives.
Laying Off Empiricists
Today on TAP: The Trump-Musk war on federal workers zeroes in on agencies that document facts that may run counter to Trump’s fantasies.
Elon Musk, General Secretary of DOGE
The richest man on Earth is setting himself up as dictator of the United States.
How DOGE Could Spark a Financial Crash
Playing with fragile commercial real estate is like playing with fire.
Trump Attacks Child Care for the Most Vulnerable
It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.
Aging Members of Congress Refuse to Disclose Details of Their Top Secret Hospital
The Office of the Attending Physician gives politicians nearly unlimited medical care for about $54 a month.
Vought Restores CFPB Procedure That Sustains Mortgage Markets
The situation reveals that sometimes, even arsonists need the building they’re burning down to stay upright.
Will Trump Continue to Defy Court Orders?
As long as nobody will stop him, why wouldn’t he?

