The Very American Roots of Trumpism The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.Listen · 1 hr 13 minThis is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the …
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Big Law Firms Fighting Trump’s Blacklist Seek Quick and Permanent Relief
Two major law firms fighting President Trump’s assault on their business will appear in court on Wednesday with the aim of putting a decisive end to his retribution campaign against them. The two firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, have asked the …
Continue readingInvestors Prefer the ‘Nice’ Trump, but Want Results
Global markets are rebounding as the president softened his protectionist rhetoric and his criticism of the central bank. But investors want to see results on trade.
Continue readingWednesday Briefing: A Downgrade in Global Growth
Plus, the next big thing from Japan.
Continue readingThe Trade Adviser Who Hates Trade
On a clear day last July in Miami, Peter Navarro emerged from four months in federal prison, where he’d been imprisoned for contempt of Congress. Mr. Navarro had refused to testify in an investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, an action he …
Continue readingMeloni and Trump: Oval Office Meeting Cements Special Rapport
In Washington, President Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. He also accepted her invitation to visit Rome.
Continue readingThe Slippery Slope of Political Iconography
A lapel pin in the likeness of President Trump, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions.
Continue readingMelania Trump’s Easter Surprise
She did not, despite her penchant for hats, wear an Easter bonnet. Instead, when Melania Trump materialized on a flower-festooned White House balcony next to her husband (who was in his usual red, white and blue) to celebrate the White House Easter …
Continue readingTrump Joins Japan Trade Talks, Says ‘Big Progress’ Made
For his first face-to-face talks on tariffs, the president chose Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs.
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