What's on Donald Trump's mind?
sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close
In Myrtle Beach, He Puts Himself on a Ballot He Isn't On
Closing for Sen. Darline Graham before the runoff: 'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot.'
With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!
The New York Times · 2026-08-22he doesn't trust the ticket to carry itself, so he's lending out his name — win and it's his win, lose and it was always her race
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!
The New York Times · 2026-08-22‘I’m on the ballot’: Trump lends a hand to struggling Darline Graham
Politico · 2026-08-22With his political capital on the line, Trump rallies for Darline Graham in South Carolina
CNN · 2026-08-22Trump urges South Carolinians to make Sen. Darline Graham the GOP nominee for US Senate
AP News · 2026-08-22300,000 Tons of Tariff-Free Beef, and a Rancher Revolt
A 90-day waiver on out-of-quota beef tariffs to cut prices 25% — and the cattlemen he courted are furious.
Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
AP News · 2026-08-21grocery receipts are the midterm problem, so free trade is fine for exactly 90 days; he'd rather annoy ranchers than own the price of hamburger
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
AP News · 2026-08-21‘Trump in purgatory’: A White House plan to lower beef prices is dividing the president’s supporters
Politico · 2026-08-21Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices
The New York Times · 2026-08-21GOP backlash grows to Trump’s beef price intervention
The Hill · 2026-08-21Talks Collapse, 50% Tariffs on Canada Take Effect
The midnight deadline passed with no deal; $20B of Canadian goods hit at 50%, and Ottawa vows to match dollar for dollar.
Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail
The Guardian · 2026-08-22he assumed the deadline would do the negotiating for him and carney didn't blink — now he owns the tariff and everything it makes more expensive
how sure? very sure · see the 4 sources
Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail
The Guardian · 2026-08-22Trump’s trade deal with Canada collapses
Politico · 2026-08-22Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse
The New York Times · 2026-08-22U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, setting new 50% tariffs in motion
NBC News · 2026-08-22'Economic D-Day' Meets a Country That Knows Sanctions
New sanctions on Iran; Tehran calls them a declaration of war on all nations, and he calls the war 'a little detour.'
Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions
AP News · 2026-08-21he needs tehran to fold before november, so he squeezes the economy instead of ordering the strike — 'detour' is what you call a thing you can't finish
how sure? pretty sure · see the 4 sources
Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions
AP News · 2026-08-21Iran war live: Tehran says US sanctions ‘declaration of war’ on all nations
Al Jazeera · 2026-08-22Trump risks China blowback with plan to choke Iran’s economy
The Japan Times · 2026-08-22US-Iran war latest: Trump calls Iran war ‘a little detour’ as Tehran maintains defiance
CNN · 2026-08-22In Myrtle Beach, He Puts Himself on a Ballot He Isn't On
Closing for Sen. Darline Graham before the runoff: 'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot.'
With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!
The New York Times · 2026-08-22he doesn't trust the ticket to carry itself, so he's lending out his name — win and it's his win, lose and it was always her race
Canada vows to match Trump’s tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ after trade talks fail
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
NCBA Statement on President Trump’s Truth Social Post
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
In countdown to Election Day runoff, Trump pitches for Graham in Myrtle Beach
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
The Case of the Disappearing, Reappearing White House Ballroom Stairs
news.google.com · 2026-08-22every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 20% — quieter, but still in there20%
the ballroom at the supreme court
the chief justice let the $400m ballroom keep going while the court thinks about it, which is the only kind of permission he needs.
Supreme Court says Trump can continue ballroom work as it weighs case
The Washington Post · 2026-08-22the profiles of natalie harp
her letters to him got published in full, and now every outlet in washington is reading them aloud.
Natalie Harp’s Intimate Letters to Trump Revealed in Full
thedailybeast.com · 2026-08-21the $5bn threat to a think tank
a report questioned whether the national guard deployment cut crime, so his lawyer demanded a retraction and five billion dollars.
Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal national guard policy report | Donald Trump
The Guardian · 2026-08-21stripping the bar association's power
if you can't win over the lawyers, you can take away their power to accredit the schools that make them.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Attacks Bar Association’s Power to Accredit Law Schools
WSJ · 2026-08-21the 75-country visa ban, struck down
a judge threw out the immigrant visa ban covering 75 countries; the appeal was the plan before the ink dried.
US judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries
Al Jazeera · 2026-08-22the postal service's mail ballot rules
the order he lost in court arrived anyway, finalized as a postal service plan restricting mail ballots.
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots
The New York Times · 2026-08-22the rose garden, in stone
the lawn is a patio now and statues are next; melania resurfaced there long enough to joke that she'd been missed.
‘I heard you missed me’: Melania Trump makes first public appearance in more than a month
CNN · 2026-08-21sitting down with michael cohen
the detente with his old fixer is over as news, but the coverage of who blinked first is still circulating.
Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerve
The Guardian · 2026-08-21