With each passing day, the two fundamental facts about our current political period become steadily clearer. The first is that the only presidential precedent for Donald Trump’s second term is that of the Confederate presidency of Jefferson Davis. The second is that the most crucial deterrent to the one-sided civil war that Trump is waging […]
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Governors Plunged Into Constitutional Crisis
As members of Congress scanned the skies for signs of bipartisan intervention amid an imminent government shutdown, the governor of Illinois called for President Trump to be removed from office. Though invoking the 25th Amendment was a rhetorical flourish—no executive-branch Republican would ever entertain the idea—JB Pritzker wasn’t finished. Last Friday, at a fundraiser for […]
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Trump Calls Every American City Dweller to Train Our Troops for Dangerous Missions!
And tells our generals and admirals to refocus on ‘the war within.’
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Donald Trump, the Crown Prince of Crime
While the president howls about crime in liberal cities, he is taking drastic action to make it worse everywhere.
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D.C.’s Delegate Faces New Headwinds
Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.
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Can Resistance Succeed?
The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.
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Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities
While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
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Threat of National Guard Deployment Raises Stakes in NYC Mayoral Election
Civil rights groups suggested voting early, voting with friends, and pledged ‘immediate litigation’ if Trump tries to disrupt the election.
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JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump
Cower before a bully, and he’ll only hit you harder. Stand up to him, however…
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The D.C. Occupation
On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Robert Kuttner discuss Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in the nation’s capital, and his persecution of critics.