Prospect

Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.

Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.

On our live show, David and Gabrielle Gurley break down a proposed stadium deal for the Washington Commanders NFL team, which uses public dollars but collects no rent.

Today on TAP: Are Republican senators more loyal to Trump, or to their home-state economies?

Suddenly even Israeli right-wingers are noticing the ongoing famine.

Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.

Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.

A new book details how Apple’s manufacturing strategy enormously benefited China.

Ideas for a new future in the Middle East

Today on TAP: This is just another tax break for the rich.

The Israeli military detained Smalls in inhumane conditions, advocates said. Crew member Bob Suberi, a U.S.-Israeli peace activist, warned that genocide and violence would spread.

American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.

It’s the return of rotten boroughs, railroad barons, and constant graft.

As new immigration fees take effect, aspiring Americans who meet all the legal requirements could be priced out.

Today on TAP: Both challenged American smugness, one with satire and the other with great journalism.

Indiana is among several states restricting the purchase of sugary foods with nutrition assistance funds.

Workers are overheating on the job, even in blue states. A proposed federal rule could help—but the Trump administration might abandon it.

Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse.

Pam Bondi’s old lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, pushed to move through a business travel merger. Bondi’s DOJ did it, in a way that avoids judicial scrutiny.

Today on TAP: Alina Habba’s sneaky reappointment as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey violates the law, says a criminal defendant, who wants his case thrown out as a result.