donald trump
How to Defend Immigrants Against the Most Common ICE Tactics
These “know your rights” videos have crucial, easy-to-understand information.
By Scott Hechinger
What Would Happen if the Education Department Were Shut Down?
The Trump administration has promised big changes, but the president can’t make them alone.
By Jill Barshay, Meredith Kolodner, Jackie Mader, Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report, Neal Morton, Christina A. Samuels, Nirvi Shah, and Javiera Salman
The Story Behind the Most Powerful Speech at the Oscars, From Palestinian and Israeli Filmmakers
“No Other Land reflects the harsh reality we have been enduring for decades and still resist.”
By Lex McMenamin
What to Know About Andrew Tate, The ‘King of Toxic Masculinity,’ and His Sex Trafficking Case
He faces sex trafficking and rape charges in Romania.
By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
During World War II, These Teens Used Music and Fashion to Resist the Nazis
Get to know the Zazous, the Swing Kids, and the Edelweiss Pirates.
By Zack Budryk
This Young Lawmaker Went Viral on TikTok for Calling Out Dems Voting for Trump’s Agenda
Angelita Morillo wants Democrats to grow a spine.
By Angelita Morillo
What Happens When ICE Agents Show Up at Your High School
Undocumented students and teachers are preparing for potential arrests.
By Lajward Zahra
Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front
He pardoned violent January 6 offenders and is criminalizing vulnerable immigrants.
By Scott Hechinger and Andrew Kornfeld
A Conspiracy Theorist Is Officially Running Our Health Department
RFK Jr. was confirmed today.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th* and Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th
What Will Happen to Your Student Loans if Trump Closes the Department of Education?
Dismantling the department would put Pell grants and other need-based aid programs at risk.
By Stephanie Hall
Trump’s Plan for Mass Detention at Guantánamo Has Happened Before. It Was a Disaster.
Haitian kids and teens known as the “ghosts of Guantánamo” were imprisoned at the notorious Camp Nine.
By Brianna Nofil
Trump Is Purging Federal Websites of LGBTQ+ Content. Here’s What’s Been Affected So Far
From the CDC to the Census Bureau, the Trump administration has scrubbed thousands of webpages.
By Nico Lang
HillmanTok University Is Your Free Crash Course in Black History
Class is in session.
By Kailynn Johnson
"Resist, Obstruct, Protect Our People": Maxwell Frost Has a Plan for Taking on Trump
"Why is a single Democrat voting to confirm any of these Trump Cabinet nominees?"
By Lex McMenamin
No Travis Kelce, It's Not an ‘Honor’ to Have Trump Watch You Play Football
Now is actually not the time to be respectful to the office of the President of the United States.
By P. Claire Dodson and Brittney McNamara
The 2025 Grammys Moments Guaranteed to Make Conservatives Mad
“DEI is not a threat.”
By Kathleen Walsh
Trump Will Gut Climate Protections. Activists Say They'll Do Anything to Stop Him.
We “will not be staying non-disruptive,” one organizer said.
By Kate Yoder and Frida Garza
Meet the Students Fighting to Stop the Sale of High-Capacity Guns — and Winning
No one should be able to fire off 41 rounds in 30 seconds.
By Norah Krause and Grant Cramer
Elizabeth Warren Says She Plans to Challenge Elon Musk Directly
“The number one thing people can do right now is speak out.”
By Allegra Kirkland
Everything We Know About Trump's Executive Order on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
From what it says to what it means for you.
By Brittney McNamara and Lex McMenamin