Donald Trump

Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department March 14, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force

With his speech at the DOJ, Trump officially declared his intention to reshape the legal system according to his whims and will.

Mar 18, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security

Democrats should be shouting from the rooftops about the threat to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Mar 6, 2025 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on halting federal funds for schools and universities that impose coronavirus vaccine mandates in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025.

Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.

University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.

Mar 3, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Linda McMahon, now Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, poses for a portrait when she was president and CEO of the World Wrestling Federation, on December 12, 1999.

Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate

Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for education secretary.

Feb 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Picket signs lie on the ground as Amazon workers organized by the Teamsters Union go on strike in front of the DBK4 Amazon facility on December 20, 2024.

Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum. Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum.

Amazon Teamsters’ December strike was the biggest in the company’s history. What does their future look like under Trump 2.0?

Feb 25, 2025 / Ella Fanger

A screenshot from the White House's video showing the deportation of an unidentified immigrant.

Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows

It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda.

Feb 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A protester holds a sign during the rally against the Donald Trump administration during “Not My President’s Day” protests at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on February 17, 2025.

If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next

Bosses everywhere are itching to wage a DOGE-style war against their workers. That’s why it’s so important that Trump and Musk fail.

Feb 19, 2025 / Eric Blanc

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Donald Trump

Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator Eric Adams Is a Fascist Collaborator

By cutting a raw deal with the Trump/Musk regime, the mayor is attacking the very fabric of New York City.

Feb 18, 2025 / Kareem Elrefai

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025

DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms

Even if you believe that Musk is trying to root out waste and fraud (and you really shouldn't), he and his dweeby hatchet bros are only making things more corrupt and expensive.

Feb 18, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A sign is seen outside National Institutes of Health headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.

Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure

Trump, Musk, and Vought are purging institutions and cutting off access to educational and research opportunities for anyone who isn’t straight and white.

Feb 14, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

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