Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key Trump ally, spoke out Sunday against President Trump’s pardoning of violent rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, several of…
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump reveled in his return to power and vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re…
The Political Stories We’re Watching
President Trump has been back in office for two and a half days, and the cascade of news hasn’t stopped. With a stroke of his Sharpie, the president sought to…
Trump’s Energy and Border Emergencies Advance His Own Interests
President Trump’s return to the Oval Office came with emergency declarations for the country’s energy sector and the southern border, unleashing broad powers for situations that — in these cases…
‘The Return of the King’: Trump Embraces Trappings of the Throne
At a late-night inaugural ball on Monday, President Trump, flush with his restoration to power, began waving a ceremonial sword he had been given almost as if it were a…
Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power on First Day Back
After President Trump left the White House in 2021, critics of his norm-breaking use of executive power implored Congress to tighten legal limits on when presidents can unilaterally reshape American…
The Ball Gowns of Trump’s New ‘Golden Age’
What does the new “golden age,” the one President Donald J. Trump declared again and again in his inaugural speeches was about to dawn, look like? For a preview, cast…
Joy, Anger and Little Remorse Outside D.C. Jail After Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
The crowd cheered and the music blared. On Monday night outside the D.C. jail, some of the family members, fervent supporters and former detainees gathered there swiveled their hips and…
Joy, Anger and Little Remorse Outside D.C. Jail After Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
The crowd cheered and the music blared. On Monday night outside the D.C. jail, some of the family members, fervent supporters and former detainees gathered there swiveled their hips and…
For Trump, a Vindication for the Man and His Movement
Donald John Trump completed an extraordinary return to power on Monday as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and promised an immediate blitz of…
