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Trump Tests the Courts

David A. Graham

February 27, 2025

Donald Trump grips the podium and speaks into a microphone at a CPAC event

Elon Musk Thinks Democrats Should Love DOGE

February 25, 2025

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What Would a Liberal Tea Party Look Like?

David A. Graham

February 24, 2025

At a protest in front of Capitol Hill, an American flag waves and a sign reads: "Congress, STAND UP"

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

February 21, 2025

The Opposition Is Already Growing

February 14, 2025

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Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?

February 14, 2025

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How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts

Andrew O'Donohue

February 14, 2025

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Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies

February 12, 2025

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At USAID, I Prioritized the Wrong Argument

February 12, 2025

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The Government Waste DOGE Should Be Cutting

Stephen Macekura

February 12, 2025

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DOGE Is Failing on Its Own Terms

February 11, 2025

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Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

February 8, 2025

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Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage

February 7, 2025

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Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play

February 6, 2025

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America Can’t Just Unpause USAID

February 4, 2025

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Two Truths of Trump’s Second Term

David A. Graham

February 4, 2025

Donald Trump stands at a podium to speak

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

February 4, 2025

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Elon Musk Is President

Jonathan Lemire

February 3, 2025

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The Tasks of an Anti-Trump Coalition

February 2, 2025

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Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are

February 1, 2025

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There Is a Strategy Behind the Chaos

David A. Graham

January 29, 2025

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It’s Not Amateur Hour Anymore

Paul Rosenzweig

January 29, 2025

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This Is About More Than RFK Jr.

Nicholas Florko

January 29, 2025

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‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’

January 28, 2025

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Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

David W. Blight

January 27, 2025

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Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs

January 27, 2025

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The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution

January 22, 2025

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Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’

Annie Joy Williams and Gisela Salim-Peyer

January 20, 2025

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Emergency Powers Are About to Be Tested

Elizabeth Goitein

January 18, 2025

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That’s Not How Constitutional Amendments Work

January 17, 2025

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‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 16, 2025

The One Trump Pick Democrats Actually Like

January 15, 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Not Just Sober-Curious, but Neo-Temperate

January 13, 2025

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The Coming Assault on Birthright Citizenship

January 7, 2025

Newborn babies in a hospital, but they're behind a wire fence

Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda

January 3, 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson holding his hands together in front of grayscale American symbols

Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On

December 23, 2024

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