The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.
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Republican Conundrum: Working-Class Base, Plutocratic Agenda
Last week, some swing-district Republicans inched away, selectively, from their party’s economics.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The War on Veterans
David speaks with Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early about attacks on veterans’ health care and veterans’ disability benefits.
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The Republicans’ Endangered Health
The refusal to extend ACA subsidies becomes a huge political liability and signals deepening splits.
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Indiana Republicans Reject Trump, Vote Down Gerrymander
The full result of Trump’s election-rigging scheme shows almost no advantage. And the way things are going, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway.
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Will the Court Rule for Trump or for Wall Street?
As the Supreme Court now considers whether Trump can take over the Federal Reserve, we lose either way.
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House Democratic Leaders Urged to Force a Vote on Stock Trading Ban
Enough Republicans are on a discharge petition to get a House vote to end congressional stock trading—if Democrats sign on.
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Trump’s Health Care Cuts Are a War on Children
GOP funding cuts mean that more children will grow up with the lifelong implications of untreated illnesses.
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Democratic Wave or Republican Swamp
Can Trump revulsion and voter mobilization overcome voter suppression?
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Republicans Scramble for Health Care Ideas as Obamacare Deadline Looms
Next week, massive premium increases get locked in. The GOP has shown no interest in stopping it, or preventing any other increases in health care costs.