It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Trump Continue to Defy Court Orders?
As long as nobody will stop him, why wouldn’t he?
Posted inPolitics
What Trump Could Learn From Hitler on NIH Funding
Even the Führer knew to support German science, and not just for war. Why is Trump trying to destroy America’s great research universities?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Federal Funding Must Flow
With Medicaid at risk, state officials could help put the brakes on DOGE and the chaos generated in Washington, but only with some decisive pushback.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Illegal Executive Spending Decisions Are Happening Now
With the rightful concern about collapsing the U.S. payment system, we’ve lost sight of the illegality happening in real time: presidential impoundment of funds for disfavored causes.
Posted inPolitics
Will the Republic Strike Back?
The attempted hostile takeover of the U.S. government by Trump and Musk is beginning to hit a wall. Let’s see if the wall holds.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats’ Plans to Fight Musk
After a slow start, Democrats begin to resist the government takeover.
Posted inTransportation
Donald Trump’s Second Term Begins With a Crash
If the president wanted to cause airline disasters, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.
Posted inPolitics
Presidential Bid to Take Over Federal Spending Is Four Years in the Making
On the last day of Trump’s first term, Office of Management and Budget officials asserted that presidents can alter spending they don’t like. They’re returning to OMB to finish the job.
Posted inTAP
Can We Count on the Supreme Court?
Today on TAP: That will depend on whether two justices, Chief John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, are offended by a whole new level of dictatorial overreach.