Potus News Donald Trump Undercuts American Democracy As He Clings To Power

Is democracy dying under Trump? New analysis reveals sobering results

In a new analysis, the board outlined a list of a dozen markers of “democratic erosion,” along with the help of scholars who study it. It included tactics that, according to the board, Trump has ... Read More

Democracy Experts Issue Red Alert on Trump Leading Slide to Autocracy

Democracy experts agree that President Donald Trump is pushing America towards autocracy with little sign of stopping. The New York Times' Editorial Board launched a chilling “autocracy tracker” for ... Read More

New York Times editorial measures Trump’s shift toward autocracy

The New York Times published a project Friday outlining what its editorial board argued is an alarming shift toward authoritarianism by President Trump during the first 10 months of his second ... Read More

Democracy’s in Danger. Will Democrats Tell Voters About It?

Despite what many strategists say, it’s short-sighted and dangerous to assume kitchen-table issues matter more than Trump’s growing authoritarianism. Read More

How close is Trump to full autocracy? New York Times examines 12 signs

Using case studies from dead democracies, theNew York Times editorial board compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied the collapse of democracies. Read More

Trump keeps threatening to use the Insurrection Act. What is it?

President Donald Trump suggested numerous times this week that he could invoke the sweeping presidential powers granted by the Insurrection Act "if necessary." "It's been invoked before," Trump told ... Read More