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Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
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He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
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He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
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He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explained
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The Dow has lost more than 4,000 points since the president rolled out his tariffs.

By Patrick Reis
A conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA directorA conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA director
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Laura Loomer, a 9/11 truther, apparently gets input into the president’s national security decisions.

By Patrick Reis

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Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained
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What Trump just announced — and what it means for you.

By Patrick Reis
Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?
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Trump’s team is inadvertently making the case for due process.

By Patrick Reis and Nicole Narea
Trump’s “third term” comments, briefly explainedTrump’s “third term” comments, briefly explained
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How serious is the president about running for an unconstitutional third term in office?

By Patrick Reis
The fight for USAID’s future, briefly explainedThe fight for USAID’s future, briefly explained
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It’s a struggle with deadly consequences for vulnerable people around the world.

By Patrick Reis
ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explainedICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained
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A foreign student who coauthored an op-ed was arrested and put in deportation proceedings.

By Patrick Reis
The viral story of Trump’s team texting war plans to a journalist, briefly explainedThe viral story of Trump’s team texting war plans to a journalist, briefly explained
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Trump’s team just committed an incredible error.

By Joshua Keating and 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 attempt to take over Columbia University, briefly explainedTrump’s attempt to take over Columbia University, briefly explained
Politics

The administration demanded Columbia make sweeping policies and governance changes — or lose billions in federal funds.

By Andrew Prokop
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
Trump’s tariff chaos, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff chaos, briefly explained
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The president took the global economy for a ride on Tuesday.

By Patrick Reis
The attack on democracy you probably missedThe attack on democracy you probably missed
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The Justice Department on Friday quietly took revenge on prosecutors who’d worked to hold Trump’s allies accountable.

By Patrick Reis
The big Trump-Zelenskyy blowup, briefly explainedThe big Trump-Zelenskyy blowup, briefly explained
Politics

What the Oval Office confrontation tells us about Trump — and the future of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s plan to ban on transgender Americans from the military, explainedTrump’s plan to ban on transgender Americans from the military, explained
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The administration aims to discharge transgender troops within 60 days.

By Patrick Reis
Is Trump lying about cutting Medicaid — or is Congress?Is Trump lying about cutting Medicaid — or is Congress?
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Trump says Republicans won’t “touch” the program. But he left them a loophole.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s firing of high-ranking military officials, explainedTrump’s firing of high-ranking military officials, explained
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The president can now replace the top echelon of military officials with his own people.

By Patrick Reis and Joshua Keating
DOGE hits a roadblock at the IRSDOGE hits a roadblock at the IRS
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A new agreement has blocked a plan to give a DOGE staffer access to highly sensitive tax data.

By Patrick Reis
The MAGA loyalist running the FBIThe MAGA loyalist running the FBI
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The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel.

By Patrick Reis
Trump makes another power grabTrump makes another power grab
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The president is claiming total control over agencies that, by law, are independent.

By Patrick Reis
The fight over everyone’s private tax data, explainedThe fight over everyone’s private tax data, explained
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Elon Musk’s group is pushing to access the IRS’ most sensitive information.

By Patrick Reis
What RFK Jr. means for your healthWhat RFK Jr. means for your health
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A vaccine skeptic is now running the Department of Health and Human Services.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s peace talks with PutinTrump’s peace talks with Putin
Politics

The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.

By Patrick Reis and Joshua Keating
Has Trump’s agenda stalled?Has Trump’s agenda stalled?
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The courts keep pressing pause on the president’s grand designs.

By Patrick Reis
The fight for the future of the CFPB, explainedThe fight for the future of the CFPB, explained
Donald Trump

The consumer watchdog’s fate is now with the courts.

By Patrick Reis
The high-stakes fight at Treasury, explainedThe high-stakes fight at Treasury, explained
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It’s a wonky fight with big implications for democracy.

By Patrick Reis
Does Trump mean what he just said about Gaza?Does Trump mean what he just said about Gaza?
Donald Trump

Trump made headlines by saying the US would invade Gaza. Then his team walked it back.

By Patrick Reis
The anti-Trump lawsuits are hereThe anti-Trump lawsuits are here
Politics

The courts are the biggest remaining impediment to Trump’s power grab.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s attack on the FBITrump’s attack on the FBI
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The Trump administration is preparing a remarkable power grab over the federal law enforcement agency.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff: Trump’s plan to send deportees to Guantánamo, explainedThe Logoff: Trump’s plan to send deportees to Guantánamo, explained
Donald Trump

The Logoff explains what you need to know about Trump’s latest immigration move.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff: The government purge, explainedThe Logoff: The government purge, explained
Donald Trump

Why the exodus of government employees matters for everyone.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff: What is up with Trump’s plan to freeze federal spending?The Logoff: What is up with Trump’s plan to freeze federal spending?
Donald Trump

The Logoff explains Trump’s federal spending power grab.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff: The truth about “mass deportations”The Logoff: The truth about “mass deportations”
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Trump often promises instant results. Don’t fall for it.

By Patrick Reis
The Logoff: A major blow to police reformThe Logoff: A major blow to police reform
Criminal Justice

The Trump administration is freezing the Justice Department’s work on police reform.

By Patrick Reis