Trump's Planned Farm Bailout Should Require Congressional Approval
The Trump administration has already claimed the power to raise taxes without congressional approval. Now it is going to spend money that way too.
The Trump administration has already claimed the power to raise taxes without congressional approval. Now it is going to spend money that way too.
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Trump's deal with a lithium mine in Nevada follows similar "creative deals" with Intel and U.S. Steel.
Pfizer wins big in Trump’s new drug discount gimmick.
The president would be justified in wanting to rescind all state grants. Instead, he's apparently letting states that voted for him keep the cash.
When the state dictates both the questions science asks and the answers it offers, it converts knowledge into propaganda and health into a matter of politics.
Just as it was a scandal when the IRS under Obama allegedly targeted Tea Party groups.
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Which version of the chief justice will emerge in the Supreme Court’s newest term?
Judge William Young wrote a book-length order attacking “the problem this President has with the First Amendment.”
Refusing to fund the government is the primary way minority party lawmakers can check the excesses of the executive branch and the majority party.
The decision to close two federal watchdog agencies has drawn criticism from a pair of Republican senators.
Civil liberties attorney Jenin Younes recounts her role in Murthy v. Missouri, her opposition to pandemic mandates, and why she believes Trump poses an even greater threat to free speech than Biden.
“I got arrested twice for being a Latino working in construction,” says Leo Garcia Venegas, the lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice challenging warrantless ICE raids on construction sites.
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Reason's Peter Suderman and Eric Boehm discuss the government shutdown live at 3 p.m. Eastern time today.
Federal officers policing Washington, D.C., on Trump's orders appear to be driving crime down, but the plan is neither constitutionally sound nor viable in the long term.
The legal rationales for prosecuting James Comey, Adam Schiff, and Letitia James suggest the president is determined to punish them one way or another.
The Department of Homeland Security will retain 95 percent of its employees if the government shuts down and remain funded in large part by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Take your opportunities for smaller government where you find them.
As ever, be cautious about what you hear from the Department of Health and Human Services.
One report found that forcing retiring coal plants to remain open could increase annual electricity costs by $3 billion through 2028.
By installing Stephen Miran and eyeing more allies, Trump is positioning the central bank for aggressive rate cuts and a sharp break from its tradition of independence.
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The administration ordered the federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard members for 60 days, citing the same suspect legal authority used to send troops to California earlier this year.
Trump exempted imported chips from his reciprocal tariffs in April. Now he's threatening them with 100 percent rates.
The order lists "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity" as common threads among "domestic terrorists," though all are protected by the First Amendment.
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The administration is pursuing a vendetta, but Comey and the FBI deserve scrutiny and reduced stature.
By demanding that the Justice Department punish the former FBI director for wronging him, the president provided evidence to support a claim of selective or vindictive prosecution.
Trump’s trade war is hitting wineries, distillers, and distributors with product shortages and soaring costs—leaving customers to pick up the tab.
Five plaintiffs are arguing that several mass immigration arrests in the nation’s capital were made without probable cause.
The FBI director's portrayal of the case exemplifies the emptiness of his promise that there would be "no retributive actions" against the president's enemies.
Trump railed against migrant crime abroad but skipped U.S. stats—because immigrants here are locked up far less often than native-born Americans.
There is ample evidence to suspect prosecutors are just doing President Trump's dirty work rather than following the facts of the case.
The bailout would simply redistribute wealth from American businesses and consumers to farmers. Here's a better idea: end the tariffs.
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Amazon in its yearslong lawsuit against the company for "dark patterns" in Prime sign up and cancellation.
By expanding federal agents' authority to collect the DNA of immigrant detainees, the government has risked violating Americans’ rights.
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There’s an opportunity to abandon bad policies that raise consumer costs and move toward free trade.
From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.
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The Supreme Court will soon review the president’s authority to fire “independent” agency heads.
The OECD just published its projections for American growth, and they're grim.
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Forcing the sale of a social media company for political reasons was always going to be a power grab for the White House—whether its occupant was Democratic or Republican.
History suggests that Republicans will regret letting the FCC police TV programming.