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Catherine Rampell

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What Worries Me About Trump’s New Fed Pick

The jury is out as to whether Kevin Warsh will do Donald Trump’s bidding (and do serious damage).

01.02.2026 4

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11 tips for becoming a columnist

24.07.2025 10

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Democrats risk taking the wrong lessons from Trumpism

18.07.2025 10

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First thing we do, let’s fire all the statisticians

11.07.2025 10

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What a $178 billion gift means for the immigration police state

09.07.2025 8

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The GOP’s big, fat warning sign to the bond market

02.07.2025 10

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RIP, MAHA

26.06.2025 10

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Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn’t exist

21.06.2025 9

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Trump is finally building his wall. We’ll all suffer the consequences.

18.06.2025 7

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The secret police descending on Small Town, U.S.A.

12.06.2025 10

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There are big, ugly problems at the center of the House budget bill

10.05.2025 7

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As Trump destroys the economy, GOP and Wall Street execs stay mum

27.04.2025 4

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Trump is killing one of our strongest exports

17.04.2025 10

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Why are Democrats pulling their punches on Trump’s disastrous trade war?

13.04.2025 5

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Who will tell Trump he’s naked?

08.04.2025 10

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The GOP has an Orwellian solution to pay for Trump’s tax cuts

05.04.2025 10

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Lord, liberate us from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

01.04.2025 6

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How (not) to keep Jews safe

27.03.2025 6

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How DOGE is making government almost comically inefficient

22.03.2025 10

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Two forces are sinking the global economy. Both trace back to Trump.

18.03.2025 8

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Wall Street is simply flabbergasted that Trump is wrecking the economy

14.03.2025 8

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No harm, no fowl: Trump recommends a return to subsistence farming

10.03.2025 10

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Cuts for thee, but not for me: Republicans beg for DOGE exemptions

25.02.2025 10

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Why Gen Z men love Trump’s reign of destruction

25.02.2025 8

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The GOP is pushing a false choice

19.02.2025 5

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When the arsonist demands praise for his firefighting skills

08.02.2025 6

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Turns out Rubio and Bessent are spineless, too

04.02.2025 10

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Americans are watching an inflation bait-and-switch

29.01.2025 10

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The immigrant crackdown has begun. Its first target might surprise you.

26.01.2025 10

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Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto

22.01.2025 3

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Scott Bessent’s funny math would make his GOP predecessors blush

16.01.2025 10

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Society is making you sick, GOP says. Too bad their plans will make you sicker.

14.01.2025 7

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What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.

10.01.2025 7

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The legacy of Bidenomics: Maybe not much at all

07.01.2025 9

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How Biden betrayed union workers by giving them what they wanted

07.01.2025 10

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Ozempic economics: How GLP-1s will disrupt the economy in 2025

01.01.2025 5

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Oops! Consumers finally realize that Trump could worsen inflation.

27.12.2024 5

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Trump and Musk have ‘Art of the Deal’-ed themselves

24.12.2024 4

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Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump’s plan to kill the FDIC

17.12.2024 3

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Fan club for suspected shooter is a symptom of burn-it-all-down populism

Robin Hood. Folk Hero. Hottie. Glorification of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this month, has...

14.12.2024 8

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The GOP’s top priority for 2025: Repeal the laws of arithmetic

What will Republicans prioritize when they regain their government trifecta next month? A tax overhaul? Energy production? Border security? Nope....

11.12.2024 6

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Return-to-work mandates are an invisible pay cut

Job growth rebounded in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. But red flags were buried in that superficially gleeful report. Among them:...

07.12.2024 5

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