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June 24, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Says He Ordered DOJ to Target Oil Companies Over High Gas Prices
The president seems surprised that gas prices haven’t magically returned to normal.
June 22, 2026
Casey Michel
Republicans Are Dismantling a Key Tool in the War Against Kleptocrats
GOP lawmakers are pushing forward a bill to repeal a vital shell company database—completely undoing the biggest anti-kleptocracy step forward the U.S. has seen in decades.
June 19, 2026
Brian T. O'Connor
How AI Has Created a Braggy Culture of Layoffs
Tech bosses aren’t making gaffes—they’re signaling to investors that they’re eager to make cuts, and boost share prices, even if it hurts some feelings along the way.
June 18, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Defends $300 Billion Iran Payout by Shouting About Stocks
The president boasted about stock increases and falling oil prices, which are only happening because he finally admitted defeat.
June 16, 2026
Edith Olmsted
JD Vance Gets Humiliating Fact-Check to His Face on
The View
The interview did not go well for the vice president.
June 16, 2026
Finn Hartnett
The Nuclear Reactors Coming to a Small Town Near You
As a disruptive new nuclear power project embeds itself in Parsons, Kansas, residents are divided on whether it’s worth the potential risk.
June 15, 2026
Michael Tomasky
2028 Democrats Litmus Test: Billionaires, I’m Coming After Your Money
In short order, a fresh crop of candidates will be vying for our votes for the right to face the GOP presidential nominee. Here’s what we’ll be asking in return.
June 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Voters Are Finally Starting to Turn on Him
They’re furious over the economy—and think he doesn’t understand their pain.
June 11, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Gives Pathetic Justification for Claim About Loving Inflation
Donald Trump said point-blank that sky-high inflation is a good thing, actually.
June 11, 2026
Greg Sargent
Why Is Trump Tanking in MAGA Country? These Dems Found a Good Answer.
Some new research on working-class voters makes it clear. They’re furious at Trump—and they want a message from Democrats that pledges specific action.
June 10, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Someone Please Explain to Trump How the Trade Deficit Works
Donald Trump’s bizarre post raises questions about his economic know-how.
June 10, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Inflation Hits New High as Trump’s War With Iran Escalates
This year’s summer BBQ will be a lot more expensive than last.
June 4, 2026
Henry Burke
Prediction Markets Are Learning From the Addiction Industry
A new coalition of industry influence-peddlers is forming, tasked with defending these nascent businesses from regulation at all cost.
June 3, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s “Christian Nationalism” Is Neither of Those Things
The president may dress himself in the trappings of patriotism and religiosity, but make no mistake: His administration is sinful to its core.
June 2, 2026
Monica Potts
It Was Never Just Vibes
The real reason Americans are so angry about the economy
June 2, 2026
Katherine Stewart
The Rise of Right-Wing “Biblical Economics”
Right-wing money is supercharging the religious right’s push to literally get all up in our business.
June 1, 2026
Timothy Noah
How Trump Is Wrecking the Agency That Protects Workers’ Labor Rights
In his first term, Trump’s NLRB issued bad decisions. In his second, it’s being dismantled.
May 28, 2026
Alex Shephard
Affordability Politics Are Here to Stay
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and gas prices fall, many Americans will still believe that the economy is terrible. Do the Democrats have a solution for this “permacession”?
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Photo Exposes Treasury Secretary’s Desperation to Keep Trump Calm
Here’s what Scott Bessent had to say as the economy tanks.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him
Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.
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