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Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House.

Elect a would-be dictator, and the White House gets demolished. Trump greatly benefits from the feeling of stunned disbelief, but this action may be different, breaking through in a way that little else has in the last nine months.

Meet RFK’s Corporate Underlings

The administration’s rhetoric about breaking corporate power in health care rings hollow, as several top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services worked for the very corporate interests their boss claims to oppose.

The Health Insurance Cost Crisis Is Now Upon Us

The price hikes won’t happen until January 1, but open enrollment begins on November 1, mere days from now—and the average exchange beneficiary will see their premium costs more than double.

Fed Making Key Economic Decisions Without Key Economic Data

The central bank does not have its usual jobs and unemployment figures because of the government shutdown. An errant disclosure may have robbed it of some private data, too.

The Shrapnel Presidency

Trump’s minions planned a firing of 60 howitzer shells over a freeway in L.A. to harass Gov. Newsom and local residents. Instead, friendly fire hit VP Vance’s entourage. In there a better metaphor for the Trump administration?

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Presidential Construction Projects

YouTube Video - Weekly Roundup for July 25, 2025

David Dayen and Maureen Tkacik talk about the ICE raid in South Shore Chicago, in the shadow of the Obama Presidential Center, and the destruction of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.

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