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Shari Redstone Might Be Headed for Jail

5 days ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Jonathan Alter

Shari Redstone better change her tune, or she, her board, and her corporate officers may go to prison on bribery charges in 2029. If you think that’s far-fetched, consider the seamy details of the fracas involving Redstone, Donald Trump, and the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission.
Rules to Win By | Washington Monthly

5 days ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Paul Glastris

Democrats are putting a lot of their political chips on the message that Donald Trump’s radical tariff regime will raise consumer prices, tank the economy, and alienate voters. So far, that’s looking like a pretty good wager. But it’s also a risky one. If Trump continues to ease and modify his tariff policies, it’s possible that the economy won’t fall into recession and inflation won’t be at intolerable levels by the time the 2026 midterms roll around.
The GOP’s Medicaid “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse” Lie | Washington Monthly

1 week ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Sunday by CNN’s Jake Tapper about how the $625 billion of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would, according to a Congressional Budget Office [CBO] estimate, take away health insurance from 7.7 million people. Johnson replied with bald-faced lies, beginning with, “We are not cutting Medicaid in this package.” How could Johnson possibly turn $625 billion into $0?
The Freedom Caucus Are Cowards

2 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

“Don’t come back and send us a bill that’s going to ratchet up deficits. We can’t have that. And by the way, I think the overriding governing principle ought to be watch the bond markets.”That was Representative Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, speaking on CNBC shortly after voting for the One Big Beautiful Act bill, which will ratchet up deficits. As he spoke, producers juxtaposed a graphic showing bond rates going in the wrong direction.
Joe Biden Has Nothing to Do With the 2028 Election | Washington Monthly

2 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

The what-did-they-know-and-when-did-they-know-it media frenzy was just getting started, with Democratic officeholders being pressed by last week’s Sunday morning talk show hosts whether they “got it wrong” on Joe Biden’s fitness, did they “see much” infirmity, and do they “bear some responsibility” for his initial decision to run for re-election. Then we learned later on Sunday that Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and a fresh wave of conspiracy theorizing has begun.
In Birthright Citizenship Case, Trump DOJ Asks Supreme Court Justices to Make Themselves Irrelevant | Washington Monthly

3 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Garrett Epps

At the very outset of oral argument in Trump v. CASA, the “birthright citizenship” case, Justice Sonia Sotomayor proposed a hypothetical aimed at scaring conservatives. What if the president were to proclaim a new interpretation of the Second Amendment, and add that the military would confiscate all firearms held by private citizens?
The Big Beautiful Bill Is Sinking Because Speaker Johnson Can’t Keep His Promise to Fiscal Hawks

3 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

“The objective and our commitment has always been deficit neutrality. That’s the goal here. If we can reduce the deficit, even better.” So pledged Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in February about the budget package now officially called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Two months later, Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to pass the budget resolution, which is nonbinding but a necessary precursor to passing a binding budget bill through the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process.
The Congressional Budget Office Still Works

3 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

On Sunday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee released the details of their contribution to the tax-and-spending package, which President Donald Trump calls the “Big Beautiful Bill.” That powerful committee has jurisdiction over health care, which Republicans have targeted for significant reductions to help offset the cost of their proposed tax cuts—not only keeping the 2017 tax rates, which will rise unless Congress acts, but also new provisions.
Lame Duck Watch: Congressional Leaders Snub Trump on Drug Prices

4 weeks ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

As early as Monday, according to Politico, President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order that will look like smart politics on its face, but it’s really a sign of the president’s political weakness. Trump “plans to revive an effort to dramatically slash drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medicines to lower prices abroad, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
This Republican Just Cracked the Doors Open to Higher Taxes on the Wealthy (Or Did He?)

1 month ago | washingtonmonthly.com | Bill Scher

With House and Senate Republicans still struggling to find consensus on a budget reconciliation bill extending and expanding the expiring tax cut package from Donald Trump’s first term, Representative Jason Smith made a surprising statement during a Fox News Sunday interview on May 4.