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The Truth About Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day”

The President’s one-man trade war was already hurting the economy. His expansive new tariffs will make things worse.
Q. & A.

What Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Means for French Democracy

After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized?
Deep State Diaries

The Fired Student-Debt Relievers

As Donald Trump guts the Department of Education, a vastly diminished staff attempts to keep the wheels on the government’s $1.6-trillion loan portfolio.
Q. & A.

How Donald Trump Is Teaching Christians to Abandon Empathy

The head of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says that empathy is “used politically in ways that are very destructive and manipulative.”
Annals of Immigration

The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act

The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
The Lede

Why Is Elon Musk Trying to Buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat?

Tuesday’s election, as the only statewide race in the country before November, is a crucial test for the growing backlash against the Trump Administration’s agenda.
The New Yorker Interview

We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy

Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, describes how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026.
Dispatch

The Six-Figure Nannies and Housekeepers of Palm Beach

An influx of ultra-high-net-worth newcomers has increased demand for experienced—and discreet—household staff.