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Russell Vought
January 30, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Democrats Protest Vote on Trump’s Budget Pick Over Medicaid Freeze
Republicans still pushed Russell Vought through.
January 30, 2025
Matt Ford
How Trump’s Vaunted Smash-and-Grab Plan Crashed and Burned
His funding freeze play was supposed to be part of a well-planned, shock-and-awe takeover. The slapdash result suggests that the minds behind MAGA 2.0 are still a slopcore mess.
January 28, 2025
Timothy Noah
The Reason Why Donald Trump Shut Down His Government
Chaos isn’t a by-product; it’s the goal.
January 28, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Key Programs Trump’s Budget Freeze Just Wrecked
Donald Trump ordered a widespread pause on federal grans and loans.
January 22, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy confirmation hearing.
January 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Budget Chief Pick Refuses to Answer Questions—and GOP Lets Him
Republican senators were apparently all too happy to let Russell Vought skate through.
January 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Most Terrifying Answer in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
Donald Trump nominated Russell Vought to run the Office of Management and Budget.
January 13, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Gets Insane Show of Support From
Washington Post
Editorial Board
The newspaper’s editorial board has fully caved to Donald Trump.
November 26, 2024
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Timothy Noah
Donald Trump Is a Weakling. That’s the Problem.
Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.
October 28, 2024
Paige Oamek
Trump Aide’s Sinister Military Plan Exposed in Alarming Report
It’s not just empty rhetoric. Donald Trump’s team has a plan to use the military to crush dissent if he returns to the White House.
August 15, 2024
Paige Oamek
Secret Video Shows Project 2025 Author Bragging About Ties to Trump
A new secret recording revealed a Project 2025 author talking about his love for Christian nationalism—and how close he is to Donald Trump.
August 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Project 2025 Creator Has a Devious Plan for If Trump Wins
Donald Trump insists he isn’t affiliated with Project 2025, but the connections keep growing.
April 13, 2023
Pablo Manríquez
Here Comes the GOP Budget. Are Social Security and Medicare Really Safe?
Republicans say they won’t touch entitlements. But their top outside adviser on the debt limit fight has a long history to the contrary.
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