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Republicans Finally Reveal How They’ll Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich

Mike Johnson has just released House Republicans’ budget plan—and it’s not good.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

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Trump Desperately Tries to Blame Anyone but Himself for Inflation

Donald Trump still doesn’t appear to have a plan to bring food prices down.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Trump’s DOJ Lawyers Are Hilariously Struggling in All His Lawsuits

Lawyers at the Department of Justice are fumbling their defense of Donald Trump’s executive orders.

By Edith Olmsted

 

Democrats Turn First DOGE Hearing Into an Elon Musk Roast

Elon Musk was raked over the coals for his efforts to gut the government.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

This Is So Much Worse Than Last Time

Why Democrats and the media are struggling to capture the insanity—and danger—of the new Trump administration.

By Alex Shephard

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Trump Fires USAID Watchdog One Day After He Dared Criticize Him

Donald Trump doesn’t want to hear any dissent—even if people starve in the process.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

Mitch McConnell Explains His Sad Lone "No" Vote on Tulsi Gabbard

The former Senate majority leader couldn’t get a single Republican to vote with him against confirming Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

Trump Press Secretary Crashes and Burns When Trying to Prove Fraud

Karoline Leavitt had no answers when asked about the fraud Donald Trump and Elon Musk are supposedly eliminating.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe Into Elon Musk?

The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?

By Greg Sargent

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