Background Briefing

Jeremi Suri / Sarang Shidore / Jonathan Cohn

The Growing Grassroots Revolt Against the Slash and Burn of the American Government, Our Institutions, and Our Democracy by Trump and Musk
Trump’s Broadside of Tariffs, Amid a Blizzard of Lies From the Rose Garden
After Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr. Have Purged Scientists, Researchers, Innovators, and Experts, Who Will Make America Great Again?


Background Briefing

Annelle Sheline / Thomas Bollyky / Ruth Conniff

Team Trump’s Amateurs and Incompetents Exposed on the Signal Group Chat Prepare to Bomb the Houthis Again, Maybe This Time With “Clean Opsec”?
RFK Jr’s Brutal Cuts to HHS as His Quackery Harms Kids From Cod Liver He Recommends Instead of a Measles Vaccination
Are We About to See a Defeat of Musk in Wisconsin, After Successfully Buying the White House, the Senate, and the House?