Donald Trump is back in the White House. His campaign claims—immigrants are stealing, murdering, and collecting public ...

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It faces serious obstacles, but the uncertainty and terror it has already unleashed is real—indeed, part of the point.

She’s like a person who is tightrope walking and the entire time has to create and keep her balance. Her entire belief is ...

A spate of destructive executive orders ...

What is to be done? A reform agenda designed to address this new form of oligarchy could make some incremental improvements.

Then, on Inauguration Day, he promised to sign an executive order by February 1 that imposes 25 percent tariffs on all goods ...