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Trump Administration Archive

Archives for October 2020

Politics
System FailureSystem Failure
Politics

How the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda is affecting the health and safety of Americans.

By Agnes Mazur
Explainers
The unmasking of Anonymous, explainedThe unmasking of Anonymous, explained
Explainers

The anonymous Trump official who wrote a New York Times op-ed has come forward. People are upset.

By Andrew Prokop
How an Israeli thinker became one of Trumpism’s foremost theorists
Politics

The Israeli writer Yoram Hazony is one of the American right’s most celebrated thinkers.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debateTrump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debate
Politics

Separating families was one of Trump’s cruelest immigration policies.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Lawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by TrumpLawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by Trump
Politics

The tragedy of family separations isn’t over.

By Nicole Narea
A Trump second term
What a second Trump term could mean for LGBTQ peopleWhat a second Trump term could mean for LGBTQ people
A Trump second term

LGBTQ people would likely see their rights further chipped away.

By Katelyn Burns
Whose vote counts?
A Trump second termA Trump second term
Whose vote counts?

How President Trump could change America with four more years in office.

By Agnes Mazur
Politics
The case for Trump’s foreign policyThe case for Trump’s foreign policy
Podcast
Politics

The president has shifted how both parties think about trade, alliances, Russia, and China. Is that a good thing?

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump reshaped the US immigration system — but it’s been ignored at the debatesTrump reshaped the US immigration system — but it’s been ignored at the debates
Politics

Once the focus of Trump’s 2016 campaign, immigration has been treated as an afterthought this election cycle.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separationsThe Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separations
Politics

A government watchdog reportedly found that Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein directly pushed to take children away.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Stephen Miller, explainedStephen Miller, explained
Politics

How the influential adviser went from right-wing troll to the driving force behind Trumpism.

By Sean Illing
Politics
“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations
Politics

She rejected media criticism in a secret recording from 2018.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.
Politics

The US will only accept up to 15,000 refugees in the coming year — a record low.

By Nicole Narea