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April 28, 2025

In 100 Days, Trump Has Invented Something New: Clown-Show Fascism

The Trump administration is a serious threat to democracy. They’re also laughably incompetent. But the result is no laughing matter.

By Michael Tomasky

RSVP Now: Resisting the Authoritarian Takeover

On May 14, TNR’s editor, Michael Tomasky, and staff writers Matt Ford, Timothy Noah, Tori Otten, and Greg Sargent will host the next in our series America in Crisis, live and livestreamed from the Atlas Performing Arts Center in D.C.

With the new administration in place, this event will bring together influential political commentators with TNR’s most engaged readers to explore what we can do to fight back against Trump’s antidemocratic rampage.

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JD Vance Likes "Normal Gays." Should We Count That as a Win?

The pursuit of being seen as "normal" has served the LGBTQ movement well. But is there such a thing as too normal?

By Claire Potter, Neil J. Young

The Trumpian Plot to Take Over the Federal Courts

The conservative legal movement’s latest broadside against the judiciary is likely to fail, but it illuminates how far they’re willing to go to dismantle the rule of law.

By Matt Ford

Saudi Arabia’s Dreams of a Sustainable Economy Are Now Drowning in Oil

Between its own self-interest and the Trump effect on international priorities, the country seems to be backing away from its big plans for economic diversification.

By Mike Pearl

Laura Ingraham’s Angry Rants at Dem on Fox Reveal MAGA’s Dark Endgame

An Arizona Democratic congresswoman shoved the Fox host’s talking points back in her face Tuesday night. Why can’t more Democrats do that?

By Greg Sargent

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Trump Team Stumbles Trying to Defend How Many Trade Deals He’s Made

It sounds like Donald Trump has yet to make a single deal.

By Edith Olmsted

Trump Demands Criminal Probe After Most Brutal Poll Numbers Yet

Americans are fed up with Trump after his first 100 days—and he’s not handling the news well.

By Malcolm Ferguson

Exiling Americans? This Isn’t Legal. It’s Not Even Close.

Trump is openly floating the idea of banishing "homegrowns" to Salvadoran prisons, with zero legal basis. This isn’t "deportation." It’s the kind of fascist lunacy that should be laughed out of the room—except his administration is actually considering it.

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Trump Comments on Third Term Rumors—and It’s Not Exactly Reassuring

The president made an unsettling comment after releasing that "Trump 2028" merch.

By Hafiz Rashid

Trump’s Rage over Abrego Garcia Case Darkens as Crushing New Polls Hit

As Trump makes a damning admission about wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a lawyer involved in the saga explains why Trump is losing the war of public opinion—and why he’ll lose in court as well.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Last Chance to RSVP: How Is Democracy Holding Up?

Tomorrow, Norm Eisen and Jen Rubin of The Contrarian and Michael Tomasky of The New Republic will convene leading political, legal, and media minds for a major livestreamed event—assessing the authoritarian onslaught of Trump’s first 100 days.

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