President Trump

gop Nov. 2, 2020

Will the GOP Become the Party of Men?Republicans have stumbled upon a logical — if ironic — solution to their diversity problem.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

vision 2020 Oct. 30, 2020

Trump Changes Plans, Will Hunker Down in White House on Election NightThis should ensure plenty of time for angry and misleading tweeting as results roll in.

By Benjamin Hart

vision 2020 Oct. 29, 2020

Trump’s Voter-Suppression Strategy Is a Crisis (Even If It Backfires)Historic turnout doesn’t erase the threat posed by the GOP’s open contempt for the political rights of its opposition.

By Eric Levitz

vision 2020 Oct. 28, 2020

Trump Supporters Left Stranded in Cold After Omaha RallySeveral people were taken to area hospitals with hypothermia after an organizational breakdown at the event.

By Benjamin Hart

trump campaign Oct. 28, 2020

Trump Campaign Website Hacked in Apparent Cryptocurrency ScamA message up for around 30 minutes baselessly claimed that voters would soon learn that “the trump-gov is involved in the origin of the coronavirus.”

By Matt Stieb

trump campaign Oct. 27, 2020

Trump Has Given Up on Reaching Voters Who Think COVID Is ‘a Big Deal’“If you think Covid is a big deal, then you are not voting for the president,” a Trump ally said this week, forfeiting 65 percent of the electorate.

By Eric Levitz

scotus Oct. 26, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett Sworn in As Supreme Court JusticeA month after the apparent superspreader event at her nomination celebration, Barrett’s swearing-in locked in a 6-3 majority in the high court.

By Matt Stieb

maga Oct. 26, 2020

The 10 Strangest Moments From Trump’s Trifecta of Pennsylvania RalliesTrump recalled how his COVID doctors “would grab my body” and expressed his desire for the open road, yearning to “drive the hell out of here.”

By Charlotte Klein

white house outbreak Oct. 25, 2020

As Trump Downplays Pandemic’s Third Wave, New COVID-19 Outbreak Hits White HouseAt least five of the vice president’s aides have tested positive, sparking another pandemic-related political disaster for President Trump.

By Chas Danner

covid-19 Oct. 25, 2020

White House Chief of Staff: ‘We Are Not Going to Control the Pandemic’After a new White House outbreak, Trump’s chief of staff tried to defend the administration’s inability to take COVID-19 seriously. It wasn’t pretty.

By Chas Danner

the top line Oct. 23, 2020

Gamblers Say Trump Is Almost Tied With Biden. Don’t Bet on It.It sure seems like the election-prediction markets are informed more by hobbyist enthusiasm than political reality.

By Josh Barro

presidential debates Oct. 23, 2020

3 Reasons Trump Lost the Final Presidential DebateThe president spent his last 90 minutes of free airtime advertising his lack of empathy and opposition to the minimum wage.

By Eric Levitz

intelligencer chats Oct. 23, 2020

The Debate Guardrails Were a Gift for TrumpThe restraints made the president more restrained. But his attacks on Biden still fell flat.

By Benjamin Hart and Olivia Nuzzi

2020 presidential debates Oct. 22, 2020

Highlights From the Final Trump-Biden DebateIt went a lot better than last time, but the calm of civility only lasted so long.

By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb

fake news Oct. 22, 2020

Trump Releases Footage of Yet-to-Air 60 Minutes InterviewThe president told Lesley Stahl he wasn’t ready for tough questions, then cut things short after some tough questions.

By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart

vision 2020 Oct. 22, 2020

New Poll Confirms That High Youth Turnout Would Doom TrumpVoters under 35 back Biden in 41 states; in Texas and Georgia, young voters oppose Trump by roughly 20 points.

By Eric Levitz

vision 2020 Oct. 21, 2020

Trump’s Demonization of Mail Voting Could Be His DoomAs Democrats dominate early voting, the GOP is increasingly banking on huge in-person Election Day turnout in the middle of a pandemic.

By Eric Levitz

satire Oct. 21, 2020

All the Surprise Guests Trump May Bring to Thursday’s DebateNo one loves televised surprises more than President Trump. Here’s who he might invite to the debate to mess with Biden on Thursday night.

By Chas Danner

2020 presidential debates Oct. 19, 2020

Trump and Biden to Be Muted During Initial Responses in Last Presidential DebateEach candidate will be muted as the other provides a two-minute response for each segment, a change designed to cut down on Trump’s interruptions.

By Matt Stieb

covid-19 Oct. 19, 2020

Trump Publicly Attacks Dr. Fauci as Third Wave of Pandemic BeginsAs COVID-19 cases surge and his reelection campaign implodes, the president has decided to go after the nation’s top infectious disease expert.

By Chas Danner

the top line Oct. 19, 2020

What If Trump Is All Too Eager to Give Up Power?The president may simply check out if he loses, leaving critical challenges, like the need for more COVID-19 relief, to fester.

By Josh Barro

vision 2020 Oct. 19, 2020

Men and Women Have Never Been More Politically DividedThe gender gap in the 2020 election will be record-breaking — and could persist long after Trump is gone.

By Eric Levitz

politics Oct. 18, 2020

Trump Is Still Targeting Governor Gretchen Whitmer After Foiled Kidnapping PlotOne day after Trump prompted “lock her up!” chants at his Michigan rally, his campaign tried to suggest she was encouraging his assassination.

By Chas Danner

racism Oct. 16, 2020

GOP Senator David Perdue Deliberately Butchers ‘Kamala’ at Georgia Trump RallyHis reelection campaign later tried to claim that Perdue referring to Harris as “Kamamboamamla” was an innocent, not-at-all race-baiting mistake.

By Chas Danner

california wildfires Oct. 16, 2020

Trump Rejects, Then Grants Wildfire Disaster Aid to CaliforniaThe Trump administration first rejected the state’s request for a federal disaster declaration for its September wildfires. It’s still unclear why.

By Chas Danner

vision 2020 Oct. 15, 2020

Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s Dueling Town Halls: Key MomentsBiden answered cogently and demanded Trump test negative on the day of the next debate, while Trump refused to denounce QAnon.

By Matt Stieb and Justin Miller

covid-19 Oct. 14, 2020

Who in President Trump’s Orbit Has Tested Positive for COVID-19?Pentagon leaders, senators, campaign bigwigs, and career staff have all fallen ill — and at least one hospitalized.

By Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner

vision 2020 Oct. 14, 2020

Trump, Biden to Hold Competing Town Halls Instead of DebateSadly, voters will have to wait to witness the unmatched eloquence on display two weeks ago.

By Benjamin Hart

white house outbreak Oct. 11, 2020

Trump Brags About His COVID-19 Immunity, Feuds With FauciHe’s heralding the “protective glow” of his immunity, but antibodies can’t shield him from the political consequences of his incompetence.

By Chas Danner

white house outbreak Oct. 10, 2020

Trump Says COVID-19 ‘Is Disappearing’ at First Public Event Since Catching ItHow much Trump’s own illness is disappearing remains in question, however, following a new statement from his doctor.

By Chas Danner

foreign policy Oct. 10, 2020

Armenia and Azerbaijan Are at War. Does President Trump Even Know?As the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict threatens to escalate into a proxy war between Russia and Turkey, the once-influential U.S. sits on the sidelines.

By Jonah Shepp

social media Oct. 9, 2020

Twitter Adds ‘Friction’ to Limit Election Chaos, But Is It Enough?With one eye on President Trump, the company introduced a raft of changes to prevent dangerous misinformation from going viral on Election Night.

By Chas Danner

white house outbreak Oct. 9, 2020

Trump Lashes Out at Everyone After a Week in QuarantineIn interviews on Thursday on Fox News and Fox Business Network, Trump found targets on both sides of the aisle.

By Matt Stieb

white house outbreak Oct. 8, 2020

Trump’s Physician Says He Is ‘Safe’ to Begin ‘Public Engagements’ on SaturdayTrump has taken the advice to heart, telling Sean Hannity that he plans to hold a rally in Florida on Saturday night.

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 Oct. 8, 2020

Trump Calls Kamala Harris a ‘Monster’In an appearance on Fox Business, the amped-up president also called for the arrest of his political opponents.

By Benjamin Hart

politics Oct. 7, 2020

Trump May Return to Campaign Trail Next Week: Live UpdatesIt is not clear whether the president is still receiving steroid treatment, and other mysteries remain.

By Matt Stieb, Chas Danner, and Margaret Hartmann

president trump Oct. 6, 2020

Trump’s New Message Helps the Coronavirus, Not His CampaignThe president is effectively prioritizing getting Americans killed above his own reelection.

By Eric Levitz

vision 2020 Oct. 6, 2020

Biden’s Strategy Right Now? Hang Back and Be a ‘Normal Person’There will be a time to attack again. But Joe Biden knows he’s not the story in this moment, and he doesn’t think he needs to be.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

just asking questions Oct. 5, 2020

Trump Is on Steroids. How Worried Should We Be?The president was given dexamethasone to treat COVID-19. A leading expert breaks down what it means for his health, both physical and mental.

By James D. Walsh

white house outbreak Oct. 5, 2020

COVID-Infected President Takes Mask Off Before Entering the White HousePresident Trump refuses to take the health of those around him seriously.

By Matt Stieb

president trump Oct. 5, 2020

GOP Elites Thought They Could Buy Their Way Out of a PandemicFor the cost of 200 rapid COVID-19 tests, attendees at Barrett’s nomination party thought they could purchase reprieve from a plague.

By Eric Levitz

early and often Oct. 2, 2020

Trump Infects AmericaWe do not yet know the extent of the outbreak in Washington — or the effect it will have on the country.

By Olivia Nuzzi

scenarios Oct. 2, 2020

Trump’s COVID Case Could Be Mild or Fatal. Here Are Signs to Watch For.For every thousand people in their mid-70s or older who get COVID-19, 116 will die.

By Jeff Wise

vision 2020 Oct. 2, 2020

3 Reasons Catching Coronavirus Could Be Bad for Trump PoliticallyShifting media attention away from COVID and toward Biden’s liabilities just got a lot harder.

By Eric Levitz

coronavirus Oct. 1, 2020

Trump Aide Hope Hicks Tests Positive for COVID-19The trusted presidential adviser has been in alarmingly close contact with Trump and other White House and campaign staffers in recent days.

By Matt Stieb

white house Oct. 1, 2020

Leaked Recording of Melania Trump: ‘Who Gives a F**k About Christmas Stuff?’In a leaked tape, the First Lady also shares her frustration with critics who wanted her to stop migrant-family separation: “Give me a f***ing break.”

By Matt Stieb

trump campaign Oct. 1, 2020

Trump Cancels One of His Saturday Wisconsin Rallies As Local COVID Cases SurgeA rare coronavirus-considerate decision from the president.

By Matt Stieb

presidential debates Oct. 1, 2020

Trump Has No Power to Block a Change in the Debate RulesIf the president boycotts the second debate, he’ll give his rival a free primetime infomercial, broadcast across all the major networks.

By Eric Levitz

vision 2020 Oct. 1, 2020

2020 Presidential Debates: What to Expect and How to WatchEverything you need to know about the remaining Trump-Biden contests in the wake of the combative first debate.

By Matt Stieb

corruption Oct. 1, 2020

Trump Orders Agencies to Aid His Campaign — and Its Violent SupportersThe president is stuffing self-promotional letters into food-aid boxes and giving pro-vigilante talking points to Homeland Security staffers.

By Eric Levitz

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