Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to force votes on many Trump regulatory actions. A decision by Senate Republicans could widen the opportunity. Senate Republicans are about to make a ...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March has led to a debate about federal deposit insurance. On one side are academics and experts who believe that the government should guarantee all deposits.

He is trying to force Warner Bros. Discovery to agree to a merger with Paramount, consolidating media with his allies the Ellisons. But states can block that merger. One of the things you used to hear ...

Today on TAP: Seemingly, Kevin Warsh is a mainstream central banker. Dig down and he’s the Fed equivalent of Pete Hegseth. Don’t expect Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to chair the Fed, to have smooth ...

This article appears in the August 2022 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. In just a one-week span in June, the Supreme Court dealt several terrific blows to American freedom and ...

Buoyed by billions in assistance from the state, real talk about what it takes to run New York City, and some taxes on the rich, the mayor closed a historic leftover budget deficit.

Boston, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is returning to reality television. Despite a cabinet-level appointment, a responsibility to oversee the nation’s transportation infrastructure, airports ...

A working-class voice, a policy wonk, and a champion of political revolution face off for Nancy Pelosi’s seat.

Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.

In the low-profile race for California insurance commissioner, Jane Kim wants to borrow from other countries to solve a crisis in the homeowner’s insurance market.

This edition of Aftermath is about how Trump’s war is seriously eroding American military strength. You can read our previous story about jet fuel and all the others in our series at ...

This article appears in the April 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. The week of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, stood tall next to the president ...