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More from President Trump’s first 100 days

Politics
Is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment?Is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment?
Politics

There are early signs that a Democratic revolt is on the horizon. But is it too early to say how it will play out?

By Christian Paz
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The cockiest thing Trump has done so farThe cockiest thing Trump has done so far
How Donald Trump is remaking America

Maybe targeting John Roberts’s law school classmates is a bad idea?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?Elon Musk promised Wisconsin voters a $1 million reward. Is that legal?
Politics

Here’s what election law experts say.

By Nicole Narea
How Donald Trump is remaking America
Trump’s attack on migrants is an attack on everyoneTrump’s attack on migrants is an attack on everyone
How Donald Trump is remaking America

A shocking ICE arrest shows how Trump’s immigration policy is also an assault on civil liberties.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
Trump’s takeover holds an unexpected lesson: A weak government isn’t all badTrump’s takeover holds an unexpected lesson: A weak government isn’t all bad
Future Perfect

Imagine how much worse things would be if the federal government had even more power than it does now.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 chartsThe lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts
Politics

The courts are acting as a check on executive power. Will it last?

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rulesThe implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rules
Politics

The president just set the stage to challenge election results he doesn’t like.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Social Security crisis, briefly explainedThe Social Security crisis, briefly explained
Politics

The Trump administration is putting millions of people’s retirement benefits at risk.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
A longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressureA longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressure
Politics

The right has long resented universities. Trump figured out how to hurt them.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
There’s a pattern in Trump’s power grabsThere’s a pattern in Trump’s power grabs
Politics

The White House strategy demands we defend alleged criminals and those with unpopular views.

By Zack Beauchamp
Supreme Court
There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two.There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two.
Supreme Court

If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.

By Ian Millhiser
World Politics
A tale of two ceasefiresA tale of two ceasefires
World Politics

What a violent week in Ukraine and Gaza tells us about Trump-style diplomacy.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Conservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of EducationConservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of Education
Politics

Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.

By Andrew Prokop
Education
Trump’s gutting of the Education Department, explainedTrump’s gutting of the Education Department, explained
Education

What the new executive order means for students.

By Anna North
On the Right
The Trump right’s pro-Israel antisemitismThe Trump right’s pro-Israel antisemitism
On the Right

The MAGA movement loves Israel — but is increasingly hostile to Jews.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
The Elon Musk company you should be worried about right nowThe Elon Musk company you should be worried about right now
Technology

The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.

By Adam Clark Estes
Politics
The ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportationsThe ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportations
Politics

The Alien Enemies Act, explained.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.
Politics

Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.

By Andrew Prokop
Donald Trump
What can be done if Trump is openly defying the courts?What can be done if Trump is openly defying the courts?
Donald Trump

Not much, at least not within the legal system.

By Ian Millhiser
How Donald Trump is remaking America
Tren de Aragua, the gang Trump is targeting, explainedTren de Aragua, the gang Trump is targeting, explained
How Donald Trump is remaking America

The administration says it has deported hundreds of members of the Venezuelan gang.

By Christian Paz
World Politics
Has Trump already killed NATO?Has Trump already killed NATO?
World Politics

Does anyone still believe the US would go to war to defend Europe?

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Trump’s attacks on higher ed could provide a chance to reimagine the universityTrump’s attacks on higher ed could provide a chance to reimagine the university
Future Perfect

Academia runs on underpaid, overworked PhD students. It doesn’t have to.

By Celia Ford
Future Perfect
The devastating impact of Trump’s slashing foreign aid, in 3 chartsThe devastating impact of Trump’s slashing foreign aid, in 3 charts
Future Perfect

From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.

By Jess Craig
Future Perfect
3 ways you can help the people hurt by Trump’s foreign aid cuts3 ways you can help the people hurt by Trump’s foreign aid cuts
Future Perfect

The president took away life-saving aid. You can give some of it back.

By Sigal Samuel
Politics
Canada is so furious at the US right nowCanada is so furious at the US right now
Politics

Vox’s correspondent in Canada reports on the reaction to Trump’s tariffs.

By Sean Collins and Zack Beauchamp