Politics Archive
Archives for May 2025
White House policy is being hatched in elite conservative bubbles.
We’re about to get our first window into whether the judiciary will allow Trump’s trade war to continue.
Both Trump and the Houthis are claiming victory after striking a ceasefire deal.
Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it.
To defend democracy, the courts must rule in favor of a lawmaker who bullied a high school student.
Trump’s latest executive order presents a test for Democrats.
5 million Americans are facing having their loans sent to collections.
Auto workers supported tariffs to protect their jobs. They caused layoffs instead.
Two cast members of the hit Netflix reality TV show on what the HHS secretary misunderstands about autism.
Political scientist Frances Lee examines the “noble lies” and truth-seeking failures of the pandemic.
Yes, it’s radical. But no, it’s not on the cusp of becoming law.
The end of the de minimis exemption, briefly explained.
The aggressive push to privatize public lands, explained.
The public has largely turned on him — but opinions on some of his policies are nuanced.
Fascism, Bolton told Vox, is “too far above Trump’s capabilities.”