At the center of the latest duel between the Trump administration and the judiciary is SNAP, better known as "food stamps." Here's how much money we're talking about, and where that money goes, and what it does.
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As the federal budget moves even deeper into deficit, it may be helpful to remember how, once upon a time, we did the opposite. Here are the numbers behind the Clinton administration's success.

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Unemployment insurance raises workers' bargaining power and wages, new research from @davidwiczer.bsky.social @atlantafed.org & co-authors.
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What does Medicaid pay for? What impact does it have on the economy? How are states and beneficiaries going to grapple with the new work requirement?

I answer all those questions and more in my study with the Economic Roundtable. Here are a few important highlights:

Ever wondered how much the feds subsidize the states in administering Medicaid? Or how long people stay enrolled at taxpayer expense?

These are the facts.

Once upon a time, an anti-immigration Republican Party enacted steep tariffs on all our major trading partners under the banner of "America First."

Here's how that all turned out.

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Texas lawmakers have proposed allowing teenagers to bring guns to school. They say it would make Texans safer. It wouldn't. We have the data.

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It's not often you see a president barrel forward into such unpopular economic territory...or is it?

Here's a little data on how popular Republican and Democratic policies really are.