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Donald Trump leans back while frowning

Liza Featherstone

Trump Is Bored to Death by the Affordability Crisis

He’s finally started to acknowledge the struggles of ordinary Americans, but he’s incapable of staying focused on them.

Rebecca Slaughter, former commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission departs the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court’s conservative bloc signaled that it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies.

The Right-Wing Justices Know Their Favorite Legal Theory Is Bunk

Now that the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc is putting the unitary executive theory to the test, its cracks are beginning to show—and its proponents are flailing.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Is Ready to Send Afghan Refugees to Their Death

A person looks at a memorial for the two National Guard members who were shot in Washington, D.C.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Is Ready to Send Afghan Refugees to Their Death