Executive Branch

Donald Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.

The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King—Again

In ruling the president can decimate the Department of Education, the court took a key congressional power—and gave it to Trump.

Jul 16, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism

Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.

Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Justin Sun, head of the Tron crypto exchange (L) talks with World Liberty Financial cofounder Zach Witkoff (C) and Eric Trump of the Trump Organization at a May crypto conference in Dubai

Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?

The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader

Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Paramount’s settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our corporate media system.

Jul 8, 2025 / Victor Pickard

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a podium during a news conference.

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.

Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Fourth of July reenactors march through Massachusetts

Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great

By attacking equality of citizenship, MAGA is smashing the foundations of national pride.

Jul 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks into a microphone with a banner in the background that reads “It’s better in a Union.”

As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States

With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight.

Jul 2, 2025 / Ron Knox

Migrants from Guatemala are deported to their country with a United States military plane at the Fort Bliss facility in El Paso, Texas, on January 30, 2025.

The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries” The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries”

The Supreme Court ruled from its emergency docket that the Trump administration could temporarily send immigrants to third-party countries with which they have no connection.

Jun 27, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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