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EXPLAINER: January 6 Officers Sue to Dismantle Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
A view from the Capitol as pro-Trump protesters clash with police. Reuters.
CONSIDER THE ELEGANCE of the swindle. A sitting president sues his own government for $10 billion, the government he commands declines to defend itself, and...
Election Night America Tests Trump’s Grip, Democratic Nerves, and the Machinery of Power
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EXPLAINER: Trump’s ICE Dragnet Has Hauled Parents Away From 146,635 American Children
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STRIP AWAY the official euphemisms and the math is brutal. The Trump administration has booked roughly 400,000 people—almost all adults—into ICE detention after interior arrests since January 20, 2025, and in d...
Trump Administration Turns IRS Lawsuit Into $1.7B Slush Fund for Prosecuted Allies
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Trump Leaves Beijing With Pageantry, Praise, and Few Wins
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