For nearly 10 years Donald Trump has promised to Make America Great Again, and for nearly 10 years the former and soon-to-be president has declined to specify when, exactly, America was great.

And for many Americans, that is enough. Jamelle Bouie became a New York Times Opinion columnist in 2019. Before that he was the chief political correspondent for Slate magazine. He is based in ...

Donald Trump, formally and peacefully certified this week as the next president, wants to launch his second term by ramming through a “big, beautiful bill” that will encompass everything from ...