Prospect

When Congressman Filemon Vela decamped for K Street, he created a predictable opportunity for a Republican upset in the Valley.

The case of its abruptly resigned leader highlights its dependence on big money from the Gulf.

The state Supreme Court throws a Proposition 22–like initiative off November’s ballot.

How to become a hero for following foundational and very, very settled law

Today on TAP: As they keep counting votes in Los Angeles and elsewhere, last week’s claim of a backlash to criminal justice reform is disappearing.

The ambitious transportation secretary has the power to go after multiple abuses by the airlines and signal administration support for suffering consumers. He’s barely touched it.

Reduced refinery capacity, in large part triggered by industry consolidation, has been a major factor.

Congress is ready to settle for less, or nothing at all.

Biden stepped up and helped negotiate a global deal last fall. Now, Congress has to act.

Today on TAP: Parting company with almost every other U.S. big business, Microsoft says it won’t oppose employee unionization.

A top official at the department claims he needs executives’ personal signatures on specific documents to make them financially liable for defrauding their students. But he already has them.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with Republican Cynthia Lummis on a cryptocurrency bill that supporters and detractors alike see as mostly hands-off.

A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.

Today on TAP: If Democrats want the January 6th hearings to lead to criminal conviction of Donald Trump, it would help if they had clearer convictions of their own.

Economist Marshall Steinbaum explains why the idea is both good and unavoidable.

While the Chamber of Commerce and other groups talk up their commitment to military families, they work behind the scenes to block access to consumer protections.

The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is a cat’s-paw for tech monopolies.

Today on TAP: In the Trump White House, truth-tellers were shown the door—through which Rudy and his ilk gained entry.

Tech companies are reaching out to small businesses that rely on them, to try to whip up grassroots opposition to legislation that weakens their power.