Politics

Tucker Carlson hiding behind a Trump mask
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Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem

Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon don’t speak for Trump or his base. So why do people think they do?

A photo of the U.S. Capitol
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They Didn’t Have to Do This

By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.