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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for May 2025

Supreme Court
Trump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the busTrump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the bus
Supreme Court

Maybe it’s unwise to pick a fight with the folks who control the Supreme Court?

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explainedThe sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explained
Donald Trump

If this decision stands on appeal, it’s a big loss for Trump that will make it difficult for his trade war to continue.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
What will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be HarvardWhat will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be Harvard
Future Perfect

The real cost of forcing foreign students away from elite universities like Harvard.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
The cost of a pardonThe cost of a pardon
The Logoff

Donald Trump is on a white-collar pardon spree.

By Cameron Peters
On the Right
Why the left gets the far right wrongWhy the left gets the far right wrong
On the Right

The left’s attachment to thinking of politics in “material” terms is causing it to misread the moment.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
RFK Jr.’s strike against Covid vaccinesRFK Jr.’s strike against Covid vaccines
The Logoff

The HHS secretary is tampering with vaccine recommendations.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
There are two Gen ZsThere are two Gen Zs
Politics

The new political divide splitting young Americans in half.

By Christian Paz
Politics
3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet
Politics

New data that debunks the left’s favorite explanation for Harris’s defeat.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
The latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explainedThe latest in Harvard vs. Trump, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is going after Harvard’s international students.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” briefly explainedTrump’s “big, beautiful bill,” briefly explained
The Logoff

House Republicans just voted to cut taxes and Medicare.

By Cameron Peters
Health
The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explainedThe cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained
Health

Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.

By Dylan Scott
Donald Trump
The ugly truth about Trump’s big, beautiful billThe ugly truth about Trump’s big, beautiful bill
Donald Trump

Trump is promising tax cuts and a new golden age. Here’s what’s really inside it.

By Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
Trump “unquestionably” violates a court orderTrump “unquestionably” violates a court order
The Logoff

South Sudan isn’t safe. The Trump administration is sending immigrants there anyway.

By Cameron Peters
Policy
Why “no tax on tips” is a bad ideaWhy “no tax on tips” is a bad idea
Policy

The policy looks less like a pro-worker tax credit and more like a big business tax cut.

By Abdallah Fayyad
On the Right
The forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grabThe forgotten book that foretold Trump’s power grab
On the Right

In 2015, right-wing intellectual Charles Murray wrote a book laying the groundwork for DOGE’s reign of terror.

By Zack Beauchamp