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After Hearing, Schiff Vows to Continue Investigating Whistleblower Complaint
The House Intelligence Committee chair will “be working through the recess” to get more information on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Create a More Progressive Tax Policy
Congress writes the laws, but the IRS interprets them, and they can do so in ways that make the system more fair.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump Poised to Give Big Pharma a Big Present in India Trade Deal
Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are discussing an agreement that would lock the world’s second-most-populous country into exclusive prescription drug arrangements.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
It’s Time for the Democratic Candidates to Talk About the Muslim Ban
Trump’s policy is no longer in the spotlight, but the ban on visitors from Muslim-majority countries is still separating American families.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Death by Self-Regard
The just-released transcript of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president Zelensky is nothing short of staggering. Trump’s self-regard, swagger, and extreme narcissism are all on display. You get the sense that he is so eager to strut his stuff and have the public see it, that it overwhelms any sense on his part that this particular […]
Posted inDay One Agenda
The Little Agency That Could (Block All Good Regulations)
The Day One agenda is dependent on the functions of OIRA, an obscure federal agency that acts as a bottleneck for agency rules and regulations.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Create a Public Option for Simple Banking
Under current authority, the post office can expand its financial services options. A major postal workers union even has it in their bargaining contract.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will Trump and Biden Take Each Other Down?
The last thing the Democrats need is a nominee who reminds voters, even faintly, of Donald Trump.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Crisis Is Now
What is the thing we worried Trump would do that he hasn’t done?
