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Workers Voted on Decertifying Unions 1,600 Times in the Past Decade. Teamsters Are the Most Common Target.

Labor Unions Workers Voted on Decertifying Unions 1,600 Times in the Past Decade. Teamsters Are the Most Common Target. ...

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Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No.

Free Trade Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No. However, the tariffs did shift...

29.04.2026 3

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Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'

Free Speech Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning' When he returned to the White...

28.04.2026 4

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Shots Fired

Politics Shots Fired Plus: White House Correspondents' Association attacker was angry about strikes on Venezuelan boats and Iranian...

27.04.2026 7

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Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money?

Free Trade Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money? The burden of Trump's illegal tariffs...

23.04.2026 5

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Globalization Made Howard Lutnick a Billionaire. Now He's Railing Against It as Trump's Commerce Chief.

Economics Globalization Made Howard Lutnick a Billionaire. Now He's Railing Against It as Trump's Commerce Chief. Globalization...

23.04.2026 5

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Virginia's Grotesque Gerrymander and the Bipartisan Death of Redistricting Reform

Gerrymandering Virginia's Grotesque Gerrymander and the Bipartisan Death of Redistricting Reform Republicans picked this fight, and...

22.04.2026 8

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The Trump Administration Is Worried About High Fertilizer Prices. Its Top Trade Official Lobbied for Them.

Free Trade The Trump Administration Is Worried About High Fertilizer Prices. Its Top Trade Official Lobbied for Them. Before...

21.04.2026 6

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Trump Ended Free Trade for Mexican Tomatoes. Prices Are Up 23 Percent in the Last Year.

Inflation Trump Ended Free Trade for Mexican Tomatoes. Prices Are Up 23 Percent in the Last Year. America gets 90 percent of its...

17.04.2026 4

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Trump Says He's Willing To 'Risk' Your Rights for His Surveillance Powers

Surveillance Trump Says He's Willing To 'Risk' Your Rights for His Surveillance Powers The president once said he wanted to kill...

15.04.2026 4

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Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them.

Taxes Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them. If Congress will not deploy...

15.04.2026 6

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Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025

Free Trade Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025 New study finds that...

13.04.2026 5

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The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism

Crony Capitalism The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism Any time government has greater...

10.04.2026 4

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What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually?

Social Security What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually? One weird trick could extend Social Security's solvency...

09.04.2026 7

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'I Am Blowing Up Everything'

Reason Roundup 'I Am Blowing Up Everything' Plus: There is no exit strategy in Iran, Artemis II approaches the Moon, federal...

06.04.2026 7

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Trump's Call for a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unrealistic

War Trump's Call for a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unrealistic The proposal is "an enormous waste...

03.04.2026 7

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Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out.

Free Trade Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out. Consider it a boozy,...

02.04.2026 7

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War and/or Peace

Iran War and/or Peace Plus: back to the moon, one year since "Liberation Day," birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court,...

02.04.2026 7

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A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress

Free Trade A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress The Trump...

02.04.2026 10

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10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled.

Donald Trump 10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled. Trump's ridiculous,...

31.03.2026 8

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Baby Boomers Are the Richest Generation in History. Why Do Politicians Keep Spending More on Them?

Government Spending You Are Paying for Retirees' Lavish Lifestyles How America's old-age entitlement system became a sprawling...

30.03.2026 7

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Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law'

Free Trade Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law' Rep. Jimmy Panetta says Democrats have...

27.03.2026 8

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America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem

Federal government America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem From long TSA lines to air traffic...

26.03.2026 10

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Facebook Guilty

Reason Roundup Facebook Guilty Plus: Trump declares victory over Iran again, Afroman trial reflections, and more... ...

25.03.2026 10

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'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War.

War 'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War. With the Pentagon's track record, lawmakers are...

24.03.2026 10

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Have an ICE Flight

TSA Have an ICE Flight Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and...

23.03.2026 10

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Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals

Economics Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals America once dominated the rare-earth market, but...

21.03.2026 10

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Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed

Free Trade Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed The Trump...

18.03.2026 10

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Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air

Iran Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air About 30 percent of the world's helium supply depends on the Strait of...

16.03.2026 10

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The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair

Free Trade The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair By the administration's logic, Iowa is hurting Arizona...

12.03.2026 10

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Trump Goes to War

Thomas Massie Trump Goes to War Plus: Donald Trump vs. Thomas Massie, Republicans preparing to kill the filibuster for a very dumb...

12.03.2026 10

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War Rations

Government Spending War Rations Plus: Pete Hegseth spends millions on lobster tail and rib-eye steak, oil prices go for another...

11.03.2026 10

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March Madness

War March Madness Plus: A seventh American has been killed in the Iran conflict, the U.S. is almost certainly responsible for...

09.03.2026 10

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Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism

Television Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism "The concept of the show was to talk about what happens when...

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The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One.

Government Spending The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One. A...

06.03.2026 10

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Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power'

Free Trade Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power' The lawsuit, filed by...

05.03.2026 10

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After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.'

Free Trade After Paying Illegal Tariffs, Will Small Businesses Get a Refund? 'I'm Not Holding My Breath.' Even if the refunds are...

05.03.2026 10

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A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea

Iran A Few Republicans Think War With Iran Is a Bad Idea "I mean, look, America is a republic, not an empire," Rep. Warren Davidson...

04.03.2026 40

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States and Local Governments Are Still Sitting on Billions of Dollars of 'Emergency' COVID Relief

13.02.2026 20

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The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada

12.02.2026 10

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Interest on the National Debt Will Cost $16 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years

12.02.2026 30

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Claiming Bad Bunny Isn't Successful Is as Foolish As Claiming He Isn't American

09.02.2026 10

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So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

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'I Think DHS Is Going To Be Shut Down for a While'

04.02.2026 10

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Trump Claims His Tariffs Have 'Brought America Back.' Here Are 3 Things He Got Wrong.

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Key Inflation Metric Hits 3 Percent, Despite Trump's Claim That Rising Prices Are 'Solved'

31.01.2026 10

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Scott Bessent Says Construction Jobs Are Booming Under Trump's Tariffs. Government Data Show the Opposite.

29.01.2026 8

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The Real Reason You Pay for NFL Stadiums

28.01.2026 10

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Tom Homan Isn't the Solution

27.01.2026 10

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Democrats Plan To Block DHS Funding After Minnesota Killing. Republicans Should Join Them.

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