Donald Trump Is Done With Checks and Balances

You aren’t just choosing a candidate. You’re choosing a theory of power.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago

Putin name-checks Trump at BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin name-checked former President Trump at this week’s BRICS summit and seemingly welcomed the Republican nominee’s desire to end the Russian-Ukraine war. “What Mr. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Is Donald Trump an Isolationist?

We explore the stakes of another Trump presidency in terms of foreign policy.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

What’s Wrong With Donald Trump?

I think there’s an answer. But it’s not age — or, at least, it’s not just age.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Shrinks against Donald Trump

US mental health professionals take out full-page ad to warn that former president ‘is an existential threat to democracy’

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Deficits, Donald Trump and the dollar

How fiscal excess strengthens the currency

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Donald Trump and the autocrats' playbook

‘This is a man who should be nowhere near power’

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Donald Trump Is Bored

There’s plenty going on there, but it’s not senility. It’s “extravagance.”

Top stories - The New York Times - 18 hours ago

Trump says 'nothing' was done wrong on the Jan. 6 riot

During a Univision town hall event, a former Republican voter told former President Donald Trump that he would not vote for him due to his actions on the Jan. 6 riots. Trump responded that ...

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Trump claims he’s done more than anyone for Puerto Rico

Former President Donald Trump claimed he has "done more" for Puerto Rico than any other president. The comments came despite his administration withholding about $20 billion in hurricane relief for ...

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Inside Donald Trump’s plans for the world

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the former president’s closing argument and Democrats chip away at Wisconsin’s WOW counties

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Harris claims Trump lost manufacturing jobs. Is that true? Here's a fact check.

Harris often cites accurate figures but omits that the pandemic caused manufacturing job losses in Trump's final year in office.

Politics - CBS News - October 21

Trump advisers propose bypassing FBI background checks for appointees

Memo prepared by ex-president’s team urges him to grant security clearances without government vetting if elected. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump ’s aides have floated the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Fox News offers fact-check of Trump's 2020 election claims

Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner offered a fact-check of former President Trump's false claims that Democrats "stole" the 2020 election from him after the network finished airing his remarks from ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Election fact check: Trump, allies push allegations of 'cheating' in Pennsylvania

Election officials in Pennsylvania have pushed back on allegations of voter fraud or misconduct made by former President Trump and his allies.

Confronted by a Republican voter about the Jan. 6 riot, Trump says 'nothing' was done wrong that day

At the Univision town hall, Trump also referred to the attack on the Capitol, which saw more than 140 police officers assaulted, as a "day of love."

Trump speaks at Al Smith dinner after Harris during rally ridicules ‘father of IVF’ claim – US politics live

Donald Trump receives warm response and criticises lack of personal appearance by Kamala Harris, who spotlights reproductive rights during rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Don’t miss important US ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

More young men are showing support for Donald Trump

For generations, the youth vote has trended Democratic, but now there seems to be a shift to the right for young men increasingly supporting Donald Trump. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster went ...

Politics - NBC News - October 13

Donald Trump’s unimpeded path to trade war

Neither Congress nor the courts would be likely to stop him raising tariffs across the board

World - Financial Times - October 14

TechScape: Elon Musk is stumping hard for Donald Trump

Plus: art on Samsung TVs, babies’ faces online, and the iPhone 16 Pro reviewed. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Donald Trump is dangerous; JD Vance is much worse

To misquote Maya Angelou, when someone tells you what they are going to do, believe them.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Donald Trump’s McDonald’s Stint Included French Cuffs and French Fries

No hairnet in sight as the former president doled out meals at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 21

Starring in Kamala Harris’s Closing Argument: Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a notable shift in strategy to paint Donald Trump as unfit and dangerous as Democrats grow anxious about the closeness of the race just two weeks out.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and the Enduring Symbolism of McDonald’s

McDonald’s tells a story about what both candidates think is possible for working people.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Elon Musk

Donald Trump's potential administration could benefit from Elon Musk's efficiency efforts, as he could be put in charge of a government efficiency commission to cut down on bureaucracy and save ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

There’s One Main Culprit if Donald Trump Wins

They should look at themselves and the way they practice politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Elon Musk’s riskiest bet yet: Donald Trump

The billionaire entrepreneur has gone all-in behind the Republican candidate. If he wins, the prize could be substantial influence over the administration

Business - Financial Times - October 21

American Jews should not support Donald Trump

The real question is why any Jew, remembering the Holocaust, can support someone who uses migrants the same way Hitler used Jews — as the source of all evil and a danger to the country.

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Kamala Harris Calls Donald Trump ‘A Fascist’

And why is Keir Starmer facing questions about reparations for slavery?

How Donald Trump Jr. Conquered the Republican Party

Of all the figures who surround Donald Trump, his eldest son may offer the best window into the future of the MAGA movement.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist: POLL

Half the country sees Donald Trump as a fascist in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll, amplifying concerns recently raised by Kamala Harris and past Trump administration members.

The many ways Donald Trump threatens American prosperity

Whatever errors the Biden administration may have made pale in significance to the damage Trump’s harebrained economic plans would do.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – a timeline

A list of the accusations made against Donald Trump between the 1980s and 2013, all of which he has denied. A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping and sexually touching her in 1993, ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Ros Atkins on… Would Donald Trump accept defeat?

The BBC's analysis editor examines what happened in 2020 and how the Republican might react if he were to lose again.

Donald Trump campaigns in battleground Michigan and Pennsylvania on Saturday

Donald Trump campaigned in two key battleground states today after a three hour interview Friday with the nation's most popular podcaster. NBC News' Dasha Burns reports.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Trump rally at MSG features offensive, crude commentary

Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.

JD Vance is Donald Trump’s Spiro Agnew

With more than a whiff of linkage between Nixon’s choice of Agnew and Trump’s of Vance, the notion of an insurance policy and antidote against conviction by the Senate must have some merit.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Mark Cuban: 'It’s not a stretch to call Donald Trump a fascist'

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban said in a Sunday interview it’s “not a stretch” to call former President Trump a “fascist,” after his presidential candidate of choice, Vice President Harris, did the same ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

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