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He hasn’t crashed it, but he hasn’t made it great either. That’s a problem.

The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

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

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Housing prices are rising fast in red and purple states known for being easy places to build. How can that be?

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