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More from President Trump’s first 100 days

Trump 2.0, explained
4 conspiracy theories that have driven policy under Trump4 conspiracy theories that have driven policy under Trump
Trump 2.0, explained

The federal government is now subject to the whims of Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
One agency that explains what the government actually does for youOne agency that explains what the government actually does for you
Politics

These government scientists are likely the next in line for big cuts.

By Sean Collins and Umair Irfan
Politics
Elon Musk’s worldview is eerily similar to his authoritarian granddad’sElon Musk’s worldview is eerily similar to his authoritarian granddad’s
Politics

Joseph Haldeman wanted a dictatorship of engineers. DOGE would have made him proud.

By Eric Levitz
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to goThe Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go
Supreme Court

Ames v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
Is Kim Kardashian actually going MAGA?Is Kim Kardashian actually going MAGA?
Culture

The influencer’s love for Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Trump family has some fans wondering.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Down to Earth
Trump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at riskTrump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at risk
Down to Earth

A “wholesale decimation of expertise” threatens the natural resources we all rely on, a former top government official tells Vox.

By Benji Jones
The Logoff
The MAGA loyalist running the FBIThe MAGA loyalist running the FBI
The Logoff

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
Slack chat: Trump’s first month in officeSlack chat: Trump’s first month in office
Politics

Patrick Reis and Christian Paz discuss the first month of Trump’s second term as president and what lies ahead.

By Patrick Reis and Christian Paz
The Logoff
Trump makes another power grabTrump makes another power grab
The Logoff

The president is claiming total control over agencies that, by law, are independent.

By Patrick Reis
Supreme Court
We’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help TrumpWe’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help Trump
Supreme Court

The first Supreme Court showdown of Trump’s second term is upon us.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The deeply online origins of MAGA 2.0The deeply online origins of MAGA 2.0
Politics

Why Trump’s second-term agenda is so wildly different from his first.

By Andrew Prokop
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The obscure manifesto that explains the Trump-Musk power grabThe obscure manifesto that explains the Trump-Musk power grab
How Donald Trump is remaking America

Russ Vought, Trump’s OMB director, wrote an essay in 2022 that reads like a blueprint for what was to come.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?The Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?
Politics

Four weeks into the administration, they’ve finally said what job Musk holds — and only raised more questions.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
What’s keeping Trump popular?What’s keeping Trump popular?
Politics

Despite the chaos, most Americans like what the president is doing — for now.

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs.I work in global health. Trump ditching the World Health Organization might be the wake-up call it needs.
Future Perfect

Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.

By Jess Craig
Policy
The attack on USAID portends a war on the welfare stateThe attack on USAID portends a war on the welfare state
Policy

The effort to dismantle USAID tells us a lot about what programs Republicans tend to think of as “wasteful spending.”

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The roots of Donald Trump’s fixation with South AfricaThe roots of Donald Trump’s fixation with South Africa
Politics

How South Africa’s effort to address apartheid’s legacy riled up Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
How Democrats should respond to Trump’s war on DEIHow Democrats should respond to Trump’s war on DEI
Politics

Some DEI programs aren’t worth defending.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The key question for Democrats hoping to take down TrumpThe key question for Democrats hoping to take down Trump
Politics

What should the main Democratic message to Americans be right now?

By Christian Paz
Elon Musk
The lawsuit seeking to kick Elon Musk out of government, explainedThe lawsuit seeking to kick Elon Musk out of government, explained
Elon Musk

The lawsuit asks a very simple question: Who appointed Musk, and what, exactly, does he do?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limboTrump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo
Politics

“Can I leave the country, and how can I leave the country?”

By Rachel Cohen Booth and Kelsey Piper
Politics
How to stop Trump’s power grabHow to stop Trump’s power grab
Politics

Trump isn’t inevitable. Here’s a plan to keep democracy intact.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What does it mean to be in a “constitutional crisis”?What does it mean to be in a “constitutional crisis”?
Politics

We don’t know yet how far Trump will go.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Trump’s shocking purge of public health data, explainedTrump’s shocking purge of public health data, explained
Future Perfect

All of us will be collateral damage in MAGA’s war on “DEI.”

By Dylan Scott
Supreme Court
How to make sense of all the court orders against Donald TrumpHow to make sense of all the court orders against Donald Trump
Supreme Court

Restraining orders? Injunctions? What do all the court orders against Trump mean?

By Ian Millhiser