The new attorney general nominee, while serving as AG of Florida, fired the first two prosecutors to investigate the use of false evidence to kick people out of their homes.
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Posted inEducation in America
Student Debtors Could See Hopes Vanish Under Trump
Not just mass debt relief, but borrowers promised debt relief through various programs could be denied those benefits in the next presidential term.
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How Best to Utilize Tulsi Gabbard’s Unique Talents
Today on TAP: Why just director of America’s intelligence agencies? Why not Russia’s, too?
Posted inLaw and Justice
America’s Judicial Divisions Take New Shape Under Trump
The Fifth Circuit has been the legal center of gravity for years. That’s probably going to change soon.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Mass Deportations Would Cripple California’s Economy
Mythology aside, nearly two million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and pay billions in taxes for services they will never receive.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Empty Hope for RFK Jr.
Taking on Big Pharma and Big Ag isn’t a one-man job.
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Blood and Treasure
Today on TAP: The infighting grows fierce as Trump keeps searching for a Treasury secretary.
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Quirks of Right-Wing Populism
Today on TAP: Far-right populists do share some things with the left. But boss rule Trumps them all.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Department of Government Efficiency Is Inefficient
Elon Musk evinces no understanding of how government works.
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The Bulls in Trump’s China Shop
Today on TAP: His China policy nominees are a relative oasis of competence, with a mix of sensible policy ideas and outlandish ones.