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More from President Trump’s first 100 days

Politics
The big question looming over Trump’s executive ordersThe big question looming over Trump’s executive orders
Politics

Is a constitutional crisis coming — or is it already here?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
This Trump policy didn’t work in his first term. He’s trying again.This Trump policy didn’t work in his first term. He’s trying again.
Politics

Why steel and aluminum tariffs are back — and might stick.

By Eric Levitz
Donald Trump
The fight for the future of the CFPB, explainedThe fight for the future of the CFPB, explained
Donald Trump

The consumer watchdog’s fate is now with the courts.

By Patrick Reis
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump’s Guantánamo plan is an old idea — with an ugly historyTrump’s Guantánamo plan is an old idea — with an ugly history
Trump 2.0, explained

In the 1990s, thousands of Haitians were detained there in horrific conditions with little oversight.

By Nicole Narea
The tiny lizard that will test Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” agenda
Down to Earth

In the oil-rich Permian Basin, the dunes sagebrush lizard faces extinction. Will Trump do it in?

By Benji Jones
Politics
Why the Trump administration is fixated on Latin AmericaWhy the Trump administration is fixated on Latin America
Politics

The region has long been neglected in Washington, but a “Monroe 2.0” foreign policy could backfire for the US.

By Joshua Keating
Supreme Court
Don’t expect the courts to save us from Donald TrumpDon’t expect the courts to save us from Donald Trump
Supreme Court

Courts are inherently reactive institutions. Trump always gets the first move.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The real lesson of the DOGE racist tweets scandalThe real lesson of the DOGE racist tweets scandal
Politics

Musk and Trump say they promote free speech. They seem to only defend racist speech.

By Abdallah Fayyad
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The blatant lie behind Elon Musk’s power grabThe blatant lie behind Elon Musk’s power grab
How Donald Trump is remaking America

DOGE isn’t about fixing America’s debt problem.

By Eric Levitz
Elon Musk
What a wild conspiracy theory about Politico tells us about how Trump governsWhat a wild conspiracy theory about Politico tells us about how Trump governs
Elon Musk

Twitter is real life now.

By Christian Paz
Politics
All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professorAll the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor
Politics

There are a lot of them.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?What’s behind Trump’s colonial dreams?
Politics

What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.

By Bryan Walsh
Trump Administration
The anti-Trump opposition might finally be waking upThe anti-Trump opposition might finally be waking up
Trump Administration

Democrats and anti-Trump activists are finally finding their footing. It just took Elon Musk to get them there.

By Christian Paz
Donald Trump
Does Trump mean what he just said about Gaza?Does Trump mean what he just said about Gaza?
Donald Trump

Trump made headlines by saying the US would invade Gaza. Then his team walked it back.

By Patrick Reis
Trump 2.0, explained
Elon Musk’s secretive government IT takeover, explainedElon Musk’s secretive government IT takeover, explained
Trump 2.0, explained

Musk’s growing influence over the government’s digital infrastructure raises concerns about privacy and overreach.

By Nicole Narea
It’s about to get harder to find your prescription drugs
Future Perfect

America is finally seeing fewer drug shortages. But Trump’s tariffs could reverse that progress.

By Dylan Scott
Supreme Court
The legal theory that would make Trump the most powerful president in US historyThe legal theory that would make Trump the most powerful president in US history
Supreme Court

Meet the “unitary executive.”

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
America’s constitutional crisis could come to a head in four monthsAmerica’s constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months
Politics

How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.

By Eric Levitz
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The worst thing Trump has done so farThe worst thing Trump has done so far
How Donald Trump is remaking America

Tens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Is Trump’s trade war with Mexico and Canada over?Is Trump’s trade war with Mexico and Canada over?
Politics

Why the tariffs might — and might not — still happen.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Trump’s attack on the FBITrump’s attack on the FBI
Politics

The Trump administration is preparing a remarkable power grab over the federal law enforcement agency.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
What Trump and Musk are doing could change the American system foreverWhat Trump and Musk are doing could change the American system forever
Politics

Things that would have been unthinkable a few years ago are happening.

By Andrew Prokop
Culture
He was created to be a bloody monster. Now he’s an internet hero.He was created to be a bloody monster. Now he’s an internet hero.
Culture

How American Psycho became men’s favorite sigma icon.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Did the Trump prosecutions backfire?Did the Trump prosecutions backfire?
Politics

The Trump prosecutions were supposed to save democracy. They may have imperiled it further.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh has very bad news for Donald TrumpBrett Kavanaugh has very bad news for Donald Trump
Supreme Court

A federal judge just blocked Trump’s domestic spending freeze. His opinion relies heavily on another one by Justice Kavanaugh.

By Ian Millhiser