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February 25, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Mike Johnson Hugely Fumbles Key Question on Medicaid
The House speaker was asked whether he intends to cut the crucial program.
February 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Try to Make Any Sense of What Trump Says When Asked About Elon’s Email
Donald Trump was asked about Elon Musk’s email telling federal workers to list what they did last week or be fired.
February 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Administration Suddenly Backtracks on Elon Musk’s Weird Email
The Office of Personnel Management has stunningly split from Elon Musk.
February 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Republican Lawmaker’s Town Hall Goes Sideways Thanks to Trump and Musk
Republican voters are livid at Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s cuts to government funding.
February 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Federal Workers Are Trolling Elon Musk’s Latest Attempt to Fire Them
Elon Musk asked federal employees to tell him what they did the previous week.
February 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
You Won’t Believe How Much DOGE’s Latest Cuts Have Actually Saved
Elon Musk and his cronies continue to lie about how much money they’re saving.
June 14, 2017
MagazineMary Pilon
Life at Trump Pavilion
How will the president’s budget affect the elderly? A visit to the nursing home that bears his name.
July 30, 2014
Kathryn Edin, Luke Shaefer
The Truth About Food Stamps (Hint: They Work and Help Millions)
SNAP has halved the number of children living in extreme poverty.
August 21, 2013
John B. Judis
The GOP Plan to Crush Silicon Valley
What will become of Steve Jobs’s angel?
April 23, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Sequester Comes to an Airport Near You
What happens when Republicans are stuck on the tarmac?
March 1, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Just Because the World Didn't End Doesn't Mean That Sequestration Isn't Scary
February 19, 2013
Timothy Noah
Simpson-Bowles Is Back—With More Bad Ideas
February 8, 2013
Timothy Noah
Sequester Scare Tactics
The White House finally surveys the devastation to come

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