Prospect

While DOJ continues to weaponize the legal system, the resignation of Pam Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, signals possible accountability for pay-to-play corruption.

Unlike all of his predecessors, Trump’s soon-to-be veterans health care chief is not a doctor.

Two former negotiators on opposite sides write that neither side has ever acknowledged the other side’s existential needs.

Oh, you want life to get better now, do you? Do you even understand politics?

Today on TAP: The OMB director says that if Democrats don’t cave, he will do mass layoffs. Imagine that.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s first-term achievements shine, but numerous challenges persist after her re-election.

Elected officials learned two more people died in federal immigration detention this week, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 16.

Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains took PAC money from 53 corporations that also donated to the incumbent Republican she’s running against. She said a progressive challenger pointing that out is a form of violence.

Today on TAP: Argentina will get U.S. help despite its perverse economic policies, only because fellow economic pervert Trump and Argentina’s Milei are soulmates. It won’t work.

Decades of consolidation have made large financial institutions the primary partners for small businesses. Two case studies show how this can go awry.

While the president howls about crime in liberal cities, he is taking drastic action to make it worse everywhere.

Major media outlets fail to question ICE and DHS on the reliability of their claims about deportation efforts.

Today on TAP: Agreeing to and then canceling a meeting on government funding makes clear who’s immiserating the public with a costly shutdown.

The small island nation has one of the largest and most successful portfolios of state-owned companies in the world. What?

Despite Trump’s impulsive inconsistencies, his attempted progression toward fascism is all too systematic. He has not yet succeeded.

The Texas senator has introduced a bill allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.

Today on TAP: Will his brutal murder bring Americans together—or create justification for more vilification, vengeance, and violence?

In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.

Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel helps spotlight an even bigger problem.

In Berkeley, New York, Paris, and Vatican City, it’s become central to political battles—and religious concerns.