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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for May 2025

Donald Trump
There’s still a major check on Trump’s powerThere’s still a major check on Trump’s power
Donald Trump

An analysis of the last four months shows public opinion still has sway.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Donald Trump
Are Democrats fumbling a golden opportunity?Are Democrats fumbling a golden opportunity?
Donald Trump

Voters are souring on Trump — but that doesn’t mean they’re turning back to the party.

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
350,000 people are losing protection from deportation350,000 people are losing protection from deportation
The Logoff

The Supreme Court sided with Trump at the expense of Venezuelan immigrants.

By Patrick Reis
Today, Explained podcast
Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?Donald Trump keeps declaring national emergencies. Why?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Presidential emergency declarations mean emergency powers — and a way around Congress.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Noel King
The Logoff
Silencing Voice of AmericaSilencing Voice of America
The Logoff

Trump is trying to shut down a news network that refuses to toe his administration’s line.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff
Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?Is birthright citizenship safe from Trump?
The Logoff

It’s more complicated than it should be.

By Patrick Reis
World Politics
Trump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decadesTrump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decades
World Politics

The president casts himself as Israel’s greatest defender, while cutting deals with its greatest enemies.

By Joshua Keating
Trump Administration
Are white South Africans really refugees? A historian who grew up under apartheid explains.Are white South Africans really refugees? A historian who grew up under apartheid explains.
Trump Administration

Trump’s new resettlement program ignores the history of apartheid.

By Nicole Narea
On the Right
The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.The anti-woke right won in 2024. Now they’re turning on each other.
On the Right

A glimpse into the bitter infighting consuming MAGA’s intellectual ranks.

By Zack Beauchamp
Economy
The first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for TrumpThe first federal court hearing on Trump’s tariffs did not go so well for Trump
Economy

Much of the hearing focused on whether Richard Nixon can save Trump’s tariffs.

By Ian Millhiser
Donald Trump
How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?How corrupt is Trump’s plan to accept a Qatari plane?
Donald Trump

Presidents can’t keep gifts that are worth more than $480 unless they buy them. This plane costs about $400 million.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Economy
The tariffs are here. Inflation isn’t. What gives?The tariffs are here. Inflation isn’t. What gives?
Economy

Is our long-ish national economic nightmare over?

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Trump’s tariffs have already failed at their main jobTrump’s tariffs have already failed at their main job
Politics

Trump’s team had grand ambitions for reordering global trade. They’re backing down.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about TrumpThe Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Supreme Court

America’s most powerful legal organization confronts Trump’s incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.
The Logoff

Her detention “chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens,” a federal judge said.

By Andrew Prokop