Donald Trump
Coverage of the 45th president of the United States, from his domestic and foreign policy to his tweets.


Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.


The Democratic debate over whether “moderation” works is very confused.


Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.


The DOJ’s case is authoritarian — and shockingly sloppy.


Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?


The killing of Charlie Kirk could turn the movement into a faith that outlives Donald Trump.


In Trump’s manosphere, the center is not holding.


An emotional monologue, a takedown of Trump, and a victory for individual action.


Trump had a lot to say at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.


Trump’s crackdown on high-skill immigration will make Americans poorer.


Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the end of American democracy.


The Tom Homan scandal, briefly explained.


Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism. Here’s the context he’s missing.


Why Trump is happy with his FBI director despite his stumbles.


The past week has revealed Trump’s road map to one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?


The conservative defense of Trump’s FCC rests on a myth.


How the Trump administration took Jimmy Kimmel off the air.


What studying hundreds of political assassinations has revealed.


Trump’s new attack on press freedom, briefly explained.


The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.


Chris Van Hollen on a government shutdown, Charlie Kirk, and Zohran Mamdani.


Trump wants to be a cultural tastemaker. The CIA did it first.


Remember the TikTok ban? There’s a new deadline coming up.


Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.


His story about the left and the right doesn’t hold up to the facts.


They’re calling him a martyr for free speech as they demand a violent crackdown on progressive dissent.


On the horrible murder of Charlie Kirk — and the threat to democracy it created.


Why you should care about Trump’s crypto ventures.


ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.


Don’t expect the courts to keep ICE under control.


Why Trump’s gaudy White House remodel matters.


The hit Broadway musical turns 10 this year. Does anyone think it’s cool anymore?


Is the economy headed for a downturn?

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.


Even some Republican senators seem to be getting fed up with Trump’s health secretary.


Oops.


Why did the US blow up a boat in the Caribbean?


The two sides are talking now, but in all likelihood, the fighting will continue.

America isn’t retreating from the world under Trump. It’s doing something stranger.


Trump officials might be experimenting with creating something like a national, MAGA-loyal police force. That would be dangerous.