Donald Trump

Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic governor-elect of New Jersey, takes a photo with attendees on election night in East Brunswick, New Jersey, on November 4, 2025.

Voters Reject the Cruelty, Chaos, and Corruption of Trumpism Voters Reject the Cruelty, Chaos, and Corruption of Trumpism

There were no bright spots for the GOP this election. Across the country, Democrats running on inclusionary, economically ambitious, pro-immigrant policies won.

Nov 7, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump greets a child, dressed up in costume, during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms

For MAGA, 2026 will be payback for 2020.

Oct 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A man seeking asylum from Colombia is detained by federal agents as he attends his court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on October 27, 2025, in New York City.

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices

Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare?

Oct 31, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Left: Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) consults his adviser, Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) in The Sopranos. Right: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the presidential Inauguration.

Trump’s Tony Soprano Presidency Is Bleeding the Country Dry Trump’s Tony Soprano Presidency Is Bleeding the Country Dry

The thrill many felt of having a made-for-TV-mobster president is gone.

Oct 30, 2025 / Dave Zirin

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain

Are we just going to sit around and pretend that the president isn’t having a lot of… questionable moments these days?

Oct 29, 2025 / Rafi Schwartz

US President Donald Trump greets Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies

Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.

Oct 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

The White House Is Being Destroyed Because Corruption Doesn’t Matter Anymore The White House Is Being Destroyed Because Corruption Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The demolition of the East Wing is a symbol of a system that long ago stopped caring about the kind of blatant graft that Trump loves.

Oct 23, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Protesters rally during the No Kings national day of protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 18, 2025.

No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy

Millions of Constitution-loving Americans peacefully protested Trump’s authoritarian presidency. The GOP responded with military theatrics, threats, and scatological “jokes.”

Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump speaks to press before his departure from the White House to attend a New York Yankees baseball game on September 11, 2025

King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America

The president’s scatological No Kings post expresses the ugly emotion fueling his authoritarian rule.

Oct 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the final leg of the We Are America March, on September 19, 2025, in Washington,DC.

From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!” From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!”

Millions will take to the streets this Saturday to remind Donald Trump that we don’t have monarchs in this country.

Oct 17, 2025 / John Nichols

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