Donald Trump
Coverage of the 45th president of the United States, from his domestic and foreign policy to his tweets.


The not quite good news about Trump’s economy.


The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.


Here’s what Trump’s latest move means for students and schools.


Trump appears intent on remaking the executive branch as he sees fit. The news is changing rapidly. Follow here for the latest updates, analysis, and explainers.


Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.




The US agreed to resume aid after Ukraine endorsed a proposed ceasefire in the war with Russia.


You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to care about what happens to him.


Five years later, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned people against a cutting-edge medical technology.


The administration is trying to deport a former Columbia University student who played a role in anti-Israel protests on campus.


Trump’s retribution campaign is now targeting prominent Democratic lawyers — with broad implications for every American.


European countries are about to spend a lot more on defense. It may not be enough.


All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.


This week’s rocky economic news is a reminder that Trump was never going to work the miracles he’d promised.


The theater world powerfully criticized the president’s first term. Now, he’s striking back.


Why Trump’s tariff policy been so chaotic this week.


The Tren de Aragua, Trump’s go-to example of migrant crime, explained.


Republicans in Washington are now talking more like their voters about Ukraine.


Trump said we’re in for “a little disturbance.” It may not be so little.


In front of one of the biggest audiences they’ll get, the party seems to have a message, but is unsure how to say it.


The president took the global economy for a ride on Tuesday.


The president’s reasons for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico keep changing (and none make sense).


Everything you need to know about tariffs but were too afraid to ask.


Being friends with Russia may be harder than Trump thinks.


As the president faces Congress, he’s a lot less popular than when he took office.


The Justice Department on Friday quietly took revenge on prosecutors who’d worked to hold Trump’s allies accountable.


Three theories for the Democrats’ failures with Gen Z men.


Why some conservatives took pride in a national disgrace.


What the Oval Office confrontation tells us about Trump — and the future of Russia’s war on Ukraine.


Trump and Musk are doing the Democrats’ job for them.


America is still the most influential country in the world, for better or worse.


The administration aims to discharge transgender troops within 60 days.


Trump’s lawyers just revealed their plan to place him in charge of federal spending.


The future of American politics is being hashed out on podcasts.


This DOGE cut could actually cost the government money.


Trump says Republicans won’t “touch” the program. But he left them a loophole.


Polls show DOGE’s federal government purge is politically polarizing.


American democracy is more resilient than you might think.


How the Friday night massacre could change America’s armed forces.


Maybe Europe doesn’t need the US anymore.