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NARRATIVE: The Ally Trump Renamed Marjorie Taylor Brown
Reportage· No. 5055

NARRATIVE: The Ally Trump Renamed Marjorie Taylor Brown

On November 15, 2025, Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress. The resignation came after a public break with Donald Trump, documented by the Associated…

ANALYSIS: Trump's Approval Hits 34%, Tying His Post-January-6 Low
Analysis· No. 5054

ANALYSIS: Trump's Approval Hits 34%, Tying His Post-January-6 Low

34%. That is Donald Trump's approval rating measured by a CNN/SSRS poll conducted from July 23 to July 27, 2026, among 1,225 American adults,…

REPORT: 5,100 Guard Troops Now Locked Into Washington Until 2029
Reportage· No. 5052

REPORT: 5,100 Guard Troops Now Locked Into Washington Until 2029

The Pentagon confirmed to NPR on July 14, 2026 what had been an open question for months: the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.,…

EDITORIAL: Trump's Fix for a Stalled Nomination Is to Wait Out Two Senators
Editorial· No. 5051

EDITORIAL: Trump's Fix for a Stalled Nomination Is to Wait Out Two Senators

Chuck Grassley canceled the vote. That single administrative act, confirmed by The Hill on July 30, 2026, tells you more about the real state…

COMMENTARY: A Judge Calls Trump's IRS Deal a Search for Fake Legitimacy
Commentary· No. 5050

COMMENTARY: A Judge Calls Trump's IRS Deal a Search for Fake Legitimacy

"The Lead Plaintiff and the Government are one, a fully realized unitary interest." That sentence, written by federal judge Kathleen Williams on July 13,…

PORTRAIT: Fired 54 Minutes After His Oath, He Is Suing the White House
Profile· No. 5049

PORTRAIT: Fired 54 Minutes After His Oath, He Is Suing the White House

Fifty-four minutes. That is how long Roger Rogoff held the job of federal prosecutor for the Western District of Washington before a White House…

ANALYSIS: A 91-year-old wall just fell, and Trump has fired 50
Analysis· No. 5048

ANALYSIS: A 91-year-old wall just fell, and Trump has fired 50

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled six to three in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding presidential power to remove members of independent federal…

INVESTIGATION: Two federal courts just gutted indefinite detention
Investigation· No. 5047

INVESTIGATION: Two federal courts just gutted indefinite detention

On July 30, 2026, two separate federal appeals courts ruled, on the same day, against the same core policy: the Trump administration's practice of…

OPINION: A study finds zero American jobs saved by ICE raids
Note· No. 5045

OPINION: A study finds zero American jobs saved by ICE raids

Zero. That is the number of American jobs a new academic study finds were protected by the mass immigration enforcement raids conducted under the…

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