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Trump said he wanted ‘clean air, clean water, and jobs’ on the campaign trail, but the reality of the EPA under his tenure has been quite different.

Today on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion.

Trump’s destruction and the needed rebuilding should be a theme in every election between now and 2028.

It’s about elite impunity, the defining issue in America for more than two decades.

Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.

Today on TAP: Don’t look for a grand strategy in Trump’s tariff policy—it’s mainly about impulsivity and bravado.

Side agreements with the House Freedom Caucus will make most clean-energy projects unviable and leave the U.S. with not enough power to meet demand.

So, he’s a socialist. But his agenda sure is popular, and in the American progressive tradition.

Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.

On our live show, David, Maureen Tkacik, and James Baratta discuss the transforming of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an agency in name only.

Today on TAP: Trump may succeed in isolating Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and taking over the Fed himself, but the result would crash the economy.

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is the worst piece of legislation since the Fugitive Slave Act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on life support, and consumer scam complaints are surging as a result. The Trump administration wants to pull the plug.

The Republican budget bill cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.

Changes to FEMA could cost the state billions as climate-driven disasters intensify.

Today on TAP: He proposed a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian imports unless they stop trying to hold Bolsonaro accountable for his attempted coup.

Judges and administrative procedures make it hard to make it easy to cancel subscriptions.

How the Keystone State handles a shortfall in Philadelphia could prove decisive for urban mass transit.

Several red states, pressed on by Koch-funded conservative groups, are moving to enact flat taxes or eliminate income taxes altogether.

Today on TAP: The Court uses a backdoor procedure to allow Trump to get rid of civil service employees at will.