Peter Baker

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a once-powerful Republican, turned on Mr. Trump last year by announcing he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.

President Trump’s retribution campaign risks ushering in a cycle of retaliation in which each new administration takes aim at the last one.

Many presidents and vice presidents fall out by the end of their tenures, a fraught dynamic that goes back to the early days of the republic.

The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.

President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans.

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.

President Trump has largely held back from harsh criticism of Vladimir V. Putin personally, despite recent complaints about Russian intransigence in ending the war in Ukraine.

In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.