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Two agencies, the CFTC and the SEC, want to have the responsibility. Lawmakers have a self-interest in that process, too.

A Latina doctor faces off against a Republican who attempted to break the state apart.

Today on TAP: The stock market, financial writers, and the Fed have one thing in common: excessive gloom.

Democratic hopes of holding the House rest on progressives winning swing seats.

The New York Times report notwithstanding, our signature poverty-fighting policy is a janky mess.

Workers must be constantly on call to work, making it impossible to live their lives.

Today on TAP: The senator’s bill to create a nationwide abortion ban may look to him like ‘moderation,’ but that’s not how most voters will perceive it.

Emails from the servicing company entice borrowers to refinance into private loans that wouldn’t be eligible for the announced debt forgiveness.

Is there a solution anytime soon? And what are the spillover effects on the U.S. and the global economy?

The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.

Today on TAP: It’s here, right now, even with the best policies—and we are far from pursuing those.

Changes to permitting rules pale in comparison to actually funding the agencies that carry those reviews out.

Harold Meyerson digs into the state of the labor movement.

A nonprofit that endlessly boasts about its ‘inclusive culture’ decides it’s had enough of the ATL.

Thanks to ‘Dobbs,’ a majority of Americans are ready to put limits on its power.

‘If part of the theory of adding an income cap was to make this more progressive, the real-world impact was to make it more regressive.’

Today on TAP: This time, there’s nobody to pardon him.

Britain’s new prime minister is no Margaret Thatcher. But can Labour do better?

There are two Adam Kovaceviches, each on the opposite side of whether Congress should take on Big Tech.

Trump himself continues to spew lies and insults about Democrats every day.