The president is punishing a group of former officials for expressing an opinion he didn’t like.

This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

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Donald Trump says his big new AI initiative is a victory for America. Guess who the real winner is.

A federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” Trump told the countries attending the World Economic Forum ...

Sam Altman has once again put himself in a position of power—this time by sidling up to President Trump.

Bolton did, however, publish before getting permission to do so, and anyone who has had a security clearance knows that dodging the review is a violation not just of the letter of one’s clearance ...

On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the eye-patched founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison, which is where he has been since he was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his ...

A conversation with Russell Berman about the last president to lose, then win, a reelection bid ...

Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.

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A double dose of an emergency-contraception pill may open a back door for Americans seeking abortions in restrictive states.