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In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against censorship, prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams.

Our investigations editor takes us through some of the biggest scams of the week.

Today on TAP: The Supreme Court takes a step back from its partisan ‘history and tradition’ test.

Republicans have gone after RCV, and Democrats aren’t exactly fans. But the reform could spark wider interest in a more productive politics.

As it dominates the market for AI chips, Nvidia was briefly the most valuable company on Earth. How it got there is the subject of a Justice Department investigation.

Journalist Linda Tirado is dying after being shot by cops while covering the George Floyd protests. Her work told the story of poverty from the inside out.

Today on TAP: A law signed yesterday mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in every classroom. First Amendment? Feh!

The Supreme Court’s coming decision on homelessness will exacerbate a new, growing problem.

Fanatics, the self-described Amazon of sports, has used long-term exclusive deals to monopolize apparel and memorabilia markets, and make its products unavoidable.

Executive total compensation surged nearly 13% in 2023, outpacing both inflation and worker pay increases.

Billionaire chief of staff Jeffrey Zients epitomizes a campaign that has been less than forceful about the rally of capital to Donald Trump’s side.

An agency report detailed how fintech ‘neobanks’ could fall into the regulatory cracks. Nobody managed to patch them up, and now depositors can’t retrieve their own money.

How Josh Marshall has sustained Talking Points Memo amid the wreckage of modern journalism

Why centrist opinion columnists have no one to blame but themselves for public misconceptions about the economy

Today on TAP: It’s not just autoworkers who are unionizing in the non-union South. In Virginia, schoolteachers are successfully organizing, too.

RealPage, the rent-fixing software company currently under FBI investigation, also has apps for bogus fees, monetizing vacant apartments and inflating toxic property bubbles.

How the Treasury Department resists Biden priorities

Four former executive directors of the organization that elects House Democrats work for firms that are being paid to defeat House Democrats in primary races.

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Today on TAP: The successor to the ousted chair, Martin Gruenberg, is likely to be an even tougher regulator.