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.
tax policy
Posted inPolitics
The GOP Still Has No Legislative Plan
Republicans agree on what they want broadly, but not on the details or how to get there. Failure is not an option, and yet it may happen anyway.
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Found the $2 Trillion
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. But the waste in the system goes to elites like him. Here’s a better way to bring down deficits.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Here’s One More Sentence Joe Biden Should Commute
Charles Littlejohn did America a service by exposing the tax avoidance of wealthy people like me.
Posted inTAP
Trump Opts for One Big Bill
Today on TAP: Republicans set their legislative priorities; they’re going to try to do everything at once. Good luck with that.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Legislative Fault Lines Start to Emerge
There are early disagreements over even how to pass big bills, let alone what to put in them.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Billionaire Gifts and Cuts for Everyone Else
The numbers don’t work for Trump, and neither do the politics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Michigan Democrats Deliver Lame-Duck Disappointment
The first Democratic trifecta in 40 years is ending with internal dissent, stalled legislation, and up to $10 billion in corporate subsidies.
