Politics Today News Can American Democracy Survive Donald Trump

The Trump Steamroller Is Broken

Ten months into the president’s second term, Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic original. And that new sense of political weakness in the president has not just ... Read More

Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open

In short, our finding is that the American people are well along the path to living in an authoritarian country. Our analysts looked at the “indicators” we would see, overseas, when an autocrat rises ... Read More

Trump Administration Updates: Dominican Republic Allows U.S. Military Access to Its Territory to Fight ‘Transnational Organized Crime’

“President Trump greatly appreciates his supporters and donors; however, unlike politicians of the past, he is not bought by anyone and does what’s in the best interest of the country,” Danielle ... Read More

Trump’s Legacy Is in the Supreme Court’s Shaky Hands

The Court is poised to either restrain Trump’s power grabs or entrench them for years to come. And its rulings are increasingly unpredictable. Read More

The quiet victories keeping American democracy alive

President Donald Trump wants to gerrymander the House of Representatives to Republican rule, but his effort has lost in three key states. Read More

'Remove the Regime' protests in DC this weekend to call for Donald Trump's impeachment

Another round of protests calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment come to D.C. this weekend. Here's what we know. Read More

Trump’s 2026 redistricting scheme could wind up hurting democracy more than Democrats

President Donald Trump marched the nation into a historic redistricting arms race with his brazen move to get red states to draw as many new GOP-leaning districts as possible. Already, more states ... Read More

New research finds Americans deeply concerned about US democracy

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ... Read More

Dem senator continues marathon floor speech slamming Trump's 'grave threats to democracy'

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., railed against President Donald Trump in a marathon overnight speech starting on Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning. "I’m holding the Senate floor to ... Read More

Inside Barack Obama’s stepped-up plans to fight back against Donald Trump

Barack Obama used to be confident America would survive Donald Trump. He’s not so sure anymore. The 44th president can still draw a crowd of thousands or dial Gavin Newsom’s cell phone to strategize ... Read More