On our live show, Harold and Adam Serwer of The Atlantic talk about the early days of the second Trump term.
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The Impending Government Shutdown
Today on TAP: Will the Democrats have the savvy and unity to outplay Trump?
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Did Luigi Save the UnitedHealth Case?
While shutting down dozens of corporate crime probes, the Trump DOJ seems to have jump-started a forever investigation into the mega-insurer’s billing practices.
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Throwing Lifelines to Federal Workers
Some state and local leaders are trying to recruit suddenly jobless U.S. government employees.
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Here’s Your Government-Slasher on Drugs
Today on TAP: Elon Musk’s drug use has been widely reported—but not since he’s become deputy president.
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How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.
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The State of Donald Trump’s Union Is Permanent Culture War
Propose economic fixes? He’d rather refight battles with Biden.
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The Trump Depression
Donald Trump is on track to be the first president to deliberately engineer a severe depression.
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Elon Musk’s Next Potential Self-Enrichment
His Starlink internet service could benefit from a proposed Republican fire sale of the government’s wireless spectrum.
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The Case for a Shadow Cabinet
High-energy progressives can provide a compelling daily account of everything going wrong and coordinate opposition to the Trump-Musk nightmare.
