Why Democrats and the media are struggling to capture the insanity—and danger—of the new Trump administration.

By Alex Shephard

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The New Republic’s new senior legal columnist talks with editor Michael Tomasky about how Donald Trump is wrecking the Justice Department.

By Michael Tomasky

The president won’t clarify what his price for ending his idiotic trade war is. Maybe that’s because it’s something he dare not say out loud.

By Timothy Noah

As the Treasury Department offers some new spin about Elon Musk’s takeover of payment systems and ousting of a top career official, Senator Ron Wyden tells us why this "reeks of a cover-up."

By Greg Sargent

On February 12, we are producing an important event to help you prepare for Trump 2.0. Livestreamed from Washington, D.C., it will gather influential political commentators determined to mitigate the imminent threats of a second Trump term, including Jared Bernstein, Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, Olivia Troye, Mark Zaid, and more.

This event is produced in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Rachel Carson Council.

It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.

By Meredith Shiner

The White House is effectively declaring war on federalism by claiming unconstitutional jurisdictional power—and daring the judiciary to stop it.

By Matt Ford

Jean Piaget could tell you more about the president’s rationale—or the lack thereof—than any economist.

By Timothy Noah

The tech oligarch has unleashed his slow-rolling coup d’état across the federal government, and it’s not clear anything can prevent a total takeover.

By Matt Ford

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