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This week: "Trump’s Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker." Plus, the world sees Trump’s America as a sad joke; Scott Bessent needs to shut up; the ICE resistance that you’re not seeing; and more ...

 
 

Donald Trump Is Frightened

Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.

By Greg Sargent

 

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The World Sees Trump’s America as a Sad Joke

Trump’s zero-sum belligerence has shattered the reputation of the U.S. to such an extent that even Greenlanders are lampooning our savage decline.

By Dana Vachon

 

The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism

Political journalists need to stop pretending they don’t know what Republicans are going to do.

By Parker Molloy

 

For the Sake of Our Money, Scott Bessent Needs to Shut Up

The more thuggish the treasury secretary gets, the more reason to fear the economy will tank.

By Timothy Noah

 

Trump Has No Way Out in Minneapolis

The president has replaced Greg Bovino with Tom Homan on the ground in Minnesota, showing he’s desperate to change the narrative—but not his draconian policies.

By Alex Shephard

 

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Mark Carney Took the Stand the Rest of the World Must Now Take

Disentangling Canada from the United States is a mammoth undertaking. But Carney clearly means business.

By Brynn Tannehill

 

The ICE Resistance That You’re Not Seeing

Our screens may be bursting with graphic images of the ICE occupation, but the bulk of the work is boring, invisible—and absolutely vital.

By Ana Marie Cox

 

From Breaking News:

Kash Patel Sets Off Diplomatic Incident With FBI Operation in Mexico

By Hafiz Rashid

Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos

By Malcolm Ferguson

Ghislaine Maxwell Drops New Epstein Allegations—and They’re a Doozy

By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

 

Trump’s First National Bank of Scams Is Coming

The kleptocratic nightmare we’re all living in is about to get worse.

By Timothy Noah

 

Trump’s Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker.

By Greg Sargent

In what appears to be a major escalation, President Trump’s federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon on Thursday night, his lawyer confirmed in a statement. As of now, the details pertaining to the arrest are fuzzy, but the charge appears to be that he violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE protest.

 

This saga began on January 18, when protesters interrupted a service in a St. Paul church by chanting against ICE. Lemon covered the event: Video shows him interviewing the pastor, who called the protests "shameful." What’s odd about this is that a magistrate judge refused earlier this month to approve a criminal complaint against Lemon, and this was subsequently rejected by an appeals court, as well.

 

Podcast: Trump-GOP Panic Over ICE Grows as MAGA Goes Off Rails: "Race Traitor!"

With Republicans admitting ICE is political poison even as MAGA figures demand more brutality, The Contrarian’s Jennifer Rubin explains how Democrats can exploit this moment to split the Trump coalition. Read the transcript here.

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