The win, combined with several mid-cycle surprises, has weakened Trump’s shield against accountability for his unpopular reign, although the Supreme Court really holds the key to whether we’ll have something approaching legitimate elections next year.
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Trump in Court
Trump’s increasingly flagrant efforts to govern as an outright dictator leave us heavily reliant on the Supreme Court. But three key cases coming before the Court, beginning with the tariff case to be argued this Wednesday, may not go so well for him.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: How the Supreme Court Legalized Political Corruption
David and Master Plan co-author David Sirota go through the 50-year history of corporations plotting to buy the government.
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Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’
Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its consequences nonetheless.
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The 2026 Election Is Being Decided at the Supreme Court
The Trump gerrymandering tour has not been going well. So far, it has succeeded in Texas, where new districts could dislodge up to five Democrats, and Missouri, where lawmakers voted to muscle out Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) by splitting up Kansas City. But Texas is under a legal challenge and, more importantly, still gives Democrats […]
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Trump’s Tariff Tantrums
The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether Trump’s aggressive and impulsive use of tariffs is an illegal usurpation of Congressional authority spelled out clearly in Article I of the Constitution. The right to levy tariffs is reserved to Congress, except where explicitly delegated to the president. Congress has done this in three laws, each […]
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The Real Problem With the Trump Shutdown
The reactionary Supreme Court has given him Congress’s power of the purse.
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The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months
Today is the day we stop pretending that it’s not.
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The Art of the Budget Deal
Today on TAP: With a government shutdown looming on Wednesday, will Trump screw Democrats, Republicans, the public, or himself?
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The Method in Trump’s Madness
Despite Trump’s impulsive inconsistencies, his attempted progression toward fascism is all too systematic. He has not yet succeeded.