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President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

“Have you tried presidenting better?” Jon Stewart said after Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying he was tired of their “negative stories.”

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter.

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter.

Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.

The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.

Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential vo...

Government bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation. The effects will extend to mortgages, business loans and other types of credit.

Trump’s “artificially fabricated insanity” is worsening, but Americans are on to him.

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from implementing a strict new rule governing mail voting. The policy could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.

Some institutions jumped onto the MAGA bandwagon after the 2024 election, but it hasn’t taken long for those decisions to look shortsighted.

The costs go way beyond gas. Delivery fees are up and diapers, baby wipes, and stuffed animals are likely next.

Trump may try to undermine a fair vote this year. Here's how.

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The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.

A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.

You can’t post your way out of a war.

The fledgling firm, run by the president’s oldest son and his partner Omeed Malik, has made investments in A.I. and defense technology that have tripled in value in just months.

There are important lessons in my state’s Senate race.

Follow the lawsuits and rulings that are challenging President Trump's executive orders.

American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial int...

Voters in California are weighing a one-time tax on billionaires. Meanwhile, states including Maine and Massachusetts have already implemented income taxes on wealthy residents. The idea of levying hi...

Trump is using a secret no-bid contract to build his big, dumb ballroom.

One year since the Big, Ugly Bill was passed and what are moms still waiting for? Lower costs, accessible health care, and relief from the harms caused by Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill. Last July 4th, Republ...

At a time when families are struggling with sky-high rents, unaffordable child care, and rising grocery costs, Donald Trump is holding bipartisan housing legislation hostage in an effort to force Cong...

Talks have stalled in part because the president keeps aiming for a grand finale.