While nurses in Iowa fear for their safety and the health of their patients, their hospital system is choosing to funnel millions into busting their efforts to unionize. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social reports: trib.al/PE9RK76

Private equity wants a $3 billion casino on Coney Island, but it's a gamble residents don’t want to take. The company is allegedly handing out cash and ice cream to those willing to support their project. From James Baratta: trib.al/WbZm1BZ

The GOP is whining about fraud while making it easier to scam consumers. Republicans are defunding the CFPB as it handles record numbers of fraud claims. These hearings are “a sham,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) says. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/68XtwtV

Congress is moving to strip home rule from D.C., and the city’s long-time representative is losing ground. At 88, Eleanor Holmes Norton says she’s running for re-election, but many allies are urging her to retire. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/g5bBi7b

On this edition of TAP’s Weekly Roundup, executive editor @ddayen.bsky.social talks with @matthewstoller.bsky.social about the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel, and how it's been made possible through the consolidation of media companies. Listen here: trib.al/x9QNJB5

A new casino on Coney Island could bring more job opportunities to a community grappling with a 17 percent unemployment rate. But locals say the risk of gambling addiction and increased crime outweighs the positives. James Baratta reports: trib.al/Gib2Usi

While Democrats are publicly promoting their fight for Medicare in their proposed continuing resolution, there are a few other demands that show they are not playing around. @ddayen.bsky.social reports: trib.al/WYNmKUI

While Democrats continue to stand up for Medicare in budget talks, a pilot program was quietly rolled out in six states by HHS, posing a big threat to Medicare recipients. Robert Kuttner reports: trib.al/drX2SLc

The Trump Administration's assaults on D.C. have received little pushback from the District’s one representative in Congress. Norton claims she is running in 2026 but a strong challenger about half her age has emerged. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬: trib.al/REIifXo

Bluesky: As Republicans continue their assault on the CFPB, wondering why fraud is sweeping the country while destroying the bureau that was working to put an end to said fraud. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/bJWpf3n

Republicans want AI to decide if Medicare will cover your procedure, while Democrats are trying to stop them from defunding Medicare altogether. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/QWqN6K2

When you’re in a room with Bill Gates, the average person is a billionaire. That’s America in a nutshell. The economy only looks good in aggregate, as the rich profit and the poor suffer. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/S5YJD7Q

“If there’s one thing Donald Trump absolutely cannot take, it’s a joke.” Under the Trump regime, even mainstream liberal comedy will get you cancelled. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/U3mYXJf

Democrats have caught on to Trump’s tricks. To avoid a shutdown, they’re demanding guarantees that Trump can’t block funding, and that he restores some of the money he’s already stolen. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/rIBIIre

Casinos are coming to New York, but locals are pushing back. A proposed casino in Coney Island would generate billions for private equity while draining the community. From James Baratta: trib.al/vBHdPcI

Democrats are demanding Medicare subsidies in exchange for helping Republicans avert a shutdown – but Medicare is already under assault from a new program forcing AI preapproval for procedures in 6 states. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/QifbaUC

Great look at the key elements of the Democratic budget showdown plan. #nokings

Trump’s HHS quietly rolled out a Medicare pilot program that aims to change the system Medicare users must use to get procedures paid for, a development that is too close to privatization for comfort. trib.al/PC0hmyV

Developers think a casino on Coney Island would be the perfect addition to America's playground. Residents say the threat of gambling addiction and increased crime prevents them from going all in on this proposal. trib.al/N9TcTHI

Democrats are finally playing hardball with a budget plan that shows that they appear to be willing to put up a fight for the future of Congress. @ddayen.bsky.social reports: trib.al/hOrRGy0

Trump has once again proven that his insecure ego cannot take a joke. Jimmy Kimmel was the latest of the late-night hosts to find himself on the chopping block. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/BSG9XeU

“We will absolutely target you, go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech,” Pam Bondi said. Conservatives are using the death of Charlie Kirk as a pretext for carrying out a long-planned assault on free speech. From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/pG6Gn9P

Why does Trump stick with RFK Jr. as public opinion turns against him? Robert Kuttner argues that it's a shared opposition to science, because “when you habitually make up supposed facts, evidence gets in the way.” trib.al/oSYwlUV

Trump’s obsession with tariffs means that other laws go unenforced. The number of shipments stopped for use of forced Uyghur labor dropped 40% this year. From Neil Tracey with @capitolforum.bsky.social: trib.al/zVbsxLt

During the AIDS crisis, California funded a vaccine effort after Washington failed to act. Now, California, Oregon, and Washington have united to develop their own public health recommendations as RFK Jr. spreads anti-vax nonsense. From Suzanne Gordon: trib.al/c1S2R6A

Unemployment is rising, yet so is consumer spending. Why? Because the rich can buy so much more than everyone else. Economists call it a K-shaped economy; plutonomy is more accurate. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/rUAPh3u

Increased consumer spending by America’s plutocrats masks rising unemployment and food insecurity for everyone else. @ddayen.bsky.social reports: trib.al/dWjy00s

RFK Jr. continues to push his anti-vax campaign, but many Republican senators’ constituents oppose ending mandatory childhood vaccinations. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/azcZju1

Increased consumer spending by America’s plutocrats masks rising unemployment and food insecurity for everyone else. @ddayen.bsky.social reports: trib.al/llZ2INr

States on the West Coast form an alliance against Trump’s politicization of public health, there are lessons to learn from the AIDS epidemic. trib.al/4LGqxqk

Customs and Border Patrol reiterates their commitment to policing forced labor violations but is stopping fewer and fewer imports of goods made in Uyghur internment camps. From Neil Tracy and The Capitol Forum: trib.al/owC3Pwn

“The great American democratic experiment is far from over.” Trump’s attempts at autocracy are a serious threat to democratic life, but by pushing citizens to action he might create the conditions for his own defeat. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/kocOXhV

Besides an ability to make politics “fun,” Charlie Kirk and William F. Buckley Jr. also shared a disdain for the Civil Rights Act and a desire to return to a segregated past. From @HaroldMeyerson: trib.al/Ue4f1og

In New Mexico, bankrupt well operators have left millions of dollars of equipment and tons of toxic chemicals for the state and taxpayers to deal with. From @jfern.bsky.social with @capitalandmain.bsky.social: trib.al/wnniIJ2

Rising food costs mean that the number of Americans facing food insecurity is at a 10-year high. Trump’s tariffs, deportations, and attacks on federal programs are going to make things worse. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/IYGnwtW

Conservatives already had a plan to silence their political opponents, and Charlie Kirk’s death is helping them implement it. Their assault on free speech is an insult to Kirk’s own views: “You should be allowed to say outrageous things.” From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/zm46Su0

The more Trump cracks down, the more resistance springs up. Across the country, people are chasing off federal troops, defending their neighbors from being kidnapped, and organizing for a future after the Trump regime. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/FKhDBS9

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, some have likened him to William F. Buckley Jr. – not just for his combative style, but also for their shared opposition to racial equality. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/rv5wocz

Speculators in New Mexico have left the state with a $1.6B bill to clean up their dry oil wells. Besides plugging wells, the state also has to deal with tons of contaminated soil and barrels of toxic chemicals. From @jfern.bsky.social with @capitalandmain.bsky.social: trib.al/4b9ZBJv

While more and more Americans are going hungry, grocery store executives are celebrating their sales. Trump’s policies have left millions without enough food and made it dangerous for many to ask for help. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/SKxVomn

“Kirk lived as he died, trolling literally to his last breath.” Now that he’s dead, conservatives are trying to punish liberals for the kind of speech Kirk relished in. From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/qtztfi8

Illinois congressional candidate Reed Showalter hopes to use his expertise in anti-trust enforcement to take on monopolies in Washington if he wins in November. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/gicnKkP

With nonstop ICE raids, crackdowns on civil disobedience, and the impotence of congressional Democrats on full display, Robert Kuttner examines how citizens can resist tyranny, examines resistance efforts against tyranny: trib.al/SImAvEI

Since January OMB Director Russ Vought has hidden over $410 billion in appropriated funds in order to push his own agenda. trib.al/8b60Vlr

Illinois congressional candidate Reed Showalter hopes to use his expertise in anti-trust enforcement to take on monopolies in Washington if he wins in November. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/qWZMpUT

Since January OMB Director Russ Vought has hidden over $410 billion in appropriated funds in order to push his own agenda. trib.al/nMPQ9zB

With nonstop ICE raids, crackdowns on civil disobedience, and the impotence of congressional Democrats on full display, Robert Kuttner examines how citizens can resist tyranny, examines resistance efforts against tyranny: trib.al/TphhkLs

Democrats in Congress are asking for the usual goodies to avert a shutdown, even as they’re being sidelined. In reality, “the government is already shut down, we’re just pretending like it’s not.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/le2xMp5

Trump failed in his attempt to seize control of the Fed before Wednesday’s vote when it will probably cut rates by a quarter point. But not much can be done to stop rising unemployment and inflation. trib.al/wLdc9Ry

Congress has mostly given up on fighting monopolies, but a former antitrust enforcer is running to change that. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/gyYhfN6