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Ideas, Politics & Power: The American Prospect is an independent political magazine. We cover Washington and beyond like no one else does.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new bill, which would make pediatric transition care of any kind a federal felony, passed the House last week. Ryan Cooper thinks “a total ban on trans care for anyone is highly likely to be the next goal.” https://t.co/QfrY9hYoq4
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights...
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In the last edition of the Prospect Weekly Roundup, @ddayen chats with Prospect staff about the ups and downs of 2025 and looking forward to more impactful reporting in the new year. Listen here: https://t.co/ekfUgWeu6X
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David speaks with several Prospect staff members about the year in review and what they’re looking forward to in 2026.
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Just when a bipartisan bill banning congressional stock trading was picking up speed, Hakeem Jeffries pulled the rug out from under it, introducing his own partisan bill that all but guarantees both bills will fail to obtain a majority. From @ddayen: https://t.co/yvPWK8nFCh
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A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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Big AI companies are moving forward with building massive data centers all across America while calls for moratoriums are growing louder. A local rejection of data centers should have Big Tech worried. From @ggurley: https://t.co/QEoMPIdkHt
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Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
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Recent polls show Americans are shifting to favor progressive populism—the kind that seeks to make things more affordable for the average American. Harold Meyerson writes Democrats should lean into this trend. https://t.co/gaCUX60GiL
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With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income...
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Polling shows considerable revulsion for Trump and his cronies and a rise in favor for progressive populism going into 2026. From @HaroldMeyerson: https://t.co/Pskszg8JSU
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With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income...
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is shooting down a Republican-led bipartisan bill to end stock trading so that Democrats can counter with their own bill that is unlikely to succeed. From @ddayen: https://t.co/qtN4gyUxYF
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A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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Among national calls for a moratorium on data center construction, it’s rejection from local communities that may put a stop to the growing AI oligarchy. @ggurley reports: https://t.co/gNRGwtpDg3
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Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
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Polling shows considerable revulsion for Trump and his cronies and a rise in favor for progressive populism going into 2026. From @HaroldMeyerson: https://t.co/zMjKQCTAZJ
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With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income...
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is shooting down a Republican-led bipartisan bill to end stock trading so that Democrats can counter with their own bill that is unlikely to succeed. From @ddayen: https://t.co/LWqsuPK5mc
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A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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“We’re left with no aid, just a little food trickling in.” Trump’s cuts to USAID have deepened the humanitarian crisis in Syria where more than 16 million people depend on aid to survive. From @Santiagomonag:
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A year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, humanitarian needs are great. But the Trump administration’s cuts threaten stability for millions of displaced people.
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Americans are paying 93 percent more for health care so Trump can give billionaires tax breaks. Health insurance is getting worse, and Republicans are getting exactly what they wanted. From @ddayen:
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Another series of failures ensures that a debate they can’t win will extend into the election year of 2026.
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RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz want to withhold funding from any hospital that provides trans health care to kids, laying bare Republicans’ “seething, obsessive hatred of trans people.” From Ryan Cooper:
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights...
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The House is close to passing a congressional stock-trading ban, but now Hakeem Jeffries is pitching his own version of the bill. “It’s an attempt to undermine and kill off the only legislative vehicle that is gaining momentum.” From @ddayen:
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A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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On the Prospect’s final Weekly Roundup, Prospect staff break down the biggest news of the year from the Trump regime’s rise and fall to America’s massive bet on AI. Listen here:
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David speaks with several Prospect staff members about the year in review and what they’re looking forward to in 2026.
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School districts rely on funding from the federal government through IDEA to provide support and education for students with disabilities, but the Trump administration is threatening that funding and the offices that oversee it. From @Na_Rose07: https://t.co/9cwNqsHSt9
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act turns 50 with educators and activists fighting to preserve the landmark achievement.
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Displaced Syrians are struggling to heat their homes and provide food and water to their families without the humanitarian aid they used to receive from USAID. Reporting from Syria, @Santiagomontag writes about the unstable situation in the country. https://t.co/El8gqOaoH2
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A year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, humanitarian needs are great. But the Trump administration’s cuts threaten stability for millions of displaced people.
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Republicans passed a bill on Wednesday night making providing any transition care for children a federal felony. For Ryan Cooper, this is an end to Republicans mincing words when it comes to trans rights. https://t.co/fwJSOjGNkL
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights...
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Republicans have backed themselves into a corner when it comes to health care and they continue to make the same mistakes, all but guaranteeing health care subsidies as a point of weakness for Republican candidates going into the midterms. From @ddayen: https://t.co/hczqmQT1mG
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Another series of failures ensures that a debate they can’t win will extend into the election year of 2026.
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A bipartisan discharge petition to advance a policy ending congressional stock trading was finally moving forward. Then Hakeem Jeffries effectively made consensus impossible, proposing his own bill that no Republican would sign. From @ddayen: https://t.co/eCqmyeVhoC
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A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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