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The Trump Transition
BREAKING: Politician Gives Good Speech
'We feel very strongly that AI must remain free from ideological bias,' Vice President J.D. Vance said.
Oliver Wiseman
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Is Starving the National Endowment for Democracy
DOGE has frozen funds to the organization that was instrumental in helping win the Cold War. ‘It’s been a bloodbath.’
Eli Lake
What DEI Isn’t
Any minority with a job.
River Page
Beware the Internet Mob—on USAID and Everything Else
I think our federal government is wasteful. And I am rooting for DOGE. But there was no government-funding ‘scandal’ at Politico—except for the fake one…
Isaac Saul
Defending USAID Is Political Suicide for Democrats
Once again, the party shows it has learned nothing from November 5.
Ruy Teixeira
A Unified Theory of Trump’s Hyperactive Start
There’s a reason the president is flooding the zone. Tyler Cowen explains.
Tyler Cowen
Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education
I served as the 11th U.S. secretary of education. That’s how I know it’s beyond repair.
Betsy DeVos
Michael Oren: Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to the Middle East Status Quo
For decades, American policy makers have insisted that the core problem in the region is the absence of a Palestinian state. The president says…
Michael Oren
When Elon Musk Offers Government Buyouts
‘It’s insulting.’ Even federal workers who are taking the deal hate it.
Madeleine Rowley
The Boys of DOGE
Before you reach for the Valium, it’s worth remembering this isn’t the first time twentysomethings have helped lead a revolution inside the nation’s…
Eli Lake
WATCH: DOGE Comes for the Cocaine Dogs
Plus: Atheism in Nepal, tree lizards, and a bearded lady cabaret on ice
The Editors
1M
WATCH: ‘People Are Panicking. They’re Not Coming Out of Their Homes.’
Restaurants, stores, and farms are empty as deportation fears mount across America. We went to New York and California to see how daily life has…
Ben Kawaller, Tanya Lukyanova, and Austyn Jeffs
4M
Why Trump Is Obsessed with the Panama Canal
Reagan’s political career was floundering until he seized on this issue. ‘We bought it. We built it. It’s ours!’ Now, the president is reviving his…
James Kirchick
‘I Don’t Think My Business Can Survive These Tariffs’
Small-business owners in Canada are girding themselves for the pain of Trump’s trade war. Rupa Subramanya reports.
Rupa Subramanya
Why Did Trump Just Start a Trade War with Our Neighbors?
The president imposes a 25 percent tariff on Mexico and Canada—for no good reason.
Charles Lane
How MAGA Won the ‘Sensitive Young Man’
It isn’t a political force that draws male voters to Trump. It’s a human one.
Mana Afsari
Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington
Presented by Uber and X.
Bari Weiss
51M
Can a Critic of the Deep State Run the Deep State?
Tulsi Gabbard has praised Edward Snowden, the most notorious intelligence leaker in U.S. history. Will the Senate confirm her to oversee 18 spy…
Eli Lake
Abigail Shrier: How the Gender Fever Finally Broke
Loving, naive parents believed medical science was above politics and beyond question. Now, with the stroke of a pen, a destructive ideology has been…
Abigail Shrier
Can These Moms Get RFK Jr. Confirmed?
Olivia Reingold reports on the most powerful force in American politics.
Olivia Reingold
‘I Gave My Life to the FBI. And It Damn Near Broke Me.’
As an agent, Pat McMonigle fought terrorists abroad and survived missile strikes. But it was a case close to home that finally made him crack.
Pat McMonigle
Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his…
Matt Pottinger
What Happened When DEI Came to the Military?
A Free Press investigation reveals the extraordinary extent to which our armed forces put diversity over readiness. Pete Hegseth tells us that’s about…
Madeleine Rowley
MAHA: The Unexpected Coalition of Nutritionists, Mushroom Shamans, and Moms
From plastic cutting boards to Red Dye No. 3—the movement to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ is changing the way we think about food, nutrition, and…
Bari Weiss
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