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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for September 2025

Politics
Donald Trump is lying about political violenceDonald Trump is lying about political violence
Politics

His story about the left and the right doesn’t hold up to the facts.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The right’s vicious, ironic response to Charlie Kirk’s deathThe right’s vicious, ironic response to Charlie Kirk’s death
Politics

They’re calling him a martyr for free speech as they demand a violent crackdown on progressive dissent.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Our country is not prepared for thisOur country is not prepared for this
Politics

On the horrible murder of Charlie Kirk — and the threat to democracy it created.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump’s presidency is a cash grabTrump’s presidency is a cash grab
Politics

Why you should care about Trump’s crypto ventures.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Logoff
SCOTUS tells ICE it can target people based on raceSCOTUS tells ICE it can target people based on race
The Logoff

ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
Trump’s immigration raids are now before the Supreme CourtTrump’s immigration raids are now before the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

Don’t expect the courts to keep ICE under control.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Trump’s sinister America rebrandTrump’s sinister America rebrand
Today, Explained newsletter

Why Trump’s gaudy White House remodel matters.

By Abdallah Fayyad and Cameron Peters
Culture
Rewatching Hamilton in 2025Rewatching Hamilton in 2025
Podcast
Culture

The hit Broadway musical turns 10 this year. Does anyone think it’s cool anymore?

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
The Logoff
What the new jobs report tells us, briefly explainedWhat the new jobs report tells us, briefly explained
The Logoff

Is the economy headed for a downturn?

By Cameron Peters
The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team
Supreme Court

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
RFK Jr.’s alarming Senate hearing, briefly explainedRFK Jr.’s alarming Senate hearing, briefly explained
The Logoff

Even some Republican senators seem to be getting fed up with Trump’s health secretary.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
Trump’s lawyers just inadvertently admitted that his tariffs are illegalTrump’s lawyers just inadvertently admitted that his tariffs are illegal
The Logoff
The US strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, briefly explainedThe US strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, briefly explained
The Logoff

Why did the US blow up a boat in the Caribbean?

By Cameron Peters
World Politics
Why the Ukraine war is so hard to endWhy the Ukraine war is so hard to end
World Politics

The two sides are talking now, but in all likelihood, the fighting will continue.

By Joshua Keating
Donald Trump is a globalist
World Politics

America isn’t retreating from the world under Trump. It’s doing something stranger.

By Joshua Keating