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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for July 2025

Politics
The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
Politics

The Ivy League agreements with Trump are a danger to all of higher ed.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
Why Trump is picking a fight with BrazilWhy Trump is picking a fight with Brazil
The Logoff

Trump is attempting to interfere in the criminal trial of a far-right ally in Brazil.

By Cameron Peters
Donald Trump
Trump’s new plan for retribution against Democrats, explainedTrump’s new plan for retribution against Democrats, explained
Donald Trump

The fight over Trump’s most unqualified prosecutor is escalating quickly.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
The EPA gives up on climate changeThe EPA gives up on climate change
The Logoff

The agency plans to reverse its own legal justification for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
How Republicans are trying to redistrict their way to a majorityHow Republicans are trying to redistrict their way to a majority
Today, Explained newsletter

A Vox reporter explains what’s going on with the GOP’s early redistricting plans.

By Christian Paz and Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explainedTrump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explained
The Logoff

The US and the EU reached a deal just days before Trump’s threatened deadline.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
Four stories that are more important than the Epstein FilesFour stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
Future Perfect

The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
The Logoff

Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained podcast
Trump’s media war just got a $10 billion twistTrump’s media war just got a $10 billion twist
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

It’s his latest move in an ongoing effort to silence critical news outlets and control the narrative.

By Noel King and Avishay Artsy
The Logoff
Columbia pays Trump’s ransomColumbia pays Trump’s ransom
The Logoff

Why is Columbia paying the Trump administration $200 million?

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yetWhy tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yet
Politics

If you’re worried about inflation from Trump’s tariffs already, just wait until fall.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
How the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theoriesHow the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theories
Politics

It’s a Pizzagate/QAnon scandal. It’s a Trump scandal. It’s a Me Too scandal. It has something for every political subculture.

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
The absurd fight over Trump’s MAGA prosecutor in New Jersey, explainedThe absurd fight over Trump’s MAGA prosecutor in New Jersey, explained
Criminal Justice

Like much of what Trump touches, the fight over Alina Habba mingles authoritarianism with goonish incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is backThe lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is back
Supreme Court

If the president loses this case, he will go to the Supreme Court to bail him out again.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Epstein breaks CongressEpstein breaks Congress
The Logoff

The House is heading for the door early to avoid an Epstein vote.

By Cameron Peters