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When Federal Funding Doesn’t Show Up

3 weeks 4 days ago
The Trump administration has denied legally obligated funds to thousands of organizations dependent on federal grants, causing layoffs, service cuts, and mass anxiety.
Bryce Covert

Surveillance at the Border

3 weeks 5 days ago
It’s only a matter of time before the drones, spy blimps, license plate readers, and motion-activated cameras come to the rest of America.
James Baratta

Washington’s Football Fantasy Comes True

3 weeks 5 days ago
The city council passes the first of two approvals necessary for a new Washington Commanders stadium. But the numbers from their own studies still don’t add up.
Gabrielle Gurley

The Illusion of Choice

3 weeks 6 days ago
Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.
Suzanne Gordon

The NIH Funding Wars

4 weeks 1 day ago
Today on TAP: Are Republican senators more loyal to Trump, or to their home-state economies?
Robert Kuttner

Making America Epstein Again

4 weeks 2 days ago
Trump’s transactional ethics are making the U.S. a refuge for criminals. This mirrors something Israel has done for years.
Maureen Tkacik