Six House Republicans opposed Medicaid cuts, then voted for them. It turns out that will grant them a big tax break.
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Big Beautiful Bull
Today on TAP: The Republican budget reconciliation process has inched forward, but deep schisms remain. The course of least resistance is a massive increase in the deficit.
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The Big Beautiful Bill Is Hanging by a Thread
There is so much unfinished business that some Republicans in Washington are saying the unsayable: Just drop it.
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Trump’s Utopia
Today on TAP: He’s borne back ceaselessly into a fictitious past reshaped for his immediate needs.
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Trump’s Agenda Is Still Undecided
Congress returns to tackle the ‘big beautiful bill’ that would extend his tax cuts and cut social safety net spending. They still don’t have the details in place.
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Is the Press Next?
Sooner or later, dictators shut down the free press. In America, that might not be so easy, but it pays to be prepared.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Corporate Right to Rip You Off
On our live show, David and contributor Dan Boguslaw discuss the closure of the IRS Direct File system and the attempted closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Intuit, Owner of TurboTax, Wins Battle Against America’s Taxpayers
The successful IRS free tax filing program is being wound down, thanks in large part to Intuit’s copious spending in Washington.
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The Best Tax System on Earth
Tax day could be so much easier, if we simply cared to invest properly in the IRS.
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Trump’s Tariffs: Borne Back Ceaselessly Into a Past That Never Was
Today on TAP: Rebuilding manufacturing? It’s more about humiliating every other world leader, and keeping his own taxes low.