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Trump Administration
partisan gerrymandering
Feb. 12, 2021
Census Delays Could Create Havoc and Skullduggery in Redistricting
Lack of timely Census data could short-circuit court challenges to partisan gerrymandering, which Republicans in particular are expected to pursue.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump administration
Jan. 20, 2021
Who Did Trump Pardon on His Last Day As President?
Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne, Elliott Broidy, and Kodak Black are among the most notable figures in Trump’s final clemency spree.
By
Charlotte Klein
and
Matt Stieb
covid vaccines
Jan. 15, 2021
The Vaccine Stockpile the White House Released This Week Doesn’t Exist: Report
The Trump administration had already depleted the vaccine stockpile it said it would release, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
By
Chas Danner
crime
Jan. 15, 2021
The Last Man Set to Be Executed by the Trump Administration
What to know about Dustin Higgs, the final person scheduled to be killed in Trump’s cruel and unprecedented execution spree.
By
Claire Lampen
liveblog
Dec. 23, 2020
Pfizer, Trump Administration Reach Deal for More Doses: Live Updates
There will now be enough vaccine for at least 200 million Americans by the end of July.
By
Chas Danner
swan songs
Dec. 21, 2020
Barr Pans Trump’s Coup Schemes in Final Press Conference
The outgoing attorney general reiterated that he is not onboard with some of the extreme measures the president has reportedly been seeking.
By
Chas Danner
star wars
Dec. 18, 2020
Abolish the Space Force
Joe Biden, please, I’m begging you.
By
Sarah Jones
herd immunity
Dec. 16, 2020
Trump Appointee Reportedly Pushed for Herd Immunity: ‘We Want Them Infected’
While the HHS secretary has said “herd immunity is not” U.S. COVID strategy,” two influential advisers reportedly recommended the disastrous policy.
By
Matt Stieb
politics
Dec. 15, 2020
Betsy DeVos Tells Education Department Staff to ‘Resist’ Biden: Report
Her comment suggests career officials were fully onboard with her agenda of budget cuts and privatization.
By
Matt Stieb
department of justice
Dec. 14, 2020
Trump: Attorney General William Barr Will Resign Next Week
Barr and Trump were closely aligned until after the election, when the AG refused to sign on to the president’s baseless fraud claims.
By
Matt Stieb
covid-19
Dec. 14, 2020
Everyone Diagnosed With COVID in Post-Election White House Outbreak
The director of White House security reportedly lost his foot in his fight against the virus.
By
Charlotte Klein
coronavirus vaccine
Dec. 13, 2020
White House Staffers Among the First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine: Report
As a reward for a months-long coronavirus disinformation campaign, top Trump staffers will be some of the first to receive doses of the vaccine.
By
Matt Stieb
covid-19
Dec. 10, 2020
Trump Holiday Parties Celebrate Season by Denying Reality
Spreading Christmas cheer, election denialism, and potentially the coronavirus.
By
Charlotte Klein
covid-19
Dec. 8, 2020
Hospitalized Giuliani Says His COVID-19 Symptoms Are ‘Pretty Much’ Gone
The 76-year-old Trump lawyer said he thinks he’ll be released from the hospital soon.
By
Chas Danner
white house
Nov. 30, 2020
Trump’s Crank COVID Adviser Scott Atlas Resigns
He said that masks don’t work and that lockdowns caused the latest surge.
By
Matt Stieb
covid-19
Nov. 20, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. Has Tested Positive for COVID-19
Trump’s son is one of dozens of people linked to the president who have recently caught the virus.
By
Chas Danner
president trump
Nov. 16, 2020
Trump Asked About Options to Strike Iran Last Week: Report
The president was talked down from his reported consideration of an attack on Iran’s growing stockpile of nuclear material.
By
Matt Stieb
politics
Nov. 13, 2020
Trump Almost Acknowledges Losing the Election to Biden for the First Time
The president offered some updates on COVID-19 vaccines, and came ever so close to admitting another administration would soon replace his.
By
Chas Danner
october surprise
Nov. 2, 2020
How Trump and Barr’s October Surprise Went Bust
The attorney general’s pressure on John Durham nearly blew up the investigation that the president hoped would help swing the election.
By
Murray Waas
coronavirus
Oct. 28, 2020
The 5 Worst Things Jared Kushner Told Bob Woodward About Trump’s COVID Strategy
In a newly published interview with Bob Woodward, Jared Kushner said in April that Trump wanted to get “the country back from the doctors.”
By
Charlotte Klein
politics
Oct. 28, 2020
Anonymous ‘Resistance Inside the Trump Administration’ Guy Is Former DHS Staffer
The notorious op-ed belongs to Miles Taylor, who wrote about how he fought Trump’s worst impulses while selling one of his most abhorrent policies.
By
Matt Stieb
the swamp
Oct. 28, 2020
The Winners of Trump’s Washington
Fifty-one insiders who profited off the presidency.
vision 2020
Oct. 26, 2020
Supreme Court’s Vague Election Orders Are a 2020 Wild Card
Republicans want the Supreme Court to stop lower-court judges from liberalizing voting rules, and the Court’s conservative majority often complies.
By
Ed Kilgore
just asking questions
Oct. 26, 2020
How to Restore the Justice Department After Trump Leaves Office
Constitutional-law expert Mark Tushnet on his call for a bipartisan commission to investigate the many ways the DOJ shattered norms under Trump.
By
James D. Walsh
pandemic
Oct. 25, 2020
Trump Administration Shelves COVID-Vaccine Santa Clause
Santa Claus performers would have been offered early vaccinations in exchange for their help promoting the COVID-19 vaccine.
By
Chas Danner
coronavirus
Oct. 18, 2020
Twitter Removes Trump Adviser’s Tweet Claiming Masks Don’t Work
The platform nixed radiologist Scott Atlas’s tweet for breaking its policy on distributing misleading info that could encourage the spread of COVID.
By
Matt Stieb
california wildfires
Oct. 16, 2020
Trump Rejects, Then Grants Wildfire Disaster Aid to California
The 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
white house outbreak
Oct. 10, 2020
Even the Creator of
Veep
Couldn’t Make the Last Week Up
Armando Iannucci on a presidency that has surpassed satire.
By
Armando Iannucci
the swamp
Oct. 9, 2020
The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event
Down in the polls, high on steroids, and clinging to good health while endangering everyone else’s.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
trump administration
Sept. 16, 2020
Federal Officials Considered Using a ‘Heat Ray’ Against D.C. Protesters: Report
The device, reportedly considered for use on unarmed civilians before Trump’s Bible photo op, makes victims feel like their skin is burning.
By
Matt Stieb
misinformation
Sept. 16, 2020
Trump Aide Michael Caputo Takes Leave of Absence After Facebook Rant
The former Trump campaign official baselessly accused CDC scientists of “sedition.”
By
Chas Danner
department of justice
Sept. 15, 2020
DOJ Opens Criminal Inquiry Into John Bolton’s Recent Book
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating if the former national security adviser illegally disclosed classified information.
By
Matt Stieb
tiktok
Sept. 13, 2020
Oracle to Partner With TikTok in the U.S. After Microsoft Deal Is Rejected
The partnership comes two days before Trump’s deadline for a deal to remove control of the video-sharing app from its Chinese-owned parent company.
By
Matt Stieb
misinformation
Sept. 13, 2020
HHS Officials Altered CDC COVID-19 Reports to Help Trump
Trump-appointed officials have been interfering to protect the president’s deliberately misleading COVID-19 spin.
By
Chas Danner
climate change
Sept. 9, 2020
Federal Report Warns of Financial Disaster of Climate Change
A report from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirms that business-as-usual emissions are extremely bad for business.
By
Matt Stieb
scandals
Sept. 7, 2020
What We Know About Louis DeJoy’s Campaign Finance Scandal
The postmaster general allegedly operated an illegal “straw-donor” scheme at his former company.
By
Chas Danner
2020 census
Sept. 3, 2020
Leaked Census Document Warns of ‘Serious Errors’ Due to Shortened Timeline
The Trump administration’s most effective attempt to undermine the census is also its simplest.
By
Matt Stieb
doj
Sept. 2, 2020
Trump Wants to Cut Federal Funding to ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions’ Including NYC
The president’s threat to defund Democratic cities if they defund the police is extremely unlikely to hold up in the courts.
By
Matt Stieb
coronavirus
Sept. 2, 2020
CDC Advises States to Prepare to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine As Soon As November
The agency advised states to consider the immense challenge of distribution, as some public-health experts worry that Trump is rushing the process.
By
Matt Stieb
coronavirus news
Sept. 1, 2020
Here’s the Latest Good (and Bad) News About COVID-19
America’s epidemic is slowing — but a globe-spanning, coronavirus-induced hunger crisis is just beginning.
By
Eric Levitz
white house
Aug. 30, 2020
Trump Reportedly Offered John Kelly FBI Director Job If He Pledged Loyalty
A new book details how Trump tried to get John Kelly to swear personal allegiance to him, and how the DOJ limited the scope of the Mueller inquiry.
By
Matt Stieb
trump administration
Aug. 24, 2020
Kellyanne Conway Announces White House Departure at the End of August
The embattled counselor and her husband, Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway, both said they were stepping back to focus on their family.
By
Matt Stieb
international affairs
Aug. 16, 2020
Why the Israel-UAE Deal Is More About Iran Than Peace
The historic agreement shows that for Arab states, the cold war against Iran now trumps the Palestinian cause.
By
Jonah Shepp
foreign interests
Aug. 13, 2020
UAE Strikes Peace Deal With Israel, Sells Out Palestinians
In exchange for a promise that Israel won’t
immediately
illegally annex the Jordan Valley, Abu Dhabi normalized relations with the Jewish state.
By
Eric Levitz
portland
July 27, 2020
Trump Administration Sends More Federal Officers to Portland
The 100-plus federal agents at the courthouse have made the unrest worse. As many as 150 more are reportedly on their way.
By
Chas Danner
barking up the wrong tree
July 24, 2020
Despite What the White House Says,
Paw Patrol
Has Not Been Canceled
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany made the claim while lamenting “cancel culture, specifically as it pertains to cops.”
By
Halle Kiefer
the pandemic president
July 21, 2020
Trump Attempts Sober Pose in Resurrected COVID-19 Briefing
The president read a prepared statement word-for-word, recommended masks without downplaying them, and acknowledged the pandemic would get worse.
By
Chas Danner
2020 census
July 21, 2020
Trump Tries Last-Ditch Order to Keep Undocumented Immigrants Off Census
Trump’s plan to subtract undocumented immigrants from the total Census population probably won’t work, as it appears to violate the 14th Amendment.
By
Matt Stieb
trump administration
July 20, 2020
DHS Agents Seen in Portland Are Deploying to Chicago — and Perhaps Further
Trump will reportedly send 150 Homeland Security officers to Chicago this week. He also threatened to send federal agents to Detroit and Baltimore.
By
Matt Stieb
portland
July 18, 2020
Trump’s Military Tactics in Portland Will Likely Backfire
Just because law enforcement officers can take certain action doesn’t mean they should.
By
Barbara McQuade
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