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April 8, 2026
The Most Transparent Presidency in History—And the Most Opaque
The paradox of recording Donald Trump’s time in office
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April 7, 2026
A President Without Restraints
Trump’s position is that if he wants to wipe out a country, then that is his decision to make.
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April 6, 2026
What Happens When Trump Feels Cornered
The president’s most inflammatory remarks tend to come when he gets frustrated—which might explain his recent outbursts.
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March 26, 2026
Critics Have a New Way to Describe the Trump Administration
Calling his presidency a “regime” has some benefits, but it underestimates the resilience of the 250-year-old republic.
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March 25, 2026
Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again
The president’s eagerness to act keeps getting him into difficult spots—which he then demands that legislators and the public help him escape.
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March 23, 2026
American Aviation Is Near Collapse
Fatal crashes, overstressed controllers, and endless security lines reveal a system teetering on the brink of failure.
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March 20, 2026
The State That Decided to Topple a Political Giant
Phil Berger has been the most powerful person in North Carolina for 15 years. That wasn’t enough to save him from voters’ anger at incumbents and legalized gambling.
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March 16, 2026
J. D. Vance Learns What Mike Pence Already Knows
The vice president is realizing that signing on with Donald Trump might seem like a shortcut to the top, but it’s actually a guarantee of humiliation.
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March 12, 2026
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Trump’s Cabinet
Three recent stories reveal frivolous expenditures from government leaders.
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March 11, 2026
A Horrible Throwback to the Early 2000s
The United States is experiencing a resurgence of the attacks on Muslims and Islam that were common at that time—but this time with a president who has encouraged them.
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March 10, 2026
Trump Can’t Decide Whether the Iran War Is Still Going On
The president seems to be at odds with both himself and his secretary of defense about the status of the conflict.
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February 23, 2026
The Revenge of the Dummymander
Partisan gerrymandering sometimes backfires on the people drawing the maps. Could that happen again in 2026?
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February 18, 2026
What’s Behind the GOP’s Push to Demand Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The Trump administration’s support for the SAVE America Act is a ploy to help Republicans win elections.
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February 17, 2026
Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert
The latest dust-up between the talk-show host and CBS should be concerning for people of any political leaning.
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February 12, 2026
The ‘You Can’t Fire Me—I Quit’ Presidency
Trump has a pattern of taking radical steps to deal with what he says are serious problems—and then walking away once he encounters pushback.
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February 11, 2026
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
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February 9, 2026
When the Two Sides of the Culture War Meet
Turning Point USA’s halftime show had some surprising overlap with the performance it was meant to protest.
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February 5, 2026
America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together
The Trump administration is erasing the country's shared understanding.
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February 3, 2026
Trump’s New Threats to American Elections
The reasons to worry about election integrity are becoming more urgent.
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February 2, 2026
Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center
The president’s temporary closure of the institution is an acknowledgment that his initial makeover strategy was a failure.
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January 29, 2026
Trump Shrugs Off the Ilhan Omar Attack
He baselessly claimed that the congresswoman “probably had herself sprayed.”
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January 28, 2026
Donald Trump, Demolition Man
If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.
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January 26, 2026
What the Administration Is Signaling to Federal Agents After Minnesota
Trump officials’ combative defense of immigration operations has given rise to a culture of impunity.
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January 21, 2026
Trump Seems Determined to Alienate His Allies
The president’s speech at the World Economic Forum shows that he still doesn’t understand how American greatness functions globally.
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January 20, 2026
What We Learned About Trump This Past Year
The president’s recent follow-through on his threats represents a real shift in his approach.
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January 14, 2026
What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About
The president once promised to combat the supposed excesses of woke culture, but since taking office he’s been dismantling something else.
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January 13, 2026
None of This Should Have Happened
The White House’s persistent escalation has laid the groundwork for more tragedies like Renee Good’s death.
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January 12, 2026
Bob Weir Made the Grateful Dead
The late guitarist was crucial to shaping the sound of the world’s greatest jam band.
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