Declarations in a case reveal a haphazard hobbling of the consumer protection agency.
Trump transition
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Private Equity’s Do-or-Die Moment
Regulators have been cracking down on consolidation just as dealmaking dries up and investors head for the exits. Can the lords of finance find a way out?
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Markets as Master
Trump and Musk could evade public opinion and popular outrage for a while, but the markets have brought them to heel.
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Trump’s War on the Judiciary Escalates
Today on TAP: The FBI has arrested a sitting judge in Wisconsin.
Posted inWorking in America
Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of Labor
Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Justice Department Shutting Branch That Prosecutes Consumer Fraud Cases
Several attorneys will be moved to defending the federal government from lawsuits.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Runaway Tren
How a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Permanent Tariff Damage
Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.
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Trump Blinks
Today on TAP: The president has backed off his latest threats to fire Fed Chair Jay Powell and is now talking of a grand bargain with China.