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Spending that the White House does not like is being labeled fraudulent. At the same time, President Trump is rolling back anticorruption efforts and ethical standards for himself and allies like Elon Musk.

Hamas says it will halt its captive releases until Israel complies with the terms of the ceasefire agreed between them.

It's on

Today on TAP: The Trump-Musk proposed sovereign wealth fund fits the pattern—dictatorship as an opportunity for personal enrichment.

DOGE’s hiring site has become a focal point for cathartic and even strategic outrage, underscoring the important role humor and rebellious defiance play in bleak times.

Billions of gallons of irrigation water were wasted under Trump’s orders in what now appears to be a political stunt

"If they succeed, CEOs and Wall Street will once again be free to trick, trap, and cheat you," said the Democratic senator.

At the moment there is no one obviously positioned to take up the Sanders mantle in the 2028 presidential campaign. But we may have to make it our business to find one.

Elon Musk is not invincible

Lift Every Voice and Sing! (1900), Michigan Rejects the So-Called Fugitive Slave Act (1855), Our Place in the Universe (1990), Confronting a Campaign of Terror (2015), An Outrageous Verdict, Reversed on Appeal (1970)