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Exit Stage Right

Inside Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His Will

The president and his allies want to use institutions like the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts to challenge the left’s cultural power. Here’s how their plan is going so far.

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Donald Trump stares blankly ahead while sitting in the Oval Office

Think Trump’s Unpopular Now? Just Wait.

100 days into his second term, the president’s approval numbers are historically bad. There’s good reason to believe they’re only going to get worse from here.

Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One at the White House.

Michael Tomasky

In 100 Days, Trump Has Invented Something New: Clown-Show Fascism

The Trump administration is a serious threat to democracy. They’re also laughably incompetent. But the result is no laughing matter.