Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized
By Emily Badger, Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan Junho Lee is a trained architect, Larry Buchanan studied fine arts,…
In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame
The volley of Israeli missiles that slammed into a government compound in central Tehran last Saturday morning was…
Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Plan: See the Design
West Wing ExecutiveResidence ProposedEast Wing Eisenhower building Treasury building Proposed East Colonnade Grand staircase Staircase Garden Arched windows…
Tracking the Battle to Reshape Congress for the Midterms
The first primaries for the 2026 midterm elections are scheduled for early March. For Republican and Democratic state…
The Quiet Architect of Trump’s Global Trade War
On Jan. 26, 2025, Jamieson Greer was teaching Sunday school to a group of 9-year-olds when one of…
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE
One of the many unsettling images to emerge from the recent ICE surge in Minneapolis was that of…
Stephen Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Minneapolis Shooting
Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, has suggested that federal agents “may not have been following”…
How Many Immigrants Has Trump Deported?
Over the past year, President Trump’s administration has deported about 230,000 people who were arrested inside the country…
11 Data Points and Discoveries That Stuck With Us in 2025
Our goal at The Upshot is to produce distinctive explanatory journalism. But how do we get there? Some…
Lawmaker Sues Trump to Remove Name From Kennedy Center
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Epstein Release Reveals New Photos but Many Files Are Withheld
The Justice Department came under intense scrutiny over the weekend for its initial release of files related to…
Are Trump’s Actions Unprecedented? We Asked Historians (Again).
Since the start of his second term, President Trump has cut budgets, made demands on public institutions, and…