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April 29, 2025

 

Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent

The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is a key part of a larger right-wing project to reassert control over gatekeeping institutions.

By Indigo Olivier

 

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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What It’s Like to Be a Trans Federal Employee Under Trump

The civil service was once a safe and supportive workplace. It’s now a menacing environment where fear and chaos are the order of the day.

By Bryce Covert

 

Canada’s Prime Minister Marks Election Win With Middle Finger to Trump

Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to take over Canada.

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Even Newsmax Thinks Trump Went Too Far With Judge’s Arrest

Donald Trump’s administration has come under serious fire since Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested.

By Edith Olmsted

 

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

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Karoline Leavitt Refuses to Rule Out Arrest of Supreme Court Judges

The White House press secretary is quietly warning the Supreme Court.

By Malcolm Ferguson

 

The Trump Team Wants to Boost Birth Rates While Poisoning Children

Sure, they’re contemplating a "baby bonus." But they’re also cutting funding for children’s health, reversing PFAS and lead pipe rules, eliminating food safety measures, and attacking vaccines. Call it two sides of the eugenicist coin.

By Liza Featherstone

 
 

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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The Democratic Senator Who Silenced the Centrist Naysayers

Maryland lawmaker Chris Van Hollen is picking the good fight—and fighting the right way.

By Jason Linkins

 

Trump’s Fury at Bad Polls Boils Over as Allies Rush to Calm Him Down

As Trump’s anger over his terrible polling numbers grows, a journalist explains why it’s so unnerving that Trump’s advisers are now actively deluding him about his disastrous reign.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

 
 

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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