Prospect

Today on TAP: Trump epitomizes the deadly combination of arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Will his gratuitous trade war be his first major reverse?

A Q&A with Nathan Tankus on what it means for Elon Musk’s forces to have commandeered some level of control of the U.S. payment system.

An unelected billionaire is seizing control of the federal government.

Voters want big changes from Biden’s failed policies, but many are not in Trump’s plan.

Republicans agree on what they want broadly, but not on the details or how to get there. Failure is not an option, and yet it may happen anyway.

The American dream collides with tragedy in a historic, largely immigrant community in Philadelphia that’s one of the epicenters of the nation’s fentanyl crisis.

On our live show, David and Luke look at the Trump political project to grab executive power.

Today on TAP: Why would Trump pardon Eric Adams or Bob Menendez?

Trump has already flouted a SCOTUS order with impunity. Where does this end?

Big Tech app companies want to evade employment law, and they’re hoping Republicans will help.

Glam doesn’t vote. If Democrats must have star power, they should figure out better ways to hitch their stars to campaigns and candidates.

If the president wanted to cause airline disasters, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.

On the last day of Trump’s first term, Office of Management and Budget officials asserted that presidents can alter spending they don’t like. They’re returning to OMB to finish the job.

Republicans reveal their first targets for the Congressional Review Act. Consumer protection rules may be next.

Michigan and Ontario will be on the front lines of serious economic disruptions if and when the Trump tariffs finally materialize.

The Biden administration wanted to restore the domestic semiconductor industry. The results have disappointed.

As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance.

Today on TAP: That will depend on whether two justices, Chief John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett, are offended by a whole new level of dictatorial overreach.

These are not bright guys, and things got out of hand.

MAGA is getting its most depraved wishes.