The Heritage Foundation’s playbook isn’t the campaign’s. But Trump’s relegation of policy to staff makes the document an important preview of a second term.
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Project 2025 reveals a radical plan to reshape the world
Project 2025 is iconoclastic and dystopian. Those who wish to understand Trump and the movement behind him, and the active threat they pose to American democracy, are obliged to take it seriously.
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Elliott Epstein: We shouldn’t be OK with another Trump presidency
Our democracy may not be strong enough to survive four years of Donald Trump’s authoritarian ambitions.
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8 policies that could be vulnerable to new legal challenges
The Supreme Court jettisoned longstanding precedent that helped the federal government make regulations. Now broad policies could be determined by judges.
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US Supreme Court: 10 days of blockbuster decisions with huge implications for the future
Has this been the most significant week for the US Supreme Court for a generation?
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Biden needs support from millions of Americans who don’t think he can do the job
His debate stumbles have brought into sharp focus the unprecedented task before him: Getting votes from people who question his competence.
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Democrats face impossible choices with Biden
Increasing shares of voters think he’s not up to the job. Yet choosing a new candidate at this late date is daunting and risky.
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Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say
The court’s decision raised fears that a future president will be able to act with impunity because official acts have been deemed off limits from prosecution.
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Elliott Epstein: Today’s anti-immigration rhetoric echoes past debates
The arrival of newcomers in America led to a new flowering of literature, music, theater, science and medicine.
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National celebrations mask America’s centuries-old divisions
The Declaration of Independence was not greeted with universal acclaim and many Americans stayed loyal to the crown.