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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for April 2025

Economy
3 signs the US might already be in a recession3 signs the US might already be in a recession
Economy

Consumer confidence is plunging, bond markets are panicking, and gas prices are coming down alarmingly quickly.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The demands Harvard refusedThe demands Harvard refused
The Logoff

The Trump administration is attempting to gain partial control over one of the nation’s top universities.

By Patrick Reis
Supreme Court
A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme CourtA major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Court is likely to give Trump broad, unchecked authority over the federal workforce.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?
The Logoff

His team argues it can leave a wrongfully deported man in a foreign mega-prison.

By Patrick Reis
Trump Administration
How Joe Rogan’s America processed Trump’s tariffsHow Joe Rogan’s America processed Trump’s tariffs
Trump Administration

Trump’s podcasting and new media allies in the “manosphere” don’t know what to make of his tariff policy.

By Christian Paz
Good News
How commerce became our most powerful tool against global povertyHow commerce became our most powerful tool against global poverty
Good News

The inconvenient truth about trade.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?
Politics

We don’t know what happened to Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts — and it should worry every American.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.
Future Perfect

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

By Kelsey Piper
Supreme Court
Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.
Supreme Court

Even Trump’s lawyers concede that deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was illegal.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
The Logoff

He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
What Trump’s tariff pause can’t solveWhat Trump’s tariff pause can’t solve
Politics

Nobody knows what Trump will do next — and that’s a problem.

By Nicole Narea
Policy
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?
Policy

Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Logoff
What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
The Logoff

He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
Trump’s tariff war isn’t overTrump’s tariff war isn’t over
Politics

There’s a questionable assumption fueling the stock market rally.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why Trump blinkedWhy Trump blinked
Politics

His advisers claimed it was all part of the plan. Trump said otherwise.

By Andrew Prokop