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April 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Trade Rep. Fumbles Key Question on How Much Tariffs Will Cost
Jamieson Greer rushed to downplay how much tariffs will increase costs for American households.
April 8, 2025
Marin Scotten
Trump Press Secretary Says Everyone Is Lying About Hating the Tariffs
According to Karoline Leavitt, all the backlash to Donald Trump’s tariffs is made up.
April 8, 2025
Marin Scotten
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Destroying Small U.S. Businesses
Business owners are worried they won’t be able to stay afloat once Donald Trump’s tariffs drive costs up.
April 1, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Brazenly Change Tune on Trump’s Tariffs
Republicans are now just admitting that Donald Trump’s tariffs will suck.
March 10, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Drops Eye-Watering Number for How Long High Prices Could Last
Donald Trump suggested the U.S. had taken too shortsighted an approach to financial stability.
March 10, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Suggests People Should “Shut up” About Egg Prices
Donald Trump had a simple response to his plan to lower egg prices falling apart.
February 26, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Despite Trump’s Promises, Eggs Are About to Get Way More Expensive
Turns out, Donald Trump can’t control egg prices.
February 26, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Finally Has a Plan to Solve Egg Costs, and It’s a Doozy
Avian flu has sent the cost of eggs surging across the country.
February 3, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Admits His Tariffs Will Make Life Way More Expensive
Donald Trump acknowledged that his tariffs will likely make things worse, not better.
January 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
JD Vance Finally Admits What Trump’s Big Plan to Lower Food Prices Is
The plan is no plan.
November 8, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Economic Plan Is Already Working—Just Not How His Fans Thought
Donald Trump promised to make things cheaper for Americans. Things are already getting more expensive.
September 30, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
7 Charts That Prove Obamacare Is Working
One year after healthcare.gov crashed, things are looking up for the president's signature achievement
January 2, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Five Rules for Talking About Obamacare in 2014
How to improve a dreary debate
January 1, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Eight Wonks Share Their 2014 Obamacare Predictions
December 11, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Obamacare Flaw That Worries Me the Most
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Langston Hughes
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