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Trump Destroys Education Department in Terrifying Sign for Future

Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise straight out of Project 2025.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

There Is No Method to Trump’s Madness. He’s Simply Insane.

His defenders try to apply reason to his erratic, nonsensical decisions. That’s a fool’s errand—but fools abound in this administration.

By Ross Rosenfeld

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Republican Representative’s Defense of Elon Musk Drowned Out by Boos

Representative Harriet Hageman sneeringly called her own constituents "obsessed’ with federal government during a town hall.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Trump Unleashes Utter Chaos by Releasing JFK Files

Here’s what Donald Trump really revealed by releasing the files about John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

By Edith Olmsted

 

A Tattoo of a Soccer Ball Is Enough to Get You Deported to El Salvador

According to an attorney for a detained Venezuelan asylum-seeker, her client’s deportation was justified because he had a tattoo inspired by the soccer club Real Madrid and had made hand gestures in social media posts.

By Hafiz Rashid

 
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ICE Detained This Trump Voter’s Wife. He Doesn’t Regret His Vote.

A Wisconsin man is struggling to free his Peruvian wife from ICE detention.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Fox News Host Fantasizes About Executing Tesla Vandals

Harris Faulkner suggested that those caught burning Tesla vehicles could ultimately face the death penalty.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 
 

The April Issue Is Available Now

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Trump Dodges Key Recession Question With Bizarre, Rambling Answer

Rather than address the future, Donald Trump chose to prattle on about the past.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

White House Press Sec. Goes on Bonkers Rant When Asked About Tesla

Karoline Leavitt stumbled when asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick shilling for Elon Musk.

By Edith Olmsted

 

In case you missed it: Women to Watch

Revisit our livestream from this week, when TNR staff writer Grace Segers sat down with some of the women making waves in American politics today—U.S. Representative Sarah McBride, president and CEO of Democracy Forward Skye Perryman, and president of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju. The discussion covered breaking barriers and ensuring all Americans’ voices are heard in the fight for our democratic and human rights. 

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