Prospect

Today on TAP: Will congressional Republicans get serious about restraining Kennedy’s perverse policies or forcing his resignation?

A cruel troll is being canonized so liberals and leftists can be silenced.

Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.

A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is how.

Today on TAP: As George Will noted, both made ‘politics fun’ (to be sure, even while disparaging equal rights).

The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.

Hundreds of billions in appropriated spending has been withheld, with dire consequences. Government funding shouldn’t be derailed like this.

Former antitrust enforcer Reed Showalter is running for Congress to leverage his expertise in fighting corporate power.

Today on TAP: And so is Trump’s maneuver to take over the central bank. Even if he were to succeed, there is no good monetary cure for Trump’s economic carnage.

Democrats are publicly conditioning a budget agreement on health care changes. But they also have powerful options to arrest the slide to authoritarianism.

While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift

On Friday, ICE agents killed a man in a suburb and fired pepper balls at peaceful protesters.

While DOGE has fallen by the wayside, many independent agencies that protect the public against corporate and government malfeasance remain hobbled by a lack of quorum.

A federal judge orders Department of Homeland Security officers to stop violent activity against reporters and peaceful protesters.

Years of organizing might be rewarded in the form of denser housing around California transit.

On our live show, David and senior editor Ryan Cooper discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk and the propensity to blame political enemies for lone individual acts.

Today on TAP: Their system is working as Bolsonaro is brought to justice. Ours is failing.

Oracle scion David Ellison wants to combine two of the largest movie studios and streaming networks, along with dozens of cable stations.

Professors who speak wrongthink in class are being summarily fired.

Civil rights groups suggested voting early, voting with friends, and pledged ‘immediate litigation’ if Trump tries to disrupt the election.