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The Bipartisan Bid to Stop Surveillance Reform

1 year 2 months ago
Rep. Mike Turner may have overstepped by publicly warning about Russian space nukes, but Democrats were also trying to use the intelligence to influence the vote on warrantless spying.
Luke Goldstein

Lessons Beyond Long Island

1 year 2 months ago
Today on TAP: Tom Suozzi’s impressive win to take back the House seat formerly held by George Santos suggests good news for Democrats nationally.
Robert Kuttner

The Gas Industry Squeeze Play

1 year 2 months ago
The Biden administration has paused new permits for natural gas export terminals. The industry is fighting back by trying to facilitate gas exports from Mexico.
David Dayen

The Wrong Trump Trial

1 year 2 months ago
Today on TAP: Who really cares about the Stormy Daniels hush money? It’s the January 6th trial that matters.
Harold Meyerson

Q&A: Election 2024 Fake-Out

1 year 2 months ago
The FCC bans AI-generated robocalls, but deepfakes and other tactics could still disrupt the voting season.
Gabrielle Gurley

Inflation Panic

1 year 2 months ago
Actual consumer prices are well behaved. Financial commentators and central bankers are not.
Robert Kuttner

The Big Money Bets on Adam Schiff

1 year 2 months ago
The California Senate candidate is using every campaign tactic of recent vintage: benefiting from pro-Israel and crypto money, and trying to choose his general-election opponent.
David Dayen

The GOP Putin Cult

1 year 2 months ago
Today on TAP: House Republicans won’t consider aid to Ukraine because, as a homophobic thug, Putin personifies their values.
Harold Meyerson

The Stakes of Rafah

1 year 2 months ago
Over a million Palestinians, pushed to the brink of Gaza at the border crossing with Egypt, now face aerial bombardment by the Israeli military.
Jonathan Guyer