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Fights over domestic spying typically follow a familiar pattern. That might end this year.

After ‘Milligan,’ some redistricting cases may find their way back to state lawmakers who fear Black voters—and the multiracial coalitions they can anchor.

The media’s focus on waste misses key context, and ignores the stunning success of the lockdown-era welfare state.

Today on TAP: A win at the negotiating table for the Teamsters will make delivering packages a little less dangerous.

Donald Trump was apparently keeping classified national security secrets in his bathroom.

A new report identifies several powerful options using the Defense Production Act to support the energy transition.

Elon Musk’s automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers.

On the Brazos River in Texas, one chemical company reigns supreme.

Today on TAP: The May inflation report was sublime. Time to start cutting interest rates.

The temper tantrum on House floor votes masks a much more consequential lack of consensus on upcoming spending bills—which could give Democrats an opportunity.

After years of contentious battles amid a rural health crisis, the state voted to expand the program.

Under leader Keir Starmer, Labour is favored to win the next British general election, unless the party again snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory.

Today on TAP: The likely new Democratic leader on the House Antitrust Subcommittee shows that the fight on corporate power is far from over.

The former president faces multiple felony charges for the kind of thing he repeatedly called for others to be imprisoned for doing.

A review of answers submitted by the nominees reveals a lack of a nuanced understanding of the core legal issues in competition policy.

Public outrage at the extreme decisions and corruption may have gotten John Roberts to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Today on TAP: A life devoted to pursuing economic justice

The involvement of Saudi funding might force antitrust enforcers to act this time, however.

Today on Based, the Atlanta City Council is hell-bent on building a $70 million police playground. It’s the last thing the city needs.

How Democrats created a worse debt ceiling situation in 2025