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Trump Administration Archive

Archives for July 2020

Politics
“It’s ideologue meets grifter”: How Bill Barr made Trumpism possible“It’s ideologue meets grifter”: How Bill Barr made Trumpism possible
Politics

Bill Barr is the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country. What does he want?

By Sean Illing
Politics
The choice for immigrant families in detention: Separate or risk Covid-19The choice for immigrant families in detention: Separate or risk Covid-19
Politics

Trump once vowed to stop separating immigrant families, but he’s trying again amid the pandemic.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration is refusing to fully reinstate DACAThe Trump administration is refusing to fully reinstate DACA
Politics

DREAMers are facing limbo yet again as Trump explores ending DACA for a second time.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
House Democrats passed a bill to repeal Trump’s travel bansHouse Democrats passed a bill to repeal Trump’s travel bans
Politics

The Senate isn’t likely to consider the bill, but it signals a key Democratic priority ahead of the presidential election.

By Nicole Narea
Trump once flirted with white nationalism. Now it’s a centerpiece of his White House.
Explainers

Modern presidents have rejected white nationalism, but Trump has advanced its agenda.

By Sean Collins
Politics
The Trump administration’s proposed homeless shelter rule spells out how to spot a trans womanThe Trump administration’s proposed homeless shelter rule spells out how to spot a trans woman
Politics

The Housing and Urban Development proposal instructs shelters to try to identify trans women by height, facial hair, and Adam’s apples.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
What a post-Trump Republican Party might look likeWhat a post-Trump Republican Party might look like
Podcast
Politics

American Compass founder Oren Cass on why conservatives need to challenge free-market economic orthodoxy.

By Ezra Klein
Explainers
The White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problemThe White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problem
Explainers

Trump and his officials have consistently ignored or tried to discredit scientists like Fauci.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The White House claimed Trump is pro-LGBTQ. His policies show he isn’t.The White House claimed Trump is pro-LGBTQ. His policies show he isn’t.
Politics

Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany listed off three key LGBTQ policies, but a closer look tells a different story.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
The Trump administration backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign studentsThe Trump administration backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign students
Politics

Returning foreign students will be able to take online-only course loads and remain in the US this fall.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19
Explainers

Workers are facing perilous conditions as states reopen. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration could have protected them.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump is trying to kick out foreign students amid the pandemicTrump is trying to kick out foreign students amid the pandemic
Politics

Since Trump took office, foreign students have only faced greater challenges in coming to the US.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Reopening schools safely is going to take much more federal leadershipReopening schools safely is going to take much more federal leadership
Politics

Getting schools open again can be done, but it’ll take a lot of money and a real plan.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Sen. Tim Scott on race, police reform, and why ending qualified immunity is a nonstarter for the GOPSen. Tim Scott on race, police reform, and why ending qualified immunity is a nonstarter for the GOP
Politics

“I’m a believer in divine intervention. ... I was made Black on purpose and as a person of conservative construct.”

By Jane Coaston
Politics
The Trump administration is targeting homeless trans people in the middle of a pandemicThe Trump administration is targeting homeless trans people in the middle of a pandemic
Politics

The proposed rule would allow shelters to ignore a trans person’s gender identity and house them according to their birth-assigned sex.

By Katelyn Burns