Make American Beef Foreign Again
Trump’s latest affordability plan undercuts the ranchers he claims to protect while offering a temporary solution to a crisis his administration still blames on Biden
What Did Donald Trump Do Today?
A daily log following the activities of the administration of the 47th President of the United States.
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The $40 Trillion President
Trump promised to bring costs down. Instead, the national debt has climbed to the highest level in American history
The Secret Science Behind Trump’s New Food Pyramid
The administration promised transparency and scientific integrity. A new lawsuit alleges it bypassed both to produce dietary guidelines friendlier to the meat and dairy industries
The Process Is the Punishment
ABC Says Trump’s FCC Is Using Investigations, License Reviews and Regulatory Threats to Intimidate the Press
Government of the Billionaires, by the Billionaires, for the Billionaires
Trump promised to drain the swamp. Instead, he has assembled an administration packed with billionaires, centimillionaires and some of his biggest political donors
A Gift to Kim Jong Un, a Warning to America’s Allies
Trump’s retreat from joint exercises with South Korea threatens something much larger than military readiness: the credibility of the United States
A Golden Age for Grifters
Trump’s Treasury Department is erasing corporate ownership records as his administration weakens the government’s ability to investigate fraud, corruption and dirty money
Defiance by Design
Trump’s Kennedy Center Board Appears to Be Searching for a Way Around a Federal Judge’s Order
Shock First, Ask Questions Later
DHS wants to spend millions putting pain-compliance technology directly into ICE agents’ hands. The agency’s use-of-force record makes that an alarming proposition
The Privilege of Secrecy
The Justice Department just expanded the boundaries of executive privilege as Trump faces the possibility of a Democratic Congress armed with subpoena power
“Nothing Bad Can Happen”: Trump’s Reckless Vaccine Gamble
The president offered an extraordinary guarantee while ordering changes that could delay vaccination, undermine school requirements and deepen public distrust of medicine
The Supreme Court Said No. Trump Heard “Try Again.”
The president’s latest attack on birthright citizenship exposes his relentless effort to turn constitutional boundaries into legal obstacles waiting to be circumvented
America's Poorest Children Deserve Better
Stripping away Head Start's standards is not reform. It is a retreat from the nation's commitment to equal opportunity