Here's what you need to know about the bipartisan coalition of mostly Democratic-led states and conservative legal advocacy groups looking to block Trump's latest tariffs. talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...
Is this new Labor Dept. policy the latest Trump administration giveaway to the crypto industry? Some experts think so.
I guess we're just waiting around to see if this demented psychopath kills everyone: defector.com/i-guess-were...
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Big firms are first in line for tariff refunds, data released by CBP this week suggests.
Smaller businesses have either shut down, face disproportionate administrative challenges, or decided getting a refund is more trouble than it's worth, experts told TPM.
Just 8% of eligible businesses are enrolled in the tariff refunds system. They account for 72% of the refunds, suggesting small businesses are being left behind.
I’m excited to go here next time I spend some time in the city!
Finally some coffee shops that keep repeatable hours and don't close at 3:00 PM! www.inquirer.com/food/yemeni-...
Oudone Lothirath missed four out of five chemotherapy appointments while in ICE detention and received no medical care there. Now he will likely die in a matter of days. www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...
I will be doing a @talkingpointsmemo.com Substack live at 3pm to talk about MMA and the right wing. It's a wild topic that tells us more about Trump than you might have thought! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tpm-l...
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“For some it is actually scary."
Federal workers impacted by DOGE cuts are selling their houses to get money, dropping out of pending home sales because of job loss, and depressing the DC housing market.
Rich people in the burbs, on the other hand, are buying million $$ homes in cash
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I can't get over the jiu-jitsu stuff nut Markwayne Mullin has also told exaggerated stories about experiencing the "smell of war." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/markway...
VERY worthwhile
Trump's affordability policies aren't helping people afford things because his admin doesn't think it's a real problem exhibit 258784573688763
BREAKING: Workers at CBS are walking out.
The unionized team that works CBS' streaming service are going on a 24 hour strike in New York and San Francisco.
The walkout comes after negotiations with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly imploded.
Despite the flurry of mostly bad affordability ideas thrown out by his administration, the President isn’t serious about lowering the cost of living and his agenda is making life more expensive. Spoke with @laylaayanna.bsky.social of @talkingpointsmemo.com:
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The Trump administration has been pumping out affordability proposals but the president's spaghetti-at-the-wall approach to U.S. economic policy reveals he himself still doesn’t think affordability is a real concern.
Put another way: “He thinks he has a political problem but not a policy problem."
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their goal is to subvert everything
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