Politics

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday intended to “eliminate” the Department of Education, effectively reducing the department to its most bare-bone functions. He did so at a White House ceremony, surrounded by children sitting at school desks. “My administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the …

Elon Musk, who is leading Donald Trump’s unprecedented purge of the federal workforce, claimed it doesn’t make sense that people dislike him because he’s only ever “done productive things” and has “never done anything harmful.” Americans — to an ever increasing proportion — disagree. As tens of thousands of federal …

I hadn’t fully formulated my thinking until the Canadian guard at the border crossing asked why my wife and I wanted to visit his country. “Well, we’re going to buy stuff,” I said. “What kind of stuff?” he asked “Pretty much anything,” I said. “To be honest, we’re ashamed and …

Last month, unelected shadow president Elon Musk told President Donald Trump’s Cabinet that he and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had “accidentally canceled” Ebola prevention programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, which the new administration has tried to dismantle. With a chuckle, …

An article highlighting Jackie Robinson’s military service in World War II and his historic role as the first Black player in the modern history of Major League Baseball was removed from the Department of Defense website, only to reappear Wednesday afternoon The DOD has offered no initial explanation for the …

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey, and adjudicate his arrest and attempted deporation in the jurisdiction where he resides. Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime. Earlier this month, the lawful permanent resident was arrested …

The White House is employing one of Donald Trump’s favorite tactics when faced with a judge who is prioritizing the law over placating the president: attacking their family. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday bashed U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg and his wife, describing them as liberal …

President Donald Trump‘s executive order banning transgender people from military service was blocked by a federal judge on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a preliminary injunction allowing trans members to continue serving in the military, ruling that the new policy violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause. “Indeed, …

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been marked by a campaign of autocratic, verging on fascist action to match the brazen rhetoric from his campaign. The president has sought to strip the citizenship of children born in this country by fiat, and declared the sexual identities of millions …

During the past two months of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s power grabs, it has been clear the second Trump administration is building up to a confrontation with the American courts system — one that would trigger a full-blown constitutional crisis. That moment of truth has arrived. On Friday, hours …