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As tanks roll through Washington today to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday—and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump—Europe is commemorating a different anniversary, not with combat vehicles but with a passenger liner moored near a riverbank. Dignitaries from across Europe are gathering in Schengen, a riparian … A Very Different Anniversary CelebrationRead more

As Israeli jets streaked over the Middle East last evening, President Donald Trump’s key aides were making preparations for their next round of nuclear talks with Iran, hoping to cement their boss’s reputation as the world’s top dealmaker. For weeks, Trump had been warning Iran to accept the … What Trump Knew About the Attack Against IranRead more

Kamala Harris’s campaign thought it knew exactly how to beat Donald Trump. With just weeks left before Election Day, it warned over and over that he was “unhinged, unstable, and unchecked.” But instead of amplifying that message, Future Forward—the $900 million super PAC that the campaign was counting … Inside the Democratic Rupture That Undermined Kamala Harris’s Presidential HopesRead more

Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET on on June 13, 2025. Just four months ago, the Fox News host Steve Doocy gave a social-media send-off to his young producer Ariel Abergel, who had announced that he was leaving the network. Alongside a montage of the two traveling through Iowa, … Fox News Vets Are Taking Over America’s 250th Birthday PartyRead more

Photographs by Robert LeBlanc During a lull in the chanting outside the federal building targeted by protesters in downtown Los Angeles this week, I walked up behind a hooded young man wearing a mask and carrying a can of spray paint. He began to deface the marble facade … Stephen Miller Triggers Los AngelesRead more

Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. The Trump administration is carrying out a brazen crackdown on academic freedom: deporting students for writing op-eds, withholding funds from colleges that defy his control, and justifying it all as a response to anti-Semitism. … Are Liberals to Blame for the New McCarthyism?Read more

Revolutions have a logic. The revolutionaries start with a big, transformative, impossible goal. They want to remake society, smash existing institutions, replace them with something different. They know they will do damage on the road to their utopia, and they know people will object. Committed to their ideology, … This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution SputtersRead more

The last time President Donald Trump tried to send military forces into American streets to put down civil unrest, in June 2020, Pete Hegseth was positioned outside the White House with a Kevlar helmet and riot shield. Major Hegseth’s mobilization as part of a District of Columbia National … The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los AngelesRead more

Art by Peter Mendelsund Lately, I’ve been having dreams about my own execution. The nightmares mostly unfold in the same way: I am horrified to discover that I’ve committed a murder—the victim is never anyone I know but always has a face I’ve seen somewhere before. I cower … WitnessRead more

On June 22, 2000, Thomas Loden Jr., a 35-year-old Marine recruiter, kidnapped a 16-year-old girl named Leesa Marie Gray from the side of a road in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Loden raped and sexually battered Gray for four hours. Then he strangled her to death. When police found him, … A Reporter in the Death ChamberRead more

They called it the “Big Send.” Democrats gathered in living rooms, libraries, and coffee shops across the country to write letters to millions of potential voters in swing states and competitive congressional districts, urging them to vote in November. During the 2020 pandemic election, the novel but decidedly … The Real Problem With the Democrats’ Ground GameRead more

Last month, while Donald Trump was in the Middle East being gifted a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, Barack Obama headed off on his own foreign excursion: a trip to Norway, in a much smaller and more tasteful jet, to visit the summer estate of his old … Where Is Barack Obama?Read more

President Donald Trump has gotten his way and will oversee a military parade in Washington, D.C., this summer on the Army’s birthday, which also happens to be his own. Plans call for nearly 7,000 troops to march through the streets as 50 helicopters buzz overhead and tanks chew … Sometimes a Parade Is Just a ParadeRead more

After insisting again and again that they would not bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States, Trump-administration officials flew the 29-year-old Maryland man back from El Salvador today to face a grand-jury criminal indictment in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia’s return doesn’t mean he can go free. He … Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.Read more

For once, President Donald Trump was trying to be the adult in the room. Trump and Elon Musk, two billionaires with massive egos and combustible temperaments, had forged an unlikely friendship over the past year, one built on proximity, political expediency, and, yes, a touch of genuine warmth. … Inside the Trump-Musk BreakupRead more

Things were going fine for Pete Hegseth, right up until a chance encounter with the world’s richest man. His pursuit of Donald Trump’s agenda at the Pentagon had made him a star among the president’s advisers. The former Fox News host had moved swiftly to roll back diversity … When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going SidewaysRead more

Ukraine’s drone strikes deep into Russia delivered a humiliating blow to Moscow last weekend. Kyiv’s defenders celebrated the attack as a triumph of modern warfare and a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the extraordinary operation got a different response inside the White House: anger. Donald Trump … Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.Read more

After the firebomb attack in Colorado that injured 12 people on Sunday, President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor’s “ridiculous Open Border Policy” for allowing the entry of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the Egyptian national now charged with a federal hate crime. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller … Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ PoliciesRead more

When President Donald Trump blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for the deadly January crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, some aviation officials were appalled. Some were simply perplexed. But few officials inside the Federal Aviation Administration took the president’s remarks seriously.   Not so for the political … The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane CrashesRead more

Congressional Republicans claim to have achieved something truly miraculous. Their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they argue, would cut nearly $800 billion from Medicaid spending over 10 years without causing any Americans to lose health care—or, at least, without making anyone who loses health care worse off. The … The GOP’s New Medicaid DenialismRead more

Judging from news accounts and interviews, numerous people in and around the Trump administration are beguiled by imperial Rome. They see themselves as interpreters of its lessons—beware immigration; uphold masculinity; make babies—and inheritors of its majesty. A banner at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, in Washington, D.C., … Feudalism Is Our FutureRead more

A useful one-sentence guide to the second Trump administration might go something like this: A lot happens under Donald Trump, but a lot un-happens, too. In the past four months, President Trump has announced tariffs on Canada, paused tariffs on Canada, restarted tariffs on Canada, ruled out tariffs … The No. 1 Rule for Understanding TrumpRead more

Just before Election Day, a disturbing piece of information made its way to Donald Trump. Whenever he takes or makes calls on his personal cellphone, Trump learned, Chinese hackers could be listening and gathering intelligence. Iranians had already hacked into his campaign’s email system—which was not a problem … The Secret History of Trump’s Private CellphoneRead more

During his testimony on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a swipe at Senator Chris Van Hollen, falsely accusing him of having had “a margarita” with Kilmar Abrego Garcia—one of the Maryland Democrat’s constituents, who was mistakenly sent to an El Salvador megaprison … In Trump Immigration Cases, It’s One Thing in Public, Another in CourtRead more

Like so many stories about Donald Trump, this one begins with a tweet. More than a decade ago, Trump mused about whether Vladimir Putin would attend a beauty pageant that Trump was sponsoring in Moscow and, if so, whether Putin would “become my new best friend.” That seemingly … Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?Read more

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts An average person struggling with anxiety or depression might try behavioral therapy or medication, and then ideally get back to a stable, healthy life. But commercial pilots face a different calculation. When pilots seek out … Why Pilots Don’t Get TherapyRead more

When Democrats reshaped the American health-insurance system in 2010, Republicans accused them of all manner of legislative foul play: Middle-of-the-night votes. Backroom deals. An enormous, partisan bill jammed through Congress before anyone could find out what was in it. “Have you read the bill? Hell no you haven’t!” … The Big, Beautiful Republican ShrugRead more

The last time President Donald Trump addressed Army cadets at West Point, he was locked in a dramatic conflict with America’s military establishment. Two days before Trump spoke to the academy’s graduates in June 2020, Army General Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, had made an extraordinary … Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His ImageRead more

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Expressing concern can sometimes be a delicate endeavor. One can intend to be empathetic, but the target of concern hears only condescension and pity. So it is with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who … What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About AutismRead more

Representative Tim Burchett is fond of saying no. The fourth-term Tennessean was one of the eight renegade Republicans who helped oust Kevin McCarthy, and when Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rally the party around legislation, many times Burchett is one of the last holdouts. As Burchett left the … Will Republicans Say No to Trump?Read more