Prospect

The industry thought it had its legislative wish list on track for passage. Then it all got mired in a fight over credit card swipe fees.

County bosses were stripped of the power to rig statewide elections. Now there’s no clear favorite in a state where Republicans are rising.

The only disorder the National Guard will find comes from the deporters.

The only disorder the National Guard will find comes from the deporters.

On our live show, David and Bob Kuttner look at the Trump-Musk split, and the New York City mayor’s race.

The capitalist class revolted against full employment created by Bidenomics.

Today on TAP: The improbable rise of Zohran Mamdani and the prospect of rare unity on the left

Two deranged megalomaniacs think they own the American government. Of course they end up fighting.

Clean energy, state taxes, Medicaid, and much more are being debated.

The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.

Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.

Today on TAP: The nominee to run OSHA ran Amazon’s abysmal worker safety program.

It will also increase the national debt by $2.4 trillion.

With factions determined to crater renewables, Congress could pick up where state lawmakers left off. But rest assured, the energy markets will strike back.

Buoyed by Trump’s deregulatory agenda, rail companies press for cost-cutting measures that could undermine railroad safety.

Today on TAP: Destroying American weather science will create a perfect storm of disaster.

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.

The lessons no one learned from the World Central Kitchen massacre(s)

Democrats in Colorado’s legislature unanimously passed a bill reining in price-fixing software like RealPage. Once again, Gov. Jared Polis broke away from his party and vetoed it.

Today on TAP: Polls show support for liberal economic policies, as well as more support for Republicans than Democrats on matters economic.