I have generally avoided the political, but with what's happening under Donald Trump I have made an exception. I keep adding posts because examples mount daily. Whenever a link doesn't work, a search on the topic can generally take you to related articles online. ~ Pat McNees, Writers and Editors blog
• FACT-CHECKING Trump's State of the Union Speech, 2026 (2-25-2026)
• Fighting Trump's corruption, tax cuts favoring the rich, assault on democracy, destruction of the East Wing (2-22-26)
• President Trump: Greenland Is Not for Sale! and other confrontations with reality (1-17-26)
• Why was Trump nominated by the Republican party? (2-7-26)
• UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ (1-15-26)
• How Project 2025 recommends changing American life (12-27-24)
"It is an explicit effort to further empower the presidency, embed ideologues in nonpartisan civil service, and enable the executive branch to unravel the civil rights movement’s gains over the last seven decades. The full agenda, which is more than 900 pages long, would completely reshape our federal government in order to benefit white nationalists, the rich and powerful, and religiously motivated bigots."
• Trump upends tradition of nonpartisan military, alters priorities of U.S. government (9-17-25)
Trump brings military action to U.S. cities, fires watchdogs, deports immigrants, assaults key democratic institutions, destroys East Wing of White House, etc.
• The Problems with Trump's Tariffs (12-10-25)
• 'Trump's Rampage Through Democracy' aka Trump's Damaging Initiatives and Priorities (4-5-25, updated 1-29-26)
• Trump Destroyed USAID. What Happens Now? (12-23-25)
• Trump Stinks. Let me count the ways. (11-20-2020) Under his first term.
• Highlights of Donald Trump's First Term (7-19-24)
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:
• AP News: Associated Press hub
• BBC videos: BBC videos
• CNN: Donald Trump, Latest news
• The Guardian: The Guardian News about Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th US president, including comment and features from the Guardian
• Independent, UK: Donald Trump: Latest news (Independent, UK)
• New York Times: Spotlight Donald Trump
• Politico: Donald Trump: News, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICO
• Washington Post: Donald Trump: Latest News
• The White House: White House news
• Trump approval tracker (The Economist, 3-2-26)
406 days into Donald Trump's term The president's net approval rating is -17, up 0.0 points since last week.
39% approve, 56% disapprove, 5% not sure (as of 3-2-26)
• Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump
(Max Matza, BBC News, 1-20-25)
Trump also signed an order directing the Department of Justice to drop all pending cases against suspects accused in the 2221 riot. The executive action came shortly after Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US inside the Capitol, which was stormed by his supporters on 6 January 2021 as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden's election victory.
• ‘You Aren’t Trapped’: Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump’s America
(Brett Kelman, KFF Health News, 2-26-26)
Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded dragon, and whatever belongings they could fit, then drove 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to British Columbia to leave President Donald Trump’s America.
• American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration
(Brett Kelman, KFF Health News, 5-30-25)
In mere months, the Trump administration has jeopardized the economy with tariffs, ignored court orders and due process, and threatened the sovereignty of U.S. allies, including Canada. The administration has also taken steps that may unnerve doctors specifically, including appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead federal health agencies, shifting money away from pandemic preparedness, discouraging gender-affirming care, demonizing fluoride, and supporting deep cuts to Medicaid.
• Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ (Kit Maher and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN, 8-19-25) Trump "aims to ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions."