Trump is normalizing the idea that the U.S. military may target anyone without due process
President Donald Trump — whether intentionally or not — is laying the groundwork to normalize the concept of the U.S. military’s killing Americans without due process.
The Trump admin is going after Maryland courts for doing exactly what courts are supposed to do
In a move more characteristic of a 17th-century English king than a 21st-century American president, the Trump administration last week filed a lawsuit against every sitting federal judge in the state of Maryland. The charge? That one judge’s attempt to preserve due process for individuals challenging their deportations is disrupting the president’s immigration policies. This […]
The new math problem Trump’s megabill faces in the Senate
House Republicans passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s agenda, on a party-line vote early Thursday morning. The massive package is now Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s to handle. The Senate GOP faces a whole new set of hurdles to get the bill to Trump’s […]
The formula Trump used for his tariff chart is almost too ridiculous to be believed
When President Donald Trump presented his sweeping global tariffs from the Rose Garden on Wednesday, even the most basic questions were left up in the air. At the top of the list: How did the White House derive the wildly disparate rates listed on the graphic Trump so proudly displayed? As global markets roiled in […]
This overlooked line in Trump’s Smithsonian executive order is truly alarming
“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a frightening executive order from President Donald Trump’s White House Thursday takes aim at the Smithsonian and threatens to pull federal funding for content that promotes “divisive, race-centered ideology.” The threat to museums such as The National Museum of African-American History and Culture is real. But even more […]
This overlooked line in Trump’s Smithsonian executive order is truly alarming
“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a frightening executive order from President Donald Trump’s White House Thursday takes aim at the Smithsonian and threatens to pull federal funding for content that promotes “divisive, race-centered ideology.”
As the economy shows signs of cooling, many executives sour on Trump
As Election Day 2024 arrived, the U.S. economy had reached an extraordinary sweet spot, featuring strong growth, low unemployment, falling inflation, record highs on Wall Street, and low gas prices. The Washington Post’s Heather Long explained in an October column, “We are living through one of the best economic years of many people’s lifetimes.” The […]
U.K.’s Starmer becomes latest world leader to correct Trump to his face
Donald Trump’s first meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not without hiccups. When the two leaders spoke with reporters in the Oval Office, for example, Starmer appeared proud to tout the partnership between his country and the United States as “the greatest alliance for prosperity and security” in the history of the world.