Prospect

The Musk-damaged agency is unlikely to investigate whether Trump and his allies are profiting from advance knowledge about tariff changes or meme coin shenanigans.

Democrats didn’t want to be embarrassed into voting for something without seeing the bill text. When that gets ironed out, they are likely to say yes.

Today on TAP: In its very DNA, the Catholic Church in the U.S. is pro-immigrant. How, then, will Leo interact with Trump?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney displays an appreciation for the strategic value of silence during his Oval Office meeting with President Trump.

No one is above the law, not even Pam Bondi. Freshman swing-seat Democrat Dave Min is trying to hold Republicans accountable.

Pro-crypto senators are poised to pass a stablecoin bill, while failing to crack down on the Trump organization issuing one to collect payments from foreign governments.

Today on TAP: He’s borne back ceaselessly into a fictitious past reshaped for his immediate needs.

The cost-sharing requirements on beneficiaries above the federal poverty line is the most notable item in a menu of Medicaid cuts seen by the Prospect.

The former congressman is the most employed man in D.C.

Delays in funding and new procedures to justify budgets have led to temporary closures and massive uncertainty for programs, workers, and families who rely on child care.

Today on TAP: As the West’s only majority left-of-center government dithers, the far-right Reform party makes big gains.

Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to force votes on many Trump regulatory actions. A decision by Senate Republicans could widen the opportunity.

The EU must now look to its own political and economic interests. That could be good for European values and European union.

Avian flu outbreaks are exacerbated by the consolidated structure of the poultry industry.

Today on TAP: A stablecoin bill is stopped in its tracks after Trump’s organization starts a stablecoin.

David Horowitz bequeathed his rage-filled and slanderous extremism to Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and MAGA world.

The Loan Programs Office is one of the most successful government agencies in history—or it was until Elon Musk arrived.

Measures introduced in 13 states this year would impose criminal penalties on people who obtain an abortion.

On our live show, David and writing fellow James Baratta look at private equity and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Today on TAP: The executive order purporting to cut NPR and PBS funding was supposed to go through Congress, but Trump had to go it alone.