Donald Trump

Donald Trump in the Oval Office on December 15, 2025.

The Economy Is Flatlining—and So Is Trump The Economy Is Flatlining—and So Is Trump

The president’s usual tricks are no match for a weakening jobs market and persistent inflation.

Dec 17, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Screenshot of Good Morning America story on Donald Trump's Rob Reiner comments.

Trump’s Vile Rob Reiner Comments Show How Much He Has Debased His Office Trump’s Vile Rob Reiner Comments Show How Much He Has Debased His Office

Every day, Trump is saying and doing things that would get most elementary school children suspended.

Dec 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem flank Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office, on August 25, 2025.

It Would Be Madness to Give Trump and His Toadies Even More Power It Would Be Madness to Give Trump and His Toadies Even More Power

And yet, that’s what the Supreme Court appears prepared to do.

Dec 12, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins speaks to supporters as she celebrates her victory at her election-night party held at the Miami Women's Club on December 9, 2025.

Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat

The president is deeply unpopular, his policies are failing, and Republicans are losing—everywhere.

Dec 12, 2025 / John Nichols

President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2025.

Sleepy Donald Snoozes, America Loses Sleepy Donald Snoozes, America Loses

It’s bedtime for Bozo—and you're paying the price.

Dec 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize” FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize”

With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up award to the increasingly violent US president.

Dec 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

A Desperate Trump Is Stirring Up Race Hatred A Desperate Trump Is Stirring Up Race Hatred

A barrage of bad economic news has spurred Trump to unleash his hate-infested id on any nonwhite target that flits through his overtaxed brainpan.

Dec 4, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism

The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism The White House Press Tracker Is a Parody of Media Criticism

With his approval number plummeting, Trump turns to a familiar strategy: launch a culture war against journalists.

Dec 2, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump look on during a game between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on November 9, 2025, in Landover, Maryland.

Donald Trump’s Imperialism Is Murdering People—at Home and Abroad Donald Trump’s Imperialism Is Murdering People—at Home and Abroad

Trump’s boat bombings deserve legal retribution, but also show why we need an entirely new foreign policy.

Dec 1, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani’s Pragmatic Socialism Is Paying Off—for Now Zohran Mamdani’s Pragmatic Socialism Is Paying Off—for Now

The incoming mayor has improbably charmed Donald Trump and given himself some political breathing room. But nobody should get too comfortable.

Nov 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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