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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for December 2025

Why America gave up on economists
The Case for Growth

Both parties have turned their backs on traditional economic advice. Is the country paying the price?

By Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
Trump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explainedTrump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explained
The Logoff

Indiana Republicans ruin Trump’s week.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
The “Trump Gold Card,” briefly explainedThe “Trump Gold Card,” briefly explained
The Logoff

A fast-tracked green card — for $1 million.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
The Republicans fighting Trump’s latest redistricting planThe Republicans fighting Trump’s latest redistricting plan
Podcast
Podcasts

The president wants new congressional maps in Indiana. Its GOP state senators aren’t so sure.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
Today, Explained newsletter
Is MAGA falling apart?Is MAGA falling apart?
Today, Explained newsletter

How the GOP is suffering from success.

By Cameron Peters and Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
Trump axes Biden’s student loan planTrump axes Biden’s student loan plan
The Logoff

The end of the SAVE plan, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
What Venezuelans really wantWhat Venezuelans really want
Podcast
Podcasts

“Everyone has PTSD right now.”

By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
Podcasts
Who is Nicolás Maduro?Who is Nicolás Maduro?
Podcast
Podcasts

And why did Trump want him out?

By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
Culture
The Kennedy Center Honors continue Trump’s vengeance on liberal HollywoodThe Kennedy Center Honors continue Trump’s vengeance on liberal Hollywood
Culture

Sunday’s awards exemplify MAGA’s politics of resentment.

By Constance Grady
Politics
How the Supreme Court is using Trump to grab more power for itselfHow the Supreme Court is using Trump to grab more power for itself
Politics

The Court’s GOP majority wants to grow Trump’s authority, but also give itself a veto power over the president.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Confused by the Trump administration? Think of it as a royal family.Confused by the Trump administration? Think of it as a royal family.
Politics

America’s new “neoroyalist” foreign policy.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explainedTrump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained
The Logoff

War crimes allegations are engulfing the Pentagon after a deadly strike in the Caribbean.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explainedTrump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is using a tragedy to stop immigration applications from 19 countries.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explainedTrump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explained
The Logoff

The former president of Honduras was convicted of trafficking cocaine. Why did Trump pardon him?

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Congress is the Supreme Court’s favorite punching bag, and it’s about to get deckedCongress is the Supreme Court’s favorite punching bag, and it’s about to get decked
Politics

The GOP justices are about to hand Trump a victory that they have been dreaming about since he was married to Ivana.

By Ian Millhiser