Andrew Prokop

President Donald Trump’s second term has so far been dominated by his aggressive use of executive power — but now, he’s finally trying to get something through Congress. This week, Republicans in the House of Representatives will attempt to pass […]

Markets rejoiced as the US and China reached a temporary truce of sorts in their trade war Monday, sharply reducing tariffs in a “90-day pause.” For Trump, this was a climbdown. He had severely escalated the trade war against China,

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A legal showdown this past weekend shows that the Trump administration is continuing to test the limits of how far they can get away with ignoring or defying court orders. On Saturday, Trump officials attempted to rapidly deport a bunch

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. What’s the latest? After canceling $400 million in federal grants for Columbia

Is Donald Trump tanking the economy? The stock market has taken a beating, giving up six months of gains in the past three weeks. Several economic indicators — consumer confidence, GDP estimates — have gotten gloomier. All signs point to

Conservative activists have been dreaming of dismantling the Department of Education for decades. On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced mass firings of its workforce, which would cut the department staff down to about half of what it was when

The beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidential term has most certainly been full of sound and fury. What has it signified? As in the first Trump administration, it’s been challenging to distinguish between the controversies of the day that will

President Donald Trump made the surprising announcement Thursday that his Cabinet secretaries do in fact run the government agencies they head — and that Elon Musk doesn’t. And though the president added that secretaries would work with DOGE (the Department

In the first major speech to Congress of his second term, President Donald Trump made clear that he intends to barrel ahead with the MAGA agenda. Unsurprisingly, he cast the past 43 days of disruption and controversy as filled with