Donald Trump

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

The GOP wants to turn the president into an autocrat.

Jul 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Republican Presidential Candidates Speak At The Moms For Liberty Summit

Donald Trump Goes Apocalyptic Donald Trump Goes Apocalyptic

Confronted with a long-overdue legal reckoning, the former president's rhetoric has only gotten more extreme.

Jul 11, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Remembering Marvin Kitman

Remembering Marvin Kitman Remembering Marvin Kitman

He ran for president of the United States in 1964—as the candidate of Monocle magazine. 

Jul 5, 2023 / Richard Lingeman

Pedro Gonzalez on Fox News

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys

The DeSantis and Trump campaigns are hurling accusations of racism against each other. Both are right.

Jun 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaking in front of an American flag.

Trump Staffers Claim to Be Shocked That He Sexualized Ivanka Trump Staffers Claim to Be Shocked That He Sexualized Ivanka

Those who cared about Trump’s sexual perversion knew. Those who wanted White House jobs pretended not to.

Jun 29, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Former president Donald Trump arrives at a rally, August 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis.

It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump It’s Official: The DOJ Stalled the Investigation Into Donald Trump

Merrick Garland has long claimed he’s been methodically building his investigation into January 6 from the bottom up—but a Washington Post exposé shows otherwise.

Jun 21, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Eugene Debs and Donald Trump.

Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs Let’s Stop Casually Comparing Donald Trump to Eugene Debs

Trump could, like Debs, wind up running for president from prison. But Debs was a socialist, a free speech champion, and a fearless organizer. Trump is no Eugene Debs.

Jun 21, 2023 / John Nichols

Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) strikes a pose at a campaign rally attended by former president Donald Trump at Legacy Sports USA on October 9, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz.

Trump’s Western Posse Rallies to His Defense Trump’s Western Posse Rallies to His Defense

Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Andy Biggs, along with failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, have joined the chorus of excuses for the former president’s alleged crimes.

Jun 16, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump waving while getting into a car.

Arraigned in Miami, Trump Is in Real Trouble Arraigned in Miami, Trump Is in Real Trouble

If convicted on any of these charges, Trump will almost certainly go to prison, perhaps for the rest of his life.

Jun 13, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Lindsey Graham Senate Chamber

Lindsey Graham Is No Reasonable Republican Lindsey Graham Is No Reasonable Republican

The South Carolina senator has squandered what remained of his flimsy reputation as a moderate with his fealty to Donald Trump—even as the former president faces federal charges.

Jun 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

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