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Trump Just Broke the Law. Blatantly. And He Might Get Away With It.
2 hours ago · That is roughly what Donald Trump did last week when he fired a slew of inspectors general in the executive branch. He broke a law that Congress passed as a reform because of …
Trump Just Laid a Brutal Trap for Dems, and They’re Walking Into …
Jan 14, 2025 · The slow-motion surrender of some Democrats to President-elect Donald Trump on the Laken Riley Act was already looking pretty grim last week, when 48 House Democrats …
Trump’s Coalition Is More Fragile Than He Thinks
2 hours ago · Today, that movement—the Resistance—has all but disappeared.Trump’s second inauguration was met by smatterings of sparsely attended protests. The Democrats, …
Trump Has 100 Executive Orders Locked and Loaded for Day One
Jan 17, 2025 · Donald Trump has a set of executive orders to carry out his disturbing plans ready to go as soon as he is sworn in as president on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reports that …
No, Merrick Garland Did Not Let Donald Trump Skate
Jan 15, 2025 · The charge of foot-dragging has become a meme. Elie Honig, writing in New York magazine, was particularly cocksure: “The debate about whether Garland took too long to …
The Real Meaning of Trump’s Fake History | The New Republic
5 days ago · As other autocratic leaders throughout history have done, Trump is perpetuating a lie designed to justify his actions and anger the populace. Perhaps he’s learned from Vladimir …
The Nihilists Are Coming Back to Washington | The New Republic
Jan 19, 2025 · First, victory has not put these folks in a gracious mood. Donald Trump ran on the promise of exacting vengeance on “ the enemy within,” and his allies are more determined …
Trump Just Handed Steve Bannon a Big Weapon in His War With …
Jan 18, 2025 · The weapon in question, it turns out, is buried in the Laken Riley Act, the controversial bill that would mandate the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of …
The First Resistance Failed. The Next One Can’t.
Jan 20, 2025 · It helped that they had a case: There were legitimate questions about Russia’s influence in the 2016 election—not to mention Russia’s influence over Trump himself—that …