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audience editor & newsletter writer at the Washington Post, tracking Trump’s second term.

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Matt Clough @mattclough.bsky.social · Mar 5
New: @washingtonpost.com just launched The 7: Tracking Trump, a weekday newsletter in your inbox at 7 p.m.

Every evening, I’ll be writing 7 key highlights from each of Trump’s first 100 days, delivered in our concise and scannable format.

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President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Iran in posts on social media on Tuesday as the U.S. military increased firepower in the Middle East amid ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran.
Live updates: Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Iran, demands ‘unconditional surrender’ as Iran and Israel trade strikes
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump departed the G-7 earlier than scheduled “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.”
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June 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 144:

• Sen. Padilla forcibly removed from Noem news conference
• Protests for Trump's military parade
• House approves DOGE-inspired funding cuts

Plus more to know for June 12: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 143:

• ICE protests expand beyond L.A.
• GOP split on deficit implications of Trump's bill
• FBI plans to move trainings to Alabama

Plus more to know for June 11: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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June 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Here's a timeline of every insult and threat in the Trump-Musk rift:
A timeline of Musk and Trump’s devolving relationship
Follow the attacks and counterattacks between President Donald Trump and his once loyal ally, Elon Musk.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 130:

• Tariffs back on after whiplash rulings
• More pardons for convicted felons
• Does Trump always chicken out on trade?

Plus more to know for May 29: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 129:

• Republicans reject a "millionaire tax"
• RFK Jr.'s attack on scientific journals
• Elon Musk disapproves of Trump's bill

Plus more to know for May 28: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 128:

• A rift in Pete Hegseth's inner circle
• RFK's new covid vaccine recommendations
• NPR sues Trump administration

Plus more to know for May 27: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 124:

• Tariff threats on the E.U. and Apple
• A block on Trump's Harvard enrollment ban
• Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

Plus more to know for May 23: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 123:

• What Trump's bill could mean for you
• Supreme Court deadlocked on religious schools
• A new "MAHA" health report

Plus more to know for May 22: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 122:

• A clash with South Africa's president
• U.S. accepts Qatar's airplane gift
• What the No Tax on Tips Act would do

Plus more to know for May 19: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 120:

• What's next for Trump's budget bill?
• Trump and Putin's 2-hour phone call
• U.S. to pay $5 million to a Jan. 6 rioter's family

Plus more to know for May 19: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 116:

• Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court
• The cost of Trump's military parade
• Trump's take on Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Plus more to know for May 15: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 114:

• Trump's Middle East trip begins
• Security concerns over Qatar's airplane gift
• RFK Jr.'s polluted swim

Plus more to know for May 13: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 113:

• What the U.S.-China tariff reprieve does
• Executive order on prescription drugs
• Concerns over Qatar's airplane gift

Plus more to know for May 12: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 110:

• China trade talks begin this weekend
• Why Trump is moving detainees to Texas
• How federal cuts are affecting DC

Plus more to know for May 9: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 109:

• Higher taxes on the rich, Trump proposes
• First American pope a "great honor"
• Trade deal reached with the U.K.

Plus more to know for May 8: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 108:

• DOGE's push to pool personal data
• Trump on the India-Pakistan conflict
• Border military zones sow legal confusion

Plus more to know for May 7: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 107:

• Canada's prime minister visits DC
• Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
• EPA plans to end its Energy Star program

Plus more to know for May 6: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 106:

• $1,000 stipends to self-deport
• How Republicans could stall Trump's agenda
• Plans to reopen Alcatraz and tariff foreign films

Plus more to know for May 5: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 103:

• White House proposes big budget cuts
• Trump planning CIA downsizing
• Executive order targeting PBS and NPR

Plus more to know for May 2: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 102:

• National security adviser ousted
• Elon Musk reflects on DOGE
• Republicans sidestep recession fears

Plus more to know for May 1: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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May 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 101:

• Trump blamed Biden for a sinking economy
• Pete Hegseth's wife's unusual role at the Pentagon
• Kamala Harris delivers a speech tonight

Plus more to know for April 30: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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April 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 100:

• A historically low approval rating
• Reviewing progress on campaign promises
• 10 charts that illustrate Trump's presidency

Plus more to know for April 29: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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April 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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From executive orders to stock markets and time spent on the golf course, take a look at Trump’s first 100 days in 10 charts:

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Trump’s first 100 days, in 10 charts
Trump’s second term has seen a significant increase in executive orders, with more than 140 signed in his first 100 days, and a decline in his approval rating.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Tracking Trump, Day 99:

• Elon Musk's disapproval grows
• New orders on immigration
• How Trump has shifted Canada's election

Plus more to know for April 28: www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-tr...

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April 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM