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Trump’s Long Campaign Against an Independent Fed
Low rates when it helps him politically — and loyalty when it doesn’t.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
This Is Trump’s ‘Burn the Ships’ Moment
There’s no turning back from the course he’s setting for the United States
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
How You Can Use AI to Investigate Epstein
Ask questions. Follow leads. Trace relationships. The technology can do the heavy lifting.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
Five Years After Jan. 6, Let’s Not Memory-Hole What Trump Did
He inspired the riot, stalled the trial, and pardoned the guilty — now he calls it a 'beautiful day.'
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
Happy Holidays (with cat GIFs)
The news is often grim threse days, so here's something to brighten your day.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
Why I’m Now Calling It Bullcrap
Trump doesn’t care if it’s true, false, or absurd. He cares that it works — and that you’re too exhausted to argue.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
Trump’s Top Ten Lies of 2025: A Year of Falsehoods, Distortions, and Consequences
A curated list from a president who produces falsehoods faster than fact-checkers can catalog them.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
The Trump Controversy Cycle
How a familiar three-act script—report, denial, confirmation—keeps repeating itself in plain sight.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
The White House’s New War on Journalism
A name-and-shame website, faux “fact checks,” and pressure campaigns show how far Trump officials will go to delegitimize balanced reporting.
 • BY GLENN KESSLER
BY GLENN KESSLER
BY GLENN KESSLER
Author, reporter, former Washington Post Fact Checker -- Making Sense of iIt All.
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