His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.
Donald Trump
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Don’t Murder People
Besides being immoral, political assassins repeatedly fail to achieve their intended objectives.
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Is the Taxpayer Bailing out Donald Trump’s Personal Fortune?
The Treasury’s currency swap line with the UAE looks suspiciously like corruption.
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Tucker Carlson Broke with Donald Trump. He’s Still Terrible
The longtime conservative commentator is wrapping his newfound opposition to the president in loopy anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
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Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
An event celebrating the free press should not spotlight Donald Trump, the biggest threat to the free press.
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You Could Have Filed Your Taxes for Free This Year…
Except that the Trump administration killed Direct File, the IRS’s successful free program.
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The U.S.-Europe Rift: How Trump’s Iran War is Making it Worse
From threatening Denmark to belittling NATO, Trump has strained the alliance, but his affronts—including berating allies for not joining his Persian Gulf adventure—are speeding a European future without American leadership.
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Good News from Hungarians, Astronauts, and the Pope
Strongmen are weaker. Integrity endures. Peace is popular.
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JD Vance Is the Most Mistreated Vice President Since … Well, The Last Two
The vice president’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?
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Trump Believes in “Madman Theory.” But He’s Actually a Madman
After six weeks of insane behavior, the ceasefire should not lead us to believe Trump has regained his faculties.
