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Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Courts Enforce the Constitution Against President Trump?
If they don’t, the checks and balances that have defined our government since its inception will give way to one-man authoritarian rule.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump’s Big Choice on Drug Prices
By following through on Biden’s Medicare price negotiation program, he can take credit for prescription reductions. But Big Pharma doesn’t want that to happen.
Posted inLaw and Justice
DOJ Closes Tulsa Massacre Probe as Trump Takes Office
Investigators made solid progress in just three months, but the case is now mothballed.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Pam Bondi and the Pay-to-Play Justice System
The entire history of the attorney general nominee reveals a comfort with basing prosecutorial discretion on money, power, and proximity to the president.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Michael Barr Hands the Fed’s Financial Regulation Powers to Trump
The Fed’s vice chair of supervision is stepping down to avoid a fight with the incoming president.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Sanctuary Laws Could Throw a Wrench Into Trump’s Deportation Plans
Advocates see these laws as a critical shield for immigrant communities, but Trump’s team is devising ways to bypass them.
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.
