Prospect

The 26-year-old congressional candidate was pigeonholed into being a younger voice. She’s really running against a culture of complacency and apathy in the Democratic Party.

Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.

Turns out the Defense secretary was disclosing war plans on more than one Signal chat.

Today on TAP: The president has backed off his latest threats to fire Fed Chair Jay Powell and is now talking of a grand bargain with China.

America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr. are ripping it to shreds.

Attacks on judges from Republican members of Congress represent the subjugation of two branches of government under the president.

Today on TAP: To the American and Catholic right wing, the Pope’s Christian humanism was all but heretical.

The ‘click-to-cancel’ rule prohibits making it hard to end a subscription. Republicans voted against that rule, then sued Uber for exactly that conduct.

Sooner or later, dictators shut down the free press. In America, that might not be so easy, but it pays to be prepared.

In Pennsylvania, a hydrogen hub in upheaval as natural gas producer pauses involvement while four others bail on the project.

Turns out Fox News loudmouths are bad at running the military.

A three-week trial began today that could force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, among other remedies for its illegal monopolization.

Today on TAP: The Treasury secretary has saved Trump from more than one disastrous impulse. But Trump resents minders. Are Scott Bessent’s own days numbered?

They now encompass tariffs, age, abundance, and commitment to resistance.

On our live show, David and contributor Dan Boguslaw discuss the closure of the IRS Direct File system and the attempted closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

DOGE was apparently part of the effort to hobble the agency, along with Clarence Thomas pal Mark Paoletta. For the moment, the firing of 1,483 workers is on hold.

Today on TAP: Trump is governing more and more like an impulsive mad king who assumes he has absolute power. We will soon find out whether he does.

Previously cited for monopolizing search and app stores, now the ‘don’t be evil’ company has been found to have monopolized advertising technology markets.

Americans gradually bought the Republican sales pitch on immigration. Then they saw what it looks like in practice.

Louisiana is one of the most dangerous states in the U.S. for workers. The Trump administration plans to close its lone protection unit.