Executive Branch

Trump Bipartisan Immigration Meeting

The Art of the DACA Deal? The Art of the DACA Deal?

Trump wants a DACA deal, but only if other people figure out what’s in it first.

Jan 11, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Trump Speaks with Reporters

Trump Is Winning the War on Truth Trump Is Winning the War on Truth

Lying presidents aren’t new, but Trump’s mendacity stands apart.

Jan 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump White House USA Hat

Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump ends TPS

Trump to 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants: Drop Dead Trump to 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants: Drop Dead

The end of Temporary Protected Status will be catastrophic for people who have made their homes here for nearly two decades.

Jan 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

Nikki Haley Iran

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council

Haley has been voicing skepticism about the council’s value since her Senate confirmation hearing almost a year ago.

Jan 8, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

President Donald Trump

A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached

Trump’s legal threats represent an assault not just on Michael Wolff’s book but on the basic premise of the US Constitution.

Jan 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump

New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized

The takeaway from the latest revelations is that a lot of Republicans who knew better have colluded—and still collude—to cover up Trump’s unfitness for office.

Jan 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Marc Raskin

Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed

Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power. 

Jan 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump speaking at the final session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Detour Detour

The Trump administration has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using seven words or phrases, such as “fetus” and “science-based,” in agency budget docu…

Dec 28, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Robert Mueller

Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment Democrats Need to Make Clear that Firing Mueller Triggers Impeachment

When a president creates a constitutional crisis, there is only one remedy.

Dec 22, 2017 / John Nichols

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