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Politics Archive

Archives for June 2025

Supreme Court
The enormous stakes in a new Supreme Court case about Trump’s mass firingsThe enormous stakes in a new Supreme Court case about Trump’s mass firings
Supreme Court

Trump v. AFGE asks if the Republican justices’ new approach to separation of powers applies to Trump.

By Ian Millhiser
Trump Administration
Trump’s big, beautiful bill, explained in 5 chartsTrump’s big, beautiful bill, explained in 5 charts
Trump Administration

Here are the numbers behind the bill behind Trump’s breakup with Elon Musk.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
I’m the daughter of immigrants. The LA I know isn’t in the news.I’m the daughter of immigrants. The LA I know isn’t in the news.
Politics

This is what it’s like to witness ICE raids and protests unfold in the city I was born and raised in.

By Gabriela Fernandez
Future Perfect
The right refuses to take AI seriouslyThe right refuses to take AI seriously
Future Perfect

Republicans are gutting the safety net as job-killing mass automation looms.

By Dylan Matthews
On the Right
The LA protests reveal what actually unites the Trump rightThe LA protests reveal what actually unites the Trump right
On the Right

For Trump’s ideological allies, it’s always 2020.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
RFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explainedRFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explained
The Logoff

The government gives great guidance on vaccination. Or at least it used to.

By Dylan Scott and Patrick Reis
Policy
How a little-known law became Trump’s weapon of choice against immigrationHow a little-known law became Trump’s weapon of choice against immigration
Policy

Trump has expanded presidential power to ban broad groups of immigrants.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
Trump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against TortureTrump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against Torture
Supreme Court

Trump’s lawyers claim they’ve found a loophole that will allow Trump to ship immigrants overseas to be tortured.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump escalates his battle with CaliforniaTrump escalates his battle with California
The Logoff

He’s sending in the Marines.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
Trump deploying the National Guard is part of a bigger planTrump deploying the National Guard is part of a bigger plan
Politics

Trump’s crackdown on the LA protests is a dramatic escalation of his assault on Americans’ rights. Is it legal?

By Abdallah Fayyad
Supreme Court
Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit TrumpJustice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump
Supreme Court

The rules don’t apply to Trump on the Court’s “shadow docket.”

By Ian Millhiser
RFK Jr. is looking in the wrong place for autism’s cause
Health

The autism commission is doomed to fail.

By Dylan Scott
Policy
The big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loansThe big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loans
Policy

If passed, President Donald Trump’s signature legislation would make college more expensive.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Today, Explained podcast
How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Tuskegee University’s president explains how he’s approaching this Trump administration.

By Avishay Artsy and Jonquilyn Hill
Climate
Elon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehiclesElon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehicles
Climate

Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.

By Umair Irfan