Despite tough talk beforehand, Trump emerged from their Anchorage meeting nodding along as Putin outlined his vision for carving up Europe like it’s 1914. The editors discuss.
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Trump’s Increasingly Creative Authoritarianism
Donald Trump’s recent efforts to seize Harvard’s patents and militarize DC show how the president is leaving no avenue untouched in his bid for absolute power.
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Republicans Under Pressure: Redistricting, Economy, Israel
The editors discuss the ongoing redistricting fight in Texas, economic turmoil, and the deepening divisions over Israel’s policy in Gaza.
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Trump Turns on Putin, Ducks Epstein, and Congress Rolls Over
Six months into his second term, Trump’s Ukraine pivot is shaky, his Epstein strategy is backfiring, and Republicans are torching congressional norms because they can. The Washington Monthly politics roundtable unpacks the week’s unraveling.
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Welcome to Trump’s America, Again
Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” is now law, packed with front-loaded goodies and back-loaded pain. As Medicaid cuts loom and interest payments dwarf military spending, Democrats face a brutal fiscal reality.
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GOP Budget Bill: One Big Betrayal
On today’s episode: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” turns on his own voters, Zohran Mamdani topples Cuomo in New York, and the Iran strike may have backfired.
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Trump’s War Gamble: “Isolationist” President Opens Pandora’s Box With Iran
Jacob Heilbrunn joins the editors to weigh in on potential military escalation, political divides, and economic fallout from Trump’s strikes on Iran.
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No Kings, Just Chaos
As Trump’s $45 million military pageant fizzled, millions joined protests, a political assassination shook Minnesota, and Israel launched surprise strikes on Iran. Our editors make sense of a disorienting weekend.
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Los Angeles: Trump’s National Guard Mobilization May Backfire
So far, his reaction to protests against heavy-handed immigration arrests has created chaos instead of quelling it. A Washington Monthly podcast discussion.
