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The revolving door isn’t just corrupting the CFTC—it may end the pretense of a Commission altogether.

Today on TAP: He followed bad official advice when he failed to get PSA tests.

Allowing yourself to be bought by the crypto lobby is unforgivable.

The health care section of the GOP mega-bill has advanced to the House floor, bringing millions of Americans one step closer to losing their health insurance.

The president has put anti-union, anti-regulation fanatics in charge of worker safety and worker rights.

While senators demand investigation of insider trading, the DOJ is reportedly looking into massive fraud.

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was finally bringing jobs and industry back to the state. But not for long.

Trump seems to be destroying America’s innovation system, but he is really skewing it in favor of tech monopolies.

Just down the road from Lexington and Concord, American patriots scurried to defend their immigrant neighbors.

The private sector can’t match the value proposition of the National Weather Service, but companies work to entice Americans to pay up anyway. What happens if they can’t?

Today on TAP: The Republican budget reconciliation process has inched forward, but deep schisms remain. The course of least resistance is a massive increase in the deficit.

Elon Musk’s control of space is even more entrenched than it seems. What dangers could that lead to?

Colorado’s Democratic legislature voted to repeal the state’s de facto right-to-work law. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it.

He compelled MLB to drop its ethical standards to make Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame.

On our live show, Ryan Cooper, Emma Janssen, and James Baratta look at proposed Republican cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, crypto, trains, and more.

Today on TAP: They would also massively destabilize the financial system.

Trump’s China policy is a chaotic mess that harms the U.S. far more than it harms the Chinese.

A new study reveals that large national landlords in Los Angeles are disproportionately evicting Black tenants.

In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president’s policies aren’t helping.

Today on TAP: Trump’s acceptance of a really cool $400 million 747 bribe raises no ethical issues for Old-Time Religion Johnson.