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Donald Trump

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

World Politics
The US has quietly gotten into another war in the Middle EastThe US has quietly gotten into another war in the Middle East
World Politics

With near daily strikes against Yemen’s Houthis, is there an end in sight?

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Can Trump call off his trade war with China while pretending he’s not?Can Trump call off his trade war with China while pretending he’s not?
The Logoff

The latest on the trade war.

By Andrew Prokop
Today, Explained podcast
How Trump is rewriting American historyHow Trump is rewriting American history
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Yale professor David W. Blight explains why Trump is far from the first to try to rewrite the record.

By Amanda Lewellyn
Economy
Trump’s tariffs are driving a gold rushTrump’s tariffs are driving a gold rush
Economy

Gold has become a rare safe bet in Trump’s economy.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, briefly explainedThe controversies surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, briefly explained
The Logoff

He texted attack plans to a journalist, but the defense secretary’s problems go well beyond that.

By Patrick Reis
Today, Explained podcast
Why Florida’s public universities are collaborating with ICEWhy Florida’s public universities are collaborating with ICE
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

As Trump wages war against Harvard, something unprecedented is happening on Florida’s college campuses.

By Devan Schwartz and Sean Rameswaram
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The domestic fallout from Trump’s tariffs, in 3 chartsThe domestic fallout from Trump’s tariffs, in 3 charts
How Donald Trump is remaking America

Businesses and consumers are already appearing to panic.

By Nicole Narea
Meet the Trump supporters who love wind energy
Escape Velocity

In this conservative state, the wind is too strong for politics to slow it down.

By Benji Jones
Escape Velocity
Will any climate progress survive the next four years?Will any climate progress survive the next four years?
Podcast
Escape Velocity

Trump wants to reverse years of climate progress. It won’t be easy.

By Jonquilyn Hill
10 charts prove that clean energy is winning — even in the Trump era
Escape Velocity

Climate progress is actually good business.

By Umair Irfan, Benji Jones and 2 more
Our climate progress is not doomed
Escape Velocity

The future for our planet looks bleak. Here’s why it’s not.

By Paige Vega
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court signals it might be losing patience with TrumpThe Supreme Court signals it might be losing patience with Trump
Supreme Court

In an unusual overnight order, most of the justices voted to halt several illegal deportations.

By Ian Millhiser
How Donald Trump is remaking America
The nightmarish problem with trying to make Trump obey court ordersThe nightmarish problem with trying to make Trump obey court orders
How Donald Trump is remaking America

How can you punish Trump officials for violating the law, when federal law enforcement is controlled by Trump?

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump has two options after a wrongful deportationTrump has two options after a wrongful deportation
The Logoff

Only one is lawful.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
The daunting task facing Democrats trying to win back the working classThe daunting task facing Democrats trying to win back the working class
Politics

The Democratic Party faces an electoral math problem post-Trump. A new project is trying to solve it.

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
Trump vs. the Fed, briefly explainedTrump vs. the Fed, briefly explained
The Logoff

A post is not a crisis — yet.

By Patrick Reis
How Donald Trump is remaking America
Is Trump still winning with the working class?Is Trump still winning with the working class?
How Donald Trump is remaking America

A large share of the country still seems to view the Republican Party as the party of the people.

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
The showdown between Trump and the courts just escalatedThe showdown between Trump and the courts just escalated
The Logoff

Judges are threatening consequences if the administration keeps flouting their rulings.

By Patrick Reis
World Politics
China has a plan to win Trump’s trade warChina has a plan to win Trump’s trade war
Podcast
World Politics

China came to Trump’s trade war ready to fight.

By Sean Collins and Miles Bryan
Economy
3 signs the US might already be in a recession3 signs the US might already be in a recession
Economy

Consumer confidence is plunging, bond markets are panicking, and gas prices are coming down alarmingly quickly.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The demands Harvard refusedThe demands Harvard refused
The Logoff

The Trump administration is attempting to gain partial control over one of the nation’s top universities.

By Patrick Reis
Supreme Court
A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme CourtA major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Court is likely to give Trump broad, unchecked authority over the federal workforce.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?
The Logoff

His team argues it can leave a wrongfully deported man in a foreign mega-prison.

By Patrick Reis
Trump Administration
How Joe Rogan’s America processed Trump’s tariffsHow Joe Rogan’s America processed Trump’s tariffs
Trump Administration

Trump’s podcasting and new media allies in the “manosphere” don’t know what to make of his tariff policy.

By Christian Paz
Good News
How commerce became our most powerful tool against global povertyHow commerce became our most powerful tool against global poverty
Good News

The inconvenient truth about trade.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?He was deported in error. Why won’t the government provide any information about him?
Politics

We don’t know what happened to Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts — and it should worry every American.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.The Trump administration says cheap goods aren’t part of the American dream. They’re wrong.
Future Perfect

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

By Kelsey Piper
Supreme Court
Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.
Supreme Court

Even Trump’s lawyers concede that deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was illegal.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
The Logoff

He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
What Trump’s tariff pause can’t solveWhat Trump’s tariff pause can’t solve
Politics

Nobody knows what Trump will do next — and that’s a problem.

By Nicole Narea
Policy
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?
Policy

Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The Logoff
What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
The Logoff

He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
Trump’s tariff war isn’t overTrump’s tariff war isn’t over
Politics

There’s a questionable assumption fueling the stock market rally.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why Trump blinkedWhy Trump blinked
Politics

His advisers claimed it was all part of the plan. Trump said otherwise.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The misunderstanding breaking the global economyThe misunderstanding breaking the global economy
Politics

Trump believes that if the US has a trade deficit with a country, they’re “beating” us. Huh?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The real losers from Trump’s stock crash, explained in 2 chartsThe real losers from Trump’s stock crash, explained in 2 charts
Politics

It’s not just the wealthy.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
The self-inflicted death of American science has already begunThe self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
Future Perfect

Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.

By Bryan Walsh
World Politics
Trump’s tariffs are an opportunity for China. Can Beijing seize it?Trump’s tariffs are an opportunity for China. Can Beijing seize it?
World Politics

Is America remaking the global economy or leaving it to its rival?

By Joshua Keating
On the Right
Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.
On the Right

After the tariffs, they’re worried they made a MAGA mistake.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
What happened the last time the US went all-in on tariffs?What happened the last time the US went all-in on tariffs?
Politics

Plus 6 other questions about Trump’s tariffs, answered.

By Nicole Narea