Tag: US politics
What Trump’s Meeting With Bukele Means
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has found a spot on the global stage by opening the doors of his prison system to President Trump. Zolan Kanno-Y [...]
Who Are the Venezuelan Deportees Sent to El Salvador?
Who are the 238 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration without due process to El Salvador’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center? J [...]
The Advisers Behind Trump’s Tariff Turmoil
The roller coaster of on-again, off-again tariffs have focused attention on the people behind President Trump’s trade strategy. Rob Copeland, a New Yo [...]
Why Trump Is Punishing Law Firms
President Trump’s campaign of retribution has turned out to be far more expansive, efficient and creative than many expected. Michael S. Schmidt, an i [...]
Tuesday’s Election Results Are a Boost for Democrats
Democrats achieved their biggest gains to date in the second Trump era, winning a fiercely contested State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, while also [...]
How Are Democrats Responding to Trump?
The Democratic party is still grasping for a coherent response to the new Trump administration. Lisa Lerer, national politics correspondent for The Ne [...]
Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, says the right question is not whether there is a constitutional crisis, but rather [...]
Inside President Trump’s Battle With the Courts
President Trump’s actions on immigration over the last few weeks may seem like chaos. But they’ve been in motion since 2023. Maggie Haberman, a White [...]
Can This Georgia Factory Survive DOGE?
“The U.S. government hasn’t actually paid us since the end of December. We have about $12 million that we’ve delivered. We wonder if that’s — is the U [...]
Trump and Congress — in Four Speeches
new video loaded: Trump and Congress — in Four SpeechestranscriptBacktranscriptTrump and Congress — in Four SpeechesOn Tuesday, President Trump will a [...]
Musk’s Cost-Saving Claims Are Wrong in So Many Ways
We found huge errors in the “wall of receipts” for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where the group lists what it has saved [...]
Trump’s Day 1 Crackdown on Immigration
President Trump’s executive actions on immigration were the leading edge of an effort to upend the United States’ role as a sanctuary for refugees and [...]
Trump Pardons Nearly All Involved in Jan. 6 Attack
On his first day back in office, President Trump pardoned all of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. [...]
Fact Check: Trump’s Inauguration Day
In his Inaugural Address and remarks afterwards, President Trump repeated inaccurate talking points about the economy, immigration, world affairs and [...]
How Washington Went From Resistance to Resignation
President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn into office on Monday. Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains wha [...]