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Canada Tariffs Delayed Too: Trade War Updates

 Only the new China tariff is still set to start Tuesday, at least for now. By Chas Danner
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‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’

 By Benjamin Hart Public-policy expert Don Kettl discusses Trump and Musk’s blitzkrieg attack on the federal workforce and where it goes next.
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How Democrats Lost the Dissident Vote

 By Ross Barkan Even if RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are not confirmed, they represent a problem for their old party.
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foreign affairs
Inside Elon Musk’s Killing of USAID
By Jonathan Guyer
Spies, tears, and a last-minute push to save lives.
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democrats
2024 Hindsight Won’t Help Democrats Deal With Trump Today
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats need to avoid making last year’s mistakes in 2028. But none of it may matter if they don’t unite to fight Trump right now.
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politics
Canada Tariffs Delayed Too: Trade War Updates
By Chas Danner
Only the new China tariff is still set to start Tuesday, at least for now.

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Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.
By Margaret Hartmann
Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
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Democrats May Shut Down Government to Keep Trump From Gutting It
By Ed Kilgore
Republicans need Democratic votes to keep the government open. This is leverage Democrats could use to rein in Trump and Musk’s power grab.
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Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
By Chas Danner
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
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Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to Watch
By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.
confirmation bias
confirmation bias
How Democrats Lost the Dissident Vote
By Ross Barkan
Even if RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are not confirmed, they represent a problem for their old party.
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just asking questions
‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’
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Public-policy expert Don Kettl discusses Trump and Musk’s blitzkrieg attack on the federal workforce and where it goes next.
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super bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs Are Something Worse Than Cheaters
By Jake Nevins
America has had enough of this boring and swagless dynasty.
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unnatural disasters
How Can a Plane Suddenly Nose-Dive?
By Jeff Wise
Here are some of the reasons why aircraft can catastrophically veer toward the ground like a medevac jet did in Philadelphia on Friday night.
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poll position
Trump Approval Rating Looks Fragile at Start of Second Term
By Ed Kilgore
The 47th president is more popular than he’s been for most of his political career. But it won’t take much to bring back bad vibes.
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early and often
Democrats See Opportunity in Unpopular Trump Spending Cuts
By Ed Kilgore
Focusing on the concrete consequences of Donald Trump’s funding freezes, rather than abstract arguments about democracy, could be the way forward.
unnatural disasters
unnatural disasters
The D.C. Plane Crash Is No Mystery
By Jeff Wise
A lot is unknown, but one basic fact is not: The helicopter pilot was clearly at fault.
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Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Looks More Like Chaos and Confusion
By Ed Kilgore
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
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the law
How Trump Has Already Changed the Justice Department
By Elie Honig
He immediately went into demolition mode.
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the city politic
Does New York City Even Have a Mayor Anymore?
By Errol Louis
Eric Adams has receded from view. Others are starting to fill the power vacuum.
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early and often
Trump’s DEI Witch Hunt Reaches a New Low
By Ed Kilgore
Verbally blaming Obama, Biden, and diversity programs for a plane crash wasn’t enough: Trump repeated his baseless allegations in an executive order.
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DCA Tower Staffing ‘Not Normal’ Prior to Plane Crash: Report
By Nia Prater
A preliminary FAA report says that staffing at the D.C. airport’s air-traffic control tower was “not normal for the time of day.”
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Lawmakers are set to grill Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, three of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees.
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American Airlines Crash Ends U.S. Aviation’s Safety Streak
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Just at the same time the Trump administration slashes the federal government.
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Trump Response to Plane Crash: Blame Obama, Biden, and DEI
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He started with a heartfelt “NOT GOOD!!!” post on Truth Social. Things went downhill from there.
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Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico?
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You don’t know Jack Blanchard.
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Did Backlash Really Kill the Trump Funding Freeze?
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats are taking credit for ginning up a public reaction to a funding “pause.” But this is just the first of many battles.
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A Weird Confirmation Hearing Even for RFK Jr.
By Ben Jacobs
Botched answers and baby onesies.