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

Future Perfect
Four stories that are more important than the Epstein FilesFour stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
Future Perfect

The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.

By Bryan Walsh
The Logoff
The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
The Logoff

Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained podcast
Trump’s media war just got a $10 billion twistTrump’s media war just got a $10 billion twist
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

It’s his latest move in an ongoing effort to silence critical news outlets and control the narrative.

By Noel King and Avishay Artsy
The Logoff
Columbia pays Trump’s ransomColumbia pays Trump’s ransom
The Logoff

Why is Columbia paying the Trump administration $200 million?

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yetWhy tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yet
Politics

If you’re worried about inflation from Trump’s tariffs already, just wait until fall.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
How the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theoriesHow the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theories
Politics

It’s a Pizzagate/QAnon scandal. It’s a Trump scandal. It’s a Me Too scandal. It has something for every political subculture.

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
The absurd fight over Trump’s MAGA prosecutor in New Jersey, explainedThe absurd fight over Trump’s MAGA prosecutor in New Jersey, explained
Criminal Justice

Like much of what Trump touches, the fight over Alina Habba mingles authoritarianism with goonish incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is backThe lawsuit seeking to kill Trump’s tariffs is back
Supreme Court

If the president loses this case, he will go to the Supreme Court to bail him out again.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Epstein breaks CongressEpstein breaks Congress
The Logoff

The House is heading for the door early to avoid an Epstein vote.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
The conservative case against Trump’s worst judicial nomineeThe conservative case against Trump’s worst judicial nominee
Supreme Court

Senate Republicans are taking an enormous risk with the federal bench right now.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Trump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for longTrump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for long
Today, Explained newsletter

Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift.

By Joshua Keating
Climate
Inside the federal government’s purge of climate dataInside the federal government’s purge of climate data
Climate

Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.

By Kate Yoder
The Logoff
Trump’s attack on NPR and PBS, briefly explainedTrump’s attack on NPR and PBS, briefly explained
The Logoff

Congress signs off on Trump’s request to claw back funding.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The public has turned on Trump’s immigration strategy — mostlyThe public has turned on Trump’s immigration strategy — mostly
Politics

The president’s hardline message helped him get elected. Now it appears to be backfiring.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Trump’s relationship with Epstein is indisputably scandalousTrump’s relationship with Epstein is indisputably scandalous
Politics

And Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to say it.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raidDOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid
The Logoff

Trump’s DOJ turns its back on police reform.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained podcast
Why doesn’t Donald Trump want to release the Epstein Files?Why doesn’t Donald Trump want to release the Epstein Files?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

A former federal prosecutor explains the Trump administration’s bizarre handling of the Epstein Files.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
The Trump administration’s fundamental misunderstanding about deportationsThe Trump administration’s fundamental misunderstanding about deportations
Politics

The economic logic of deporting undocumented workers doesn’t add up.

By Nicole Narea
On the Right
Why Trump betrayed his base on Jeffrey EpsteinWhy Trump betrayed his base on Jeffrey Epstein
On the Right

And why he’ll get away with it.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The lie at the heart of Trump’s entire economic agendaThe lie at the heart of Trump’s entire economic agenda
Politics

The White House wants to send Medicaid recipients to the mines.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
Trump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explainedTrump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explained
The Logoff

NATO countries will buy weapons from the US — and deliver them to Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second termThe Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second term
Supreme Court

And they didn’t even bother to explain themselves.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
The Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head StartThe Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head Start
The Logoff

The change reverses decades of federal policy.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to haveTrump quietly claimed a power even King George wasn’t allowed to have
Politics

A truly scary new revelation about Trump’s effort to circumvent the TikTok ban.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What ICE’s big payday means for AmericaWhat ICE’s big payday means for America
Politics

ICE just got its biggest cash infusion in more than two decades. We know how they’re going to spend it.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explainedThe Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.

By Cameron Peters
The Logoff
Trump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explained
The Logoff

The new tariff deadline is August 1, Trump says.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdownThe repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
Politics

The push to strip non-native Americans of citizenship echoes a dark chapter in American history.

By Nicole Narea
Today, Explained newsletter
5 questions about the Democrats’ Tea Party moment5 questions about the Democrats’ Tea Party moment
Today, Explained newsletter

What’s happening in the Democratic Party? A Vox reporter explains.

By Christian Paz and Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump is about to notch his biggest legislative win — but it could come at a costTrump is about to notch his biggest legislative win — but it could come at a cost
Politics

The public tends to dislike big budget bills, and the way they’re passed.

By Christian Paz
Politics
What Trump’s massive bill would actually do, explainedWhat Trump’s massive bill would actually do, explained
Politics

It cuts taxes, slashes the safety net, funds deportations, harms the clean energy industry, and sends the debt soaring.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Does Trump really not understand his huge bill cuts Medicaid?Does Trump really not understand his huge bill cuts Medicaid?
Politics

Republicans are at varying levels of misleading, avoidance, or denial about this.

By Andrew Prokop
Health Care
Republicans now own America’s broken health care systemRepublicans now own America’s broken health care system
Health Care

The $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts will be felt by all Americans.

By Dylan Scott
The Logoff
Trump vs. after-school programs, briefly explainedTrump vs. after-school programs, briefly explained
The Logoff

The Trump administration is withholding nearly $7 billion in education funding.

By Cameron Peters
On the Right
Canada: More American than the United States?Canada: More American than the United States?
On the Right

How a 1965 prediction of impending Canadian doom sheds light on Trump’s talk of the 51st state.

By Zack Beauchamp
Supreme Court
What the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on TrumpWhat the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on Trump
Supreme Court

Trying to keep track of all the chaos is overwhelming. So here’s a one-stop guide to the turmoil this Court caused.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rightsThe Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights
Politics

How Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” attacks abortion and reproductive care, in 2 charts.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agendaThe most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agenda
Politics

The president’s “big, beautiful bill” just got worse.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The Democratic Party is ripe for a takeoverThe Democratic Party is ripe for a takeover
Politics

Is this the start of the Democrats’ Tea Party?

By Christian Paz