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President Trump has been thinking a lot about his place in history. That’s one of the reasons, according to recent reporting by The Atlantic and The Times, that he’s paying so little attention to his plummeting popularity and so much attention to remodeling Washington in his own image. But there’s no arch high enough, no ballroom gilded enough, to distract from the mountain of corruption he’s constructing.
— Noah Schactman NYT, 2026/05/21

They loved Marjorie Taylor Greene, now they hate her. They loved Thomas Massie, now they hate him. They loved Lauren Bobert, now they hate her. They made fun of Biden for nodding off ('Sleepy Joe'), now they ignore Trumpt outright falling asleep. They put 'I Did That' Biden stickers on high gas prices, now they ignore gas prides being even higher. They bragged about Trump being the no-wars president, now they support war. They bashed Biden for sending money to Ukraine, now they ignore Trump sending money to both Ukraine and Israel. They demanded the Epstein files, now they bash anyone asking for the Epstein files. To be MAGA is to be a slave. Not physically, but mentally. We're up against people who stand for nothing. And with the most misplaced confidence you've ever seen, they try to tell us what's what. (...) The Trump supporters that remain are nmentally too far gone. I don't even want to argue with them anymore.
— Mark Sykes, Facebook, 2026/05/21

Donald Trump’s habitual sleaziness is so repugnant that it erases any sympathy he might deserve—even when he’s the clear target of violence, as he was this weekend, when he survived the third serious assassination attempt against him in the last two years. One reason could be that he seems unable to be honest about anything that happens to him, including his near-death.
— Jeet Heer, The Nation, 2026/04/27

Normal language is inadequate and precedents are irrelevant when it comes to appraising President Trump’s cabinet and other senior administration officials. Trump didn’t just hire incompetent people. He didn’t just hire lickspittles. He visited some perverse preserve of the morally degenerate — some superstore of grifters and goons — and said, “I’ll take the worst of the worst. A baker’s dozen, please!” And on this score, the self-proclaimed master dealer got exactly the goods he wanted.
— Frank Bruni, NYT 2026/04/24

Current

Ongoing coverage of the Administration

The Hill
GOP furor over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund sinks Senate budget reconciliation bill

ProPublica, 2026/05/21
The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts

CNBC, 2026/05/21
Trump ‘slush fund’ a flashpoint as Senate heads home without funding DHS

Henry Glass, Christian Science Monitor, 2026/05/21
Trump settlement fund claims a high motive. Critics see a corruption of justice.

The Hill, 2026/05/20
House Republican: ‘We’re gonna kill it’ Trump’s nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

JC Bruce, Substack, 2026/05/18
Trump announces brazen $1.7 billion 'settlement' through his new Ministry of Grift

CNN, 2026/05/13
Trump’s bizarre behavior often gets a pass. That’s starting to change

Heather Cox Richardson, Substack, 2026/05/12
Trump Unhinged, De Rigueur

MS.now, 2026/05/13
Senator Chris Van Hollen says Kash Patel flew ‘off the handle’ during tense Senate hearing. The Maryland Democrat pressed the FBI director on recent reports about his alleged 'episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.' Patel agrees to alcohol test amid scrutiny over ‘excessive drinking’ report

Politico, 20206/05/13
10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies

The Hill, 20206/05/12
Senate Republicans warn Trump against Cuba military attack

Paul Steven Stone, A Stone's Throw, 2026/05/10 (Opinion)
Wake Up, America!

Politico, 2026/05/08
The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever

DailyCaller, 2026/05/07
Thomas Massie Says Trump Intimidated, Retaliated Against GOP Rep ‘Over Epstein’

Robert Reich, CommonDreams.org, 2026/05/27 (Editorial)
A Seriously Unwell Trump Is Losing Iran War for All the World to See. What makes the US president so pathetic is also what makes this moment in history so incredibly dangerous.

CBS News, 2026/05/07
Trump pardon recipients face congressional investigation over 'pay-to-play' questions

ProPublica.org, 2026/05/07
Trump’s Deportation Campaign Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray

MS.now, 2026/05/07
Kash Patel’s personally branded liquor bottles create new challenge for FBI director. The beleaguered director didn’t need another alcohol-related controversy. He has one anyway.

JC Bruce, Tropic Press, 2026/05/07
Marco Rubio's feeble reassurance on gas prices fails the reality test

Common Dreams, 2026/05/04
Earth-Destroying Trump and the Threat of World War III: The man—the most despicable this nation has ever produced—should truly be considered a full-scale dystopian nightmare playing out in real time.

CNN, 2026/05/04
Fact check: Trump denied he made this remark about Iran. He made it on camera one day earlier.

The Nation, 2026/05/01
As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme

JC Bruce, Tropic Press, 2026/05/01
Trump travels to The Villages for a safe place to brag about the tottering economy

The New Republic, 2026/04/29
Pete Hegseth Flails Trying to Explain How U.S. Is Winning in Iran

Common Dreams, 2026/04/28
Report Details Trump Effort to Quietly Lay Groundwork to ‘Steal Future Elections’

USA Today, 2026/04/28
Senate Republicans block Democrats who try to curb Trump's power to invade Cuba

The New Republic, 2026/04/24
Kash Patel’s Atlantic Lawsuit Is Already Biting Him in the Butt

The Intercept, 2026/04/24
Kash Patel Got Arrested for Public Urination After a Night of Drinking. The FBI director was arrested twice in his youth for alcohol-related incidents that he said were 'not representative of my usual conduct.'

The American Prospect, 2026/04/24
Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant

Daily Beast, 2026/04/21
Fuming Trump, 79, Rages at His Own Supreme Court Justices as Humiliating Defeat Looms

CNBC, 2026/04/18
We spoke to over 30 central bankers, policymakers and politicians. he U.S.-Iran war, which is nearing its eighth week, dominated conversation. Here are their top concerns.

Politico, 2026/04/17
Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world

Raw Story, 2026/04/11
Trump booed at UFC event as Vance announces Iran negotiations have failed

BBC UK, 2026/04/10
US inflation jumps to highest level in almost two years

Raw Story, 2026/04/10
'You couldn't make this up': Melania Trump's Epstein denial leaves observers speechless

CBS News, 2026/04/09
Judge says Pentagon must restore press access

Mother Jones, 2026/04/09
Trump’s EPA Chief Delivers the Keynote at a Conference of Climate Change Deniers

MS.now, 2026/04/09
CDC delays report on benefits of Covid vaccine

American Prospect, 2026/04/09
The War Is Bad. The Cease-Fire Doesn’t Exist. The Future Is Awful.

Stateline, 2026/04/01
Democratic AGs file 100th lawsuit against Trump. The attorneys general say they have won 55 of 67 court rulings.

Prospect.org, 2026/03/31
(Bad) Policy Follow-Up: When Consumer Protection Stops, Scammers Run Amok

Anti-Science

Trump’s disdain for evidence and the truth makes him hostile toward science. During the first months of his second term he has ceded US primacy in research and technology, endangering the health of the planet and its inhabitants.

Scientific American, 2026/05/18
Eight of the top 10 officials at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office

TruthOut, 2026/05/07 (Analysis)
Trump’s Attack on Science Escalates With Firing of Entire National Science Board. The impact of the loss of knowledge and research will be felt for decades — a legacy of Trump’s war on science.

Mother Jones, 2026/05/01
'The Folly of Trump Taking a “Wrecking Ball” to a Crucial Science Advisory Board

Salon, 2026/04/08
'People are choosing this fate': Measles will get worse before it gets better

arsTechnica, 2026/02/11
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

Reuters, 2025/12/08
US judge rejects Trump administration's halt of wind energy permits

The Guardian, 2025/12/03
Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks

AP, 2025/11/20
CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism

NPR, 2025/11/10
Countries are gathering for climate negotiations. Here's where the U.S. stands

Science, 2025/10/27
Argentina’s move to woo Trump has derailed South America’s largest radio telescope

ABC, 2025/09/23
Fact-checking what Trump said about climate change during the UN General Assembly

Salon, 2025/09/04
Trump’s clean oil claims run up against hard data in Texas