Prospect

As Republicans in Congress rip up the safety net, the quest for wages that keep pace with the high cost of living intensifies.

The besieged agency cannot even handle its current workload. After last week’s Supreme Court ruling, workers expect millions more people seeking help.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is gay and married. Hello?

Or will stolen elections in the 2026 midterms overcome the effect of deeply unpopular policies?

After the Senate made $3.76 trillion in tax cuts go away, amendments will determine if there are enough votes to pass the Big Beautiful Bill.

Three major unions backed New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on Friday, a day after his main rival, disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reportedly decided to remain in the race for mayor.

His coalition, like Fiorello La Guardia’s, is ideological, generational, and heavy on immigrants—a polyglot collection of the “outs.”

Inspiration and results, together again.

Several perks for Alaska are thrown out of the bill. Will the senior Senator from the state remain loyal?

The Senate bids to save its Big Beautiful Bill by buying off Sen. Lisa Murkowski of the 49th state.

As Trump moves toward outright dictatorship, the Roberts Court keeps enabling him.

On our live show, David and Whitney Curry Wimbish discuss Zohran Mamdani's big win in New York City, and the Big Beautiful Bill's endgame in Washington.

The parliamentarian kicked out a key Medicaid provision, part of a $587 billion rollback in spending cuts. Republicans don’t have good options to deal with that.

New York City’s last progressive mayor had some successes but over intense opposition. Here's what the next one should look out for.

With immigration raids on the rise, many in need of health care are choosing to remain at home.

Today On TAP: When Wall Street gazillionaires take over a city, that city may rise up against them.

An insulting offer for a rural hospital fund is panned by Senate Republican holdouts. But the leadership is betting they’ll give in soon enough.

While some universities have capitulated to Trump’s NIH cuts, there are faculty and graduate student union leaders on the frontlines pushing back.

It threatens the principle of equity that undergirds veterans’ health care.

Jay Powell refuses to bend on interest rates, but he's as bad as Trump when it comes to promoting crypto and weakening other financial regulation.