One of the many problems with the policy surrounding Donald Trump’s trade tariffs is there doesn’t appear to be much of a policy. The president certainly makes all kinds of announcements, but in literally dozens of instances,

After Donald Trump launched an unprecedented offensive against prominent law firms, four of the firms chose to fight back against the president’s authoritarian-style assault. Given that the quartet filed separate lawsuits against the White House, and they’re

Partway through Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia focused attention on an underappreciated story: just how weak the U.S. economy has been since Donald Trump

Around this time eight years ago, Donald Trump attended Bastille Day celebrations in France in 2017, which the president apparently loved — in part because it included a military parade along the Champs-Élysées. “It was one of

Donald Trump’s agenda on trade tariffs has long rested on a shaky legal foundation, predicated in part on the idea that there’s an “emergency” that allows the president to unilaterally impose economic penalties based on nothing but

In recent days, Russia has launched large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian targets, and according to officials in Kyiv, the latest offensive is the largest aerial assault on the country since the war began. The developments

Donald Trump’s list of controversial pardons was scandalous long before this week, but the president’s abuses reached a new level over the last few days.On Monday afternoon, for example, Trump pardoned former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins,

Ordinarily, Donald Trump isn’t the kind of guy who’s overly concerned with evidence. The president relies on preconceived ideas, assorted conspiracy theories, rumors he’s heard via conservative media and routine assumptions he creates out of whole cloth,

May 20, 2025, 10:56 AM EDT / Updated May 20, 2025, 11:05 AM EDTBy Steve BenenAs House Republicans scramble to pass a massive reconciliation package this week, there’s some uncertainty as to whether GOP leaders have the votes to advance

Semiautomatic weapons are already powerful, and they’ve already been used in a great many mass shootings in the United States. But devices known as “forced reset triggers” can turn these same firearms into even more deadly tools: