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Carol Leonnig

Carol Leonnig is an investigative reporter and four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

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Carol Leonnig is an investigative reporter and four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

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Kash Patel knowingly broke law when firing top officials, lawsuit alleges

FBI Director Kash Patel knowingly broke the law when he fired senior FBI executives at the behest of the White House and under pressure from Trump allies, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.
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Mike Johnson.

Mike Johnson sums up the GOP's arrogant position on military occupation with two words

Jarvis DeBerry
Downed Russian drones in Poland
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Poland says it shot down Russian drones in its airspace

Erum Salam
Donald Trump.
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Trump is normalizing the concept that the U.S. military may kill Americans without due process

Anthony L. Fisher
Charlie Kirk speaks outside
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MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk is dead after shooting at Utah university

The 31-year-old co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA leaves behind his wife, Erika, and two children.
Erum Salam
WATCHWATCHReporter who witnessed Charlie Kirk shooting describes what happened
Kash Patel.

Kash Patel knowingly broke law when firing top officials, lawsuit alleges

Ken Dilanian
Chief Justice John Roberts
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The consequences of John Roberts' FTC pronouncement will be felt long after Trump

Andrew Warren
Karoline Leavitt.
Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images

Karoline Leavitt floats threats of ‘military might’ over Bolsonaro coup trial

Ja'han Jones
Lisa Cook during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on June 21, 2023.

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed, but the president is appealing

A man walks near a damaged building
WATCHWATCH

'Very unhappy': Trump condemns Israel over military strike in Qatar

Kamala Harris
WATCHWATCH

'Was it recklessness?': In memoir, Harris reflects on staying out of Biden's decision to stay in race

Tom Hanks.

How Trump’s trophy envy cost 'woke' Tom Hanks the West Point alumni award

‘Americans need to worry’: Trump’s economy is a cause for concern

ALI VELSHI

Despite Trump’s best efforts to squash the scandal, Epstein’s survivors aren’t letting up

chris hayes

It’s time for Democratic leaders to fight — or step aside for those who will

ALI VELSHI

Trump’s immigration crackdown sweeps up 2 firefighters battling a wildfire in Washington state

chris hayes

JB Pritzker just gave Democrats the perfect message to counter Trump's 'crime crackdown'

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A worker removes the words "Trump Place" from a residential building in New York in 2016.
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Howard Lutnick.

Howard Lutnick is pushing a conspiracy theory about the economy. Americans aren’t buying it.

Paul Waldman
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Eric Okdeh's mural "Forgiveness."

'Million-dollar bullets' devastate communities — and drain us all

Trymaine Lee
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets a member of the National Guard at Union Station in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025.

Trump's 'Department of War' wants to bring back some of the worst aspects of American history

Zeeshan Aleem
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Donald Trump.

The August jobs report is bad enough. The bigger picture is even worse.

Heather Boushey
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Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Dr. Oz’s plan to impose AI on Medicare patients is a recipe for disaster

Miranda Yaver
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Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with advisor Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner is about to shred whatever's left of his diplomatic reputation

Anthony L. Fisher
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President Trump tours a steel mill in Granite City, Ill., in 2018.

New data shows Trump is wrecking the one part of the economy he was supposed to fix

Zeeshan Aleem
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Lauryn Licari looks down at a cellphone

'Unknown Number' isn’t just about a teen’s life. It’s about the risks hiding in every phone.

Hannah Holland
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A Social Security Administration office in Washington, D.C.

DOGE mishandled your Social Security data. Here’s what that means.

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Donald Trump speaks

Trump's deadly strike on a boat from Venezuela was an act of war

Julio Ricardo Varela

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