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Patrick Reis

Patrick Reis

Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Patrick Reis

    The elite institutions caving to Donald Trump, briefly explainedThe elite institutions caving to Donald Trump, briefly explained
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    Not everyone, however, is bowing to the president’s demands.

    By Patrick Reis
    Trump’s firings at a corporate watchdog agency, briefly explainedTrump’s firings at a corporate watchdog agency, briefly explained
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    The president removed all democrats from the Federal Trade Commission’s board.

    By Patrick Reis
    Trump’s call with Putin, briefly explainedTrump’s call with Putin, briefly explained
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    What did (and didn’t) just happen with the war in Ukraine.

    By Joshua Keating and Patrick Reis
    Trump’s showdown with the courts over deportations, briefly explainedTrump’s showdown with the courts over deportations, briefly explained
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    Trump claimed a wartime power for fast deportations — and ended up in conflict with the courts.

    By Patrick Reis
    Trump’s new attack on the climate, briefly explainedTrump’s new attack on the climate, briefly explained
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    The president’s team is going after the foundation of US climate rules.

    By Patrick Reis
    The dismantling of the Education Department, briefly explainedThe dismantling of the Education Department, briefly explained
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    Here’s what Trump’s latest move means for students and schools.

    By Patrick Reis
    The new US-Ukraine deal, briefly explainedThe new US-Ukraine deal, briefly explained
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    The US agreed to resume aid after Ukraine endorsed a proposed ceasefire in the war with Russia.

    By Patrick Reis
    Trump’s arrest of a pro-Palestinian organizer, briefly explainedTrump’s arrest of a pro-Palestinian organizer, briefly explained
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    The administration is trying to deport a former Columbia University student who played a role in anti-Israel protests on campus.

    By Patrick Reis
    This isn’t the economy Trump promisedThis isn’t the economy Trump promised
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    This week’s rocky economic news is a reminder that Trump was never going to work the miracles he’d promised.

    By Patrick Reis
    Is Trump really going to push the “more inflation” button?Is Trump really going to push the “more inflation” button?
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    Trump said we’re in for “a little disturbance.” It may not be so little.

    By Patrick Reis