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The 45th and 47th President and His Administration

News and investigations about President Donald Trump and his administration, his business interests and the impact of his policies as the 45th and 47th President of the United States.

436 stories published since 2016

Did He Talk About Her? VA Secretary Changes His Story Amid Allegations He Sought Dirt on House Staffer.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

April 27, 2020, 2:25 p.m. EDT

How Jared Kushner Is Tackling the White House’s Coronavirus Response — Without Any Evident Experience

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

April 22, 2020, 2 p.m. EDT

Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows

by Yeganeh Torbati,

April 15, 2020, 1:23 p.m. EDT

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Families of the Victims

by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella,

April 15, 2020, 12:35 p.m. EDT

Yes, Trump Hotels Do Appear to Qualify for Coronavirus Bailout Benefits.

by Meg Cramer, WNYC,

April 8, 2020, 4 a.m. EDT

How the Rich and Powerful Profit From Crises Like Coronavirus

by Matt Collette, WNYC,

March 27, 2020, 4 a.m. EDT

The VA Will Now Let Some Administrative Staff Work From Home

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth,

March 25, 2020, 6:44 p.m. EDT

The Defense Production Act Gives the President Power — but Not Much Funding

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

March 25, 2020, 2:46 p.m. EDT

Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment.

by Jesse Eisinger and James Bandler,

March 25, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

No, President Trump, the Coronavirus Is Nothing Like H1N1 Swine Flu Either

by Charles Ornstein,

March 19, 2020, 11:10 a.m. EDT

The CDC Recommends Americans Stay at Home — Unless They Work for the CDC

by Yeganeh Torbati and Maryam Jameel,

March 17, 2020, 10:51 a.m. EDT

Millions of Federal Workers Still Waiting on Work-From-Home Order During Coronavirus Pandemic

by Yeganeh Torbati,

March 16, 2020, 9:57 a.m. EDT

The Trump Administration Calls Iraq Dangerous for Christians — Until It Wants to Deport Them

by Yeganeh Torbati,

March 4, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

VA Secretary Under Investigation After Complaint He Looked for Dirt on a House Staffer Who Said She’d Been Assaulted

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 27, 2020, 6:09 p.m. EST

The Real Story About Trump’s Latest Attack on the Press

by Richard Tofel,

Feb. 27, 2020, 3:09 p.m. EST

Trump’s New Spy Chief Once Got $100,000 from a Group Funded by the Hungarian Government but Never Reported It

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 24, 2020, 6:23 p.m. EST

Trump’s New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 21, 2020, 4:34 p.m. EST

How Much Has the Government Spent at Trump’s Properties? It Won’t Say.

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

Feb. 19, 2020, 4 a.m. EST

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

by Melissa del Bosque,

Feb. 10, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

VA Secretary Looked for Dirt on a House Staffer Who Reported Sexual Assault in a VA Hospital, Complaint Says

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 7, 2020, 2:47 p.m. EST

How Parnas and Fruman’s Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

Feb. 5, 2020, 4 a.m. EST

Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration’s Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit Says

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC, and Justin Elliott, ProPublica,

Jan. 22, 2020, 3:15 p.m. EST

As the Cabinet Churns: Who’s Still Standing Among Trump’s Top Advisers

by Rob Weychert, Kyle Edwards and Anjali Tsui,

Jan. 16, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

Border Patrol Officials Dodged Congress’ Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths

by Robert Moore, special to ProPublica,

Jan. 14, 2020, 5:38 p.m. EST

These Emails Show a Trump Official Helping Her Former Chemical Industry Colleagues

by Derek Kravitz for ProPublica, and Emily Holden, The Guardian,

Jan. 14, 2020, 11:30 a.m. EST

Six Children Died in Border Patrol Care. Democrats in Congress Want to Know Why.

by Robert Moore, special to ProPublica,

Jan. 13, 2020, 2:30 p.m. EST

Listen to Jared Kushner’s Family Saga

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

Jan. 8, 2020, 4 a.m. EST

McKinsey Called Our Story About Its ICE Contract False. It’s Not.

by Ian MacDougall,

Dec. 16, 2019, 2:01 p.m. EST

Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep

by Jake Pearson, ProPublica, and Anand Tumurtogoo for ProPublica,

Dec. 11, 2019, 4 a.m. EST

“Spreading Corruption Is a Russian Government Foreign Policy”

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

Nov. 27, 2019, 4 a.m. EST

Trump Tax Records Reveal New Inconsistencies — This Time for Trump Tower

by Heather Vogell,

Nov. 27, 2019, 4 a.m. EST

The Trump Administration Gutted the Staff Overseeing $1 Billion in Aid to Iraq. A Watchdog Is Raising Red Flags.

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Nov. 22, 2019, 9:10 a.m. EST

Prosecutors Investigating the Trump Organization Zero In on Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg

by Peter Elkind,

Nov. 21, 2019, 10:51 a.m. EST

Follow the Money in the Ukraine Scandal

by Katie Zavadski,

Nov. 13, 2019, 4 a.m. EST

Giuliani Was Close to a Podcast Deal With the News Outlet That Spread His Ukraine Conspiracies

by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and J. David McSwane,

Nov. 12, 2019, 1:16 p.m. EST

How Mike Pence’s Office Meddled in Foreign Aid to Reroute Money to Favored Christian Groups

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Nov. 6, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance.

by Lexi Churchill,

Oct. 31, 2019, 5:09 p.m. EDT

Who Makes Money When a Bunch of Conspiracy Theorists Throw a Party at Trump’s Hotel?

by Alice Wilder and Matt Katz, WNYC,

Oct. 30, 2019, 4 a.m. EDT

How a Veteran Reporter Worked with Giuliani’s Associates to Launch the Ukraine Conspiracy

by Jake Pearson, Mike Spies and J. David McSwane,

Oct. 25, 2019, 2:10 p.m. EDT

Trump Appointees Used “Whistleblower Protection” Law to Target Whistleblowers, Review Finds

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Oct. 24, 2019, 5:30 p.m. EDT

The Trump Administration Says It Has Violated Its Own Ethics Pledge

by Derek Kravitz for ProPublica,

Oct. 23, 2019, 1:52 p.m. EDT

How Donald Trump Turned to a Comics Titan to Shape the VA

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Oct. 22, 2019, 11:30 a.m. EDT

The Pro-Trump Super PAC at the Center of the Ukraine Scandal Has Faced Multiple Campaign Finance Complaints

by Mike Spies, Derek Willis and J. David McSwane,

Oct. 18, 2019, 1:44 p.m. EDT

Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies

by Heather Vogell,

Oct. 16, 2019, 4 a.m. EDT

Listen to Conference-Goers at Trump Resort Chant for “War!”

by Alice Wilder, WNYC,

Oct. 15, 2019, 5 p.m. EDT

Update: We Found a “Staggering” 281 Lobbyists Who’ve Worked in the Trump Administration

by David Mora, Columbia Journalism Investigations,

Oct. 15, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Trump Town

by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire Perlman and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and David Mora, Columbia Journalism Investigations,

Oct. 14, 2019, 6 p.m. EDT

Trump’s USDA Is Letting Factories With Troubling Safety Records Slaughter Chickens Even Faster

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Oct. 3, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Did Rudy Giuliani Nullify His Attorney-Client Protections?

by Ian MacDougall,

Oct. 2, 2019, 3:30 p.m. EDT

IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor

Oct. 2, 2019, 2:47 p.m. EDT