Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism
Donald Trump had a very busy Tuesday.
Politics
They Didn’t Have to Do This
By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.
The One-and-Done Doctrine
The president has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.
The Anniversary That Democrats Would Be Wise to Forget
The surest way for the party to end its prolonged slump is to jump straight to 2028.
The Red State Where Republicans Aren’t Afraid of Trump
Some of the last remaining GOP holdouts hail from the same state.
Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case
The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.
What the Islamophobic Attacks on Mamdani Reveal
Rather than cement its new multiracial coalition, the MAGA movement seems almost desperate to break it apart.
How Trump Lives With the Threat of Iranian Assassination
Fear of being killed has hung over the president and his senior team for months.
Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump
The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing military intervention, is falling in line after the bombing of Iran.
The President’s Weapon
Why does the power to launch nuclear weapons rest with a single American?