Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.
Paranoia Is Winning
How Elon Musk’s conspiracy theories became official White House policy
Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play
“I have never seen a government action have such an immediate impact.”
Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE
The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.
Trump’s Wild Plan for Gaza
The president proposes an American takeover of the Gaza Strip.
The Tariffs Were Never Real
Donald Trump does not appear eager to follow through on one of his biggest campaign promises.
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
If Congress won’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending, who will?
American History Is Key to Understanding Trump
The best analogies to understand the U.S. president can be found right in the United States.
Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.
Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly
Donald Trump might miss the bureaucrats when the next crisis hits.
What Trump’s Finger-Pointing Reveals
Words, including the words of presidents, matter so very much.
The Democrats Show Why They Lost
At a meeting of the DNC, the party seemed to be at pains to demonstrate that it learned nothing from its 2024 defeat.
The Tasks of an Anti-Trump Coalition
Avoid progressive pieties and rebuild an effective democratic majority
Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are
Activists want to see their opposition party do some actual opposing.
FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge
Seasoned members of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency are bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him.
The Day Trump Became Un-President
The first press conference of Trump’s second term had a lot in common with the freewheeling, falsehood-packed sessions of his first.
Is There Anything Trump Won’t Blame on DEI?
The president is promising a return to meritocracy—while staffing his government with underqualified loyalists.
Donald Trump Is Just Watching This Crisis Unfold
But he’s not taking charge.
If Iranian Assassins Kill Them, It Will Be Trump’s Fault
The president has denied protection to four men he put in mortal danger.
The Memo That Shocked the White House
The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual approval process.
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