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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for August 2025

Politics
Trump’s DC police takeover has unsettling implications for 2028Trump’s DC police takeover has unsettling implications for 2028
Politics

Trump officials might be experimenting with creating something like a national, MAGA-loyal police force. That would be dangerous.

By Andrew Prokop
Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America.
Politics

The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
Do liberals need to choose between defending democracy and the Fed?Do liberals need to choose between defending democracy and the Fed?
Politics

The central bank is undemocratic — but so is Trump’s attack on it.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
The bigger plan behind Trump’s attempted Fed firingThe bigger plan behind Trump’s attempted Fed firing
The Logoff

Trump is seizing on a flimsy pretext to fire one of the Fed’s seven governors.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
Trump just did the one thing the Supreme Court said he can’t doTrump just did the one thing the Supreme Court said he can’t do
Supreme Court

Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a test of the Republican justices’ submissiveness.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
The Trump administration won’t leave Kilmar Abrego Garcia aloneThe Trump administration won’t leave Kilmar Abrego Garcia alone
The Logoff

Abrego Garcia could face deportation to Uganda after being detained by ICE.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grantsThe Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants
The Logoff
Trump’s plan to win the House just took a big step forwardTrump’s plan to win the House just took a big step forward
The Logoff

Texas plans to add five Republican seats. It could swing control of the House.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Stephen Miller is undercutting Trump’s war on democracyStephen Miller is undercutting Trump’s war on democracy
Politics

On the rising tension between Trump’s deportation campaign and his power grab.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
Why Trump is calling on a Fed board member to resignWhy Trump is calling on a Fed board member to resign
The Logoff

The president’s attack dog is accusing a Fed governor of mortgage fraud.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Why the DOJ is looking into DC crime statsWhy the DOJ is looking into DC crime stats
The Logoff

Trump looks to justify his DC takeover.

By Cameron Peters
World Politics
Why Ukraine won’t just give up its territoryWhy Ukraine won’t just give up its territory
World Politics

The future of the country’s borders is more than just a real estate deal.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The “weirdos” shaping Trump’s second termThe “weirdos” shaping Trump’s second term
Politics

A liberal writer explains her journey through intellectual MAGAland.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Republicans are making a very simple, unforced mistake with Latino votersRepublicans are making a very simple, unforced mistake with Latino voters
Politics

Does Trump know he’s blowing up the GOP’s future?

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
What we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explainedWhat we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump met with Zelenskyy and European leaders to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters