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May 5, 2025, 4:38 p.m. Eastern time

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Ezra Klein

One Moment That Foretold It All

The most consequential day of Donald Trump’s second term came before it even began.

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At 66, He’s Finally the Husband of My Dreams

Sometimes I wonder, “Why did we have to wait this long?”

The Editorial Board

There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump’s Power Grab

The patriotic response to today’s threat to American democracy is to oppose Trump soberly and strategically.

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I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or literature or learning.

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‘Donald Trump Will Not Be President Four Years Hence’

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