Prospect

Trump’s ‘free’ gift from Qatar, a new Air Force One that he keeps after leaving office, is absorbing a billion dollars in taxpayer-funded upgrades.

Lobbyist meddling to get a critical merger case approved could face sunlight thanks to a 1974 law called the Tunney Act, which allows a judge to investigate the outcome.

Today on TAP: His game is to intimidate, prevail in the headlines, and sacrifice details in the fine print.

The new chair of the Progressive Caucus wants to do for Democrats what he did for construction workers in Texas.

You don’t have to pay for contractors or a grid hookup.

Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?

On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the ways Republicans try to stealthily cut down social services, the Make America Healthy Again movement, and more.

Today on TAP: Despite Columbia’s deal with Trump, there is no guarantee that he won’t make new demands tomorrow.

Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.

The resetting of priorities will have tragic consequences.

A new alliance has been formed to protect both workers and the land of the Ohio River Valley.

Today on TAP: Republicans can try, but they aren’t going to be able to run and hide from this one.

The administration is working hard to eliminate taxes and regulations on Silicon Valley firms—even in other countries.

But Mainers should be.

Big food and drink companies know exactly how to play Trump and RFK Jr.

Today on TAP: Is it alarmist to point out the parallels?

A bill authored by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) would stop companies from setting individualized prices and wages based on spy dossiers they assemble on Americans.

Can Democrats mobilize against Israeli war crimes?

For solar and grid storage, it’s a race between technological progress and Republican malice.

Did Paramount suck up to Trump by ending its late-night show? Sure. Will there be any television networks to throw people off in ten years? Probably not.