Donald Trump
Coverage of the 45th president of the United States, from his domestic and foreign policy to his tweets.
Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.
How South Africa’s effort to address apartheid’s legacy riled up Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The theater world powerfully criticized the president’s first term. Now, he’s striking back.
Some DEI programs aren’t worth defending.
Trump’s secretive plans to detain immigrants at Guantánamo do not put them beyond the reach of US law.
Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.
A vaccine skeptic is now running the Department of Health and Human Services.
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.
“Can I leave the country, and how can I leave the country?”
We don’t know yet how far Trump will go.
The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.
The courts keep pressing pause on the president’s grand designs.
Restraining orders? Injunctions? What do all the court orders against Trump mean?
The consumer watchdog’s fate is now with the courts.
In the 1990s, thousands of Haitians were detained there in horrific conditions with little oversight.
Courts are inherently reactive institutions. Trump always gets the first move.
It’s a wonky fight with big implications for democracy.
People in the Middle East aren’t laughing at the president’s proposal.
DOGE isn’t about fixing America’s debt problem.
America is still the most influential country in the world, for better or worse.
The Logoff explains why yet another Trump ploy got frozen.
Twitter is real life now.
What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.
Democrats and anti-Trump activists are finally finding their footing. It just took Elon Musk to get them there.
The future of American politics is being hashed out on podcasts.
Trump made headlines by saying the US would invade Gaza. Then his team walked it back.
Musk’s growing influence over the government’s digital infrastructure raises concerns about privacy and overreach.
America is finally seeing fewer drug shortages. But Trump’s tariffs could reverse that progress.
Meet the “unitary executive.”
Everything you need to know about tariffs but were too afraid to ask.
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.
The courts are the biggest remaining impediment to Trump’s power grab.
Tens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.
Democrats’ struggles to respond to Trump’s immigration policies have some deeper, historical roots.
The organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?
Why the tariffs might — and might not — still happen.
The Trump administration is preparing a remarkable power grab over the federal law enforcement agency.
A federal judge just blocked Trump’s domestic spending freeze. His opinion relies heavily on another one by Justice Kavanaugh.
The decision to freeze aid is hurting vulnerable people around the world.
Democrats have paid a political price for taking on Silicon Valley — but not a very expensive one.