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


The right has long resented universities. Trump figured out how to hurt them.


Trump’s team just committed an incredible error.


If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.


Not everyone, however, is bowing to the president’s demands.


“Move fast and break things” has no place in government.


Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.


The president removed all democrats from the Federal Trade Commission’s board.


The MAGA movement loves Israel — but is increasingly hostile to Jews.


Trump appears intent on remaking the executive branch as he sees fit. The news is changing rapidly. Follow here for the latest updates, analysis, and explainers.


What did (and didn’t) just happen with the war in Ukraine.


TikTok is making young voters more Republican?


The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.


The Alien Enemies Act, explained.


Trump claimed a wartime power for fast deportations — and ended up in conflict with the courts.


Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.


Not much, at least not within the legal system.


The administration says it has deported hundreds of members of the Venezuelan gang.


Does anyone still believe the US would go to war to defend Europe?


From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.


The administration demanded Columbia make sweeping policies and governance changes — or lose billions in federal funds.


Vox’s correspondent in Canada reports on the reaction to Trump’s tariffs.


The White House shouldn’t be a place for people to go enrich themselves.


The president’s team is going after the foundation of US climate rules.


Is Trump torching the economy? Here’s what the numbers say.


The not quite good news about Trump’s economy.


Here’s what Trump’s latest move means for students and schools.




The US agreed to resume aid after Ukraine endorsed a proposed ceasefire in the war with Russia.


You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to care about what happens to him.


Five years later, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned people against a cutting-edge medical technology.


The administration is trying to deport a former Columbia University student who played a role in anti-Israel protests on campus.


Trump’s retribution campaign is now targeting prominent Democratic lawyers — with broad implications for every American.


European countries are about to spend a lot more on defense. It may not be enough.


All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.


This week’s rocky economic news is a reminder that Trump was never going to work the miracles he’d promised.


The theater world powerfully criticized the president’s first term. Now, he’s striking back.


Why Trump’s tariff policy been so chaotic this week.


Republicans in Washington are now talking more like their voters about Ukraine.


Trump said we’re in for “a little disturbance.” It may not be so little.


In front of one of the biggest audiences they’ll get, the party seems to have a message, but is unsure how to say it.
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