Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way
Thu 1:40pm By Jonathan LemireHe hasn’t ended the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. His economy looks shaky. And then there’s Jeffrey Epstein.Trump Just Did What Not Even Nixon Dared
Thu 12:51pm By Tim NaftaliThis isn’t the first time the BLS commissioner aroused presidential ire. But at least Nixon faced constraints.How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting
Wed 5:00pm By Russell BermanTheir threat to match Republican gerrymandering could be difficult to fulfill.The War Over America’s Birthday Party
Wed 4:56pm By Michael SchererAs plans for the festivities became Trumpier, allies of the president tried to oust Republican commissioners.The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Wed 5:55am By Anne Applebaum
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.Why the White House Backed Down From Its First Big Education Cuts
Tue 7:00am By Toluse OlorunnipaDefunding popular programs can be as unwelcome in Trump country as it is in coastal cities.Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Is Becoming a Bubble
Mon 7:00am By Nancy A. YoussefAn already insular Defense Department is sealing itself off from outside thinkers.A MAGA Attorney Hired Epstein’s Lawyer for His ‘Valuable’ Experience
Fri 5:56pm By Shane HarrisA firm that represents Pete Hegseth and once represented Donald Trump now employs a co-executor of the disgraced financier’s estate.Donald Trump Shoots the Messenger
Fri 5:20pm By Jonathan ChaitClassic authoritarian move: When reality doesn’t go your way, deny reality.ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check
Jul 31, 2025, 10:00 am By Caitlin DickersonCongress has appropriated billions with few strings attached, creating a likely windfall for well-connected firms.Why Trump Broke With Bibi Over the Gaza Famine
Jul 31, 2025, 9:25 am By Jonathan LemireThe president wants the war to end and thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is standing in his way.The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’
Jul 29, 2025, 7:00 am By Quinta JurecicA casualty of Trump’s purge speaks out.How NASA Engineered Its Own Decline
Jul 28, 2025, 6:00 am By Franklin Foer
The agency once projected America’s loftiest ideals. Then it ceded its ambitions to Elon Musk.A Democrat for the Trump Era
Jul 27, 2025, 7:00 am By Elaine Godfrey
Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.A New Kind of Family Separation
Jul 24, 2025, 4:10 pm By Hanna RosinThe Trump administration is again going after undocumented minors—but its approach is different than during his first presidency.Columbia Protected Its Funding and Sacrificed Its Freedom
Jul 24, 2025, 3:45 pm By Franklin FoerThe university’s agreement with the Trump administration bodes ill for American higher education.Two Democrats Are Bolting From a Bipartisan Governors’ Group
Jul 24, 2025, 9:00 am By Michael SchererThe NGA, some Democrats say, has failed to respond forcefully enough to Trump’s incursions into state matters.Why Josh Hawley Is Trying to Reverse Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
Jul 23, 2025, 2:01 pm By Russell BermanThe political fallout from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” begins.Trump’s Epstein Denials Are Ever So Slightly Unconvincing
Jul 23, 2025, 10:57 am By Jonathan ChaitThe president is not behaving like an innocent man with nothing to hide.What Trump’s Feud With Jerome Powell Is Really About
Jul 22, 2025, 10:42 am By Jonathan ChaitThe president doesn’t think the Federal Reserve chair is bad at his job. He objects to the job itself.The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations
Jul 22, 2025, 7:00 am By Nick Miroff
Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.‘We Voted for Retribution’
Jul 21, 2025, 4:00 pm By Eric SchlosserOver the next four years, some $45 billion will be spent on ICE detention centers, which will hold mainly people who have never been convicted of any crime.The Choice Between Cheap Groceries and Everything Else
Jul 19, 2025, 8:00 am By Conor FriedersdorfZohran Mamdani’s goal of lowering prices conflicts with his own stated priorities and those of his allies.Inside the White House’s Epstein Strategy
Jul 18, 2025, 6:00 pm By Ashley ParkerAides kept suggesting things to do. Trump kept saying no.How the Right Is Waging War on Climate-Conscious Investing
Jul 18, 2025, 7:00 am By Steven MufsonA Leonard Leo–funded effort to destroy ESG has scared off much of corporate America.
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