One Voter to Understand Trump’s Win

A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ...  Show more

President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and major appointments — which have arrived quickly in the days since he won the election — are more than just a list of allies. The roster is a window into how he sees the mission of a second term.One priority will be immigration and bord ...  Show more

At the heart of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders was a systematic dismantling of the United States’ approach to immigration.

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The Times, explains what the orders do and the message they send.

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During President Trump’s first term, the intentional separation of migrant child from their parents shocked the country and persuaded Mr. Trump to say he would end the practice for good.

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The Times, has found that in Mr. Tr ...

Over the past several weeks, federal agents have mounted increasingly aggressive immigration raids across the country.

They have met with intense pushback from protesters, politicians and businesses.

Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, speaks about his deport ...

"I return to the presidency, confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success," Trump said after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. In an inaugural address where he outlined a number of policy proposals, Trump ca ...  Show more