Trump pardons a major donor and violators of the Clean Air Act Trump pardoned 11 people, including major Republican donor Adam Kidan and several individuals convicted of tampering with vehicle emissions systems in violation of the Clean Air Act. Posted on Jul 4, 2026 | The Washington Post
ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump’s deportation push Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested roughly 10,000 people over five days in late June, a sharp escalation as the agency shifts from high-profile city sweeps to quieter, steadier arrests to hit the administration's deportation targets. Posted on Jul 2, 2026 | The Washington Post
Supreme Court Approves Mail-In Voting, But Trump Keeps Pushing Extremist SAVE Act Ahead of Midterms The Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be counted, a defeat for Trump that he immediately used to renew his push for the SAVE America Act's proof-of-citizenship voting requirements. Posted on Jul 1, 2026 | Democracy Now!
Mass Arrests by Trump's ICE, CBP Repeatedly Fail Under Scrutiny A joint investigation found more than 300 protesters and bystanders arrested by federal agents on charges like assaulting an officer or interfering with law enforcement, accusations that repeatedly fell apart under scrutiny, video footage debunked officers' own statements, and in more than a third of the cases prosecutors dismissed the charges, declined to file them, or lost at trial. Posted on Apr 15, 2026 | ProPublica / FRONTLINE
Trump is dismantling democracy at "unprecedented" speed, global report finds Three separate reports, including one from V-Dem, found the U.S. has rolled back democratic norms faster under Trump than Erdogan did in Turkey or Orban did in Hungary, with America's global democracy ranking plunging from 20th to 51st. Posted on Mar 20, 2026 | NPR
Read a draft of the emergency executive order for Trump to take control of elections A draft executive order circulating among anti-voting activists in coordination with the White House would have Trump declare a national emergency over unproven foreign-interference claims to seize sweeping federal control over the 2026 midterm elections. Posted on Mar 1, 2026 | Democracy Docket
Trump Approves Disaster Relief—But Just for States That Voted for Him Donald Trump is playing favorites at a major cost. Posted on Oct 24, 2025 | The New Republic
Trump, 79, Spends Second Shutdown Weekend Golfing The president, evidently with a few hours to kill, congratulated himself for a big week with a round of golf. Posted on Oct 11, 2025 | The Daily Beast
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda. Posted on Oct 11, 2025 | The New Republic
MAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Qatar would build an Air Force base in Idaho. Posted on Oct 10, 2025 | The New Republic