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Trump Administration Archive

Archives for December 2024

Trump 2.0, explained
How Trump could crack down on blue cities and states to enact mass deportationsHow Trump could crack down on blue cities and states to enact mass deportations
Trump 2.0, explained

Democrats moved to the right on immigration. Will sanctuary cities still stand up to Trump?

By Nicole Narea
Congress
The Matt Gaetz ethics report, explainedThe Matt Gaetz ethics report, explained
Congress

The report accuses Gaetz of paying women for sex — including a 17-year-old.

By Ellen Ioanes and Li Zhou
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump’s media lawsuits could do serious damage to America’s free pressTrump’s media lawsuits could do serious damage to America’s free press
Trump 2.0, explained

Lawsuits against ABC and the Des Moines Register are meant to chill the media.

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump 2.0, explained
How Trump could gut the refugee programHow Trump could gut the refugee program
Trump 2.0, explained

A second Trump presidency could be even worse for refugees than the first.

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump 2.0, explained
How Trump could try to deport immigrants to countries other than their ownHow Trump could try to deport immigrants to countries other than their own
Trump 2.0, explained

Countries like China and Venezuela often don’t accept US deportees. Trump is eyeing a workaround.

By Nicole Narea
The slippery appeal of RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement
Policy

Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.

By Keren Landman, MD
World Politics
How the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the worldHow the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the world
World Politics

The world had moved on from Syria — but Syrians had other ideas.

By Joshua Keating
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump is targeting protections for almost 1 million legal immigrantsTrump is targeting protections for almost 1 million legal immigrants
Trump 2.0, explained

Temporary Protected Status shields thousands of immigrants from deportation. Trump wants to end it.

By Nicole Narea