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The final debate in Braver Angels’ series on President Trump’s First 100 Days is coming up! Register here to join: Resolved: President Trump is Making America Great Again.

Under any normal circumstances, a troika of polls timed for Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office would have been a cause for Democratic celebration.

As the Trump administration is ramping up detentions and deportations of immigrants living in the United States, it is also revising and expanding contracts with private prison facilities. Prison companies can earn millions from the federal government by building and operating the facilities used to hold people before they are removed from the country.

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, likes to call himself “the world’s coolest dictator.”

Congressional term limits are a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the number of terms a member of Congress can legally serve.

One of my biggest takeaways from Careless People is that an organization, over time, becomes a direct reflection of its leadership. The longer those leaders remain in power, the more the company mirrors their mindset, biases, and blind spots. That realization also raises a crucial question: As the COO/CFO what kind of imprint am I, and all of our leadership team, leaving on AllSides?

Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs and international trade may yet have the same impact. Last week, we discussed the likely economic effect of Trump’s approach. Now let’s consider the potential political consequences.

Behind all of the fun, there is a serious point behind this year’s April Fools prank. People need balanced, credible, independent information, that is free of corrupting influence, and that’s what AllSides is all about.

The recent controversial arrests, detainments, and deportations of several non-permanent U.S. residents struck a chord with some AllSides team members.

Tech mogul and top White House advisor Elon Musk donated more than $291 million to Republican candidates, political action committees and other outside spending organizations in the 2024 election cycle. While he was, by far, the biggest political donor, he was not the only person to contribute more than $100 million, according to analysis by OpenSecrets.