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Patrick Semansky / AP What Will Happen When Red States Need Help?
President Trump’s targets have been Democratic leaders. But the outbreak isn’t going to stay confined to Democratic states.
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Win McNamee / Mark Wilson / Getty / ... Trump Is on a Collision Course
Lindsey Graham is among the president’s allies who don’t want him to quickly reopen the country. He says the president should “err on the side of human life.”
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Mark Makela / Barcroft Media / Getty / ... The Weirdest Partnership in Washington
Steve Mnuchin and Nancy Pelosi are working together to blunt the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Anthony Fauci’s Plan to Stay Honest
He’s never seen a disease quite like COVID-19, nor has he ever worked for a president quite like Trump.
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Drew Angerer / Getty This Is How Donald Trump Will Be Remembered
Zero-sum politics doesn’t work in a pandemic.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Kids at the Center of the Nastiest Campaign in Memory
Willingly or not, the Biden and Trump children figure to be leading players in the 2020 election.
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Lauren Lancaster There Are No Libertarians in an Epidemic
Donald Trump is running for reelection on an anti-socialist message. But the COVID-19 outbreak demonstrates the emptiness of ideological labels.
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Sarah Silbiger / Getty Donald Trump, Bernie Bro
The president’s team seems to see the senator from Vermont’s candidacy as a no-lose proposition.
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Nicholas Kamm / Getty The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Out the Worst in Trump
Virology isn’t politics.
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Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call Why Is John Kelly Speaking Out Now?
The former chief of staff is making the case that he spoke truth to power inside the White House. The trouble for him is how many Americans won’t be convinced.
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Evan Vucci / AP John Kelly Finally Lets Loose on Trump
The former chief of staff explained, in the clearest terms yet, his misgivings about Trump’s behavior regarding North Korea, immigration, and Ukraine.
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Noam Galai / WireImage / Getty Are We Ready for Trump 2.0?
After his acquittal in the Senate, the president may double down on the same behavior that led to his impeachment in the first place.
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Drew Angerer / Getty The State of the Union Was an Elaborate Troll
Trump’s speech turned what’s typically a unifying civic ritual into a glorified campaign rally.
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Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Donald Trump Has One Problem
False statements and West Wing disorder are not only inseparably linked; they’re mutually reinforcing.
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Alexander Drago / Reuters What the Iran Clash Taught Us About Trump
As the president flirts with a new war in the Middle East, understanding his mind-set is essential.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Other Reason Republicans Won’t Cross Trump
GOP lawmakers fear the president’s command over his base, but that’s only half of it.
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Illustration by Simon Montag; Photos: Getty Trump Cultivated His Own Credibility Crisis on Iran
The president can’t assume that Americans will accept what he says as true.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Trump Will Happily Settle for an Acquittal
With his threats about impeachment, the president is following a well-worn pattern.
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Scott Olson / Getty Trump Is Forever
The president’s latest rally, which coincided with his impeachment, previewed just how toxic—and long—the coming year will be.
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Alex Wong / Getty Trump Needs Conspiracy Theories
The president uses them for political and personal ends. The damage he’s wrought along the way won’t be easily repaired.
