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President Donald Trump at the White House.

The cruel consequences of Trump’s casual use of the R-word

Eric Garcia

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a White House press briefing.

White House struggles to add clarity to questions about Trump’s recent MRI

Steve Benen

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R) looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of his Cabinet.

Trump backs Hegseth as strike fallout grows

Julianne McShane

Matt Van Epps during a get out the vote event in Franklin, T.N.

Republican Matt Van Epps wins closely watched special election for Nashville-area House seat

Allison Detzel & Nnamdi Egwuonwu

Trump’s telling response to the Tennessee special election

Nnamdi Egwuonwu

Tennessee’s special election should've been a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump

Michael A. Cohen

Framed portraits of President Donald Trump flank an image of former President Joe Biden's signature and an autopen along "The Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House.

The dangerous strategy at the heart of Trump’s nonsensical autopen obsession

Barbara McQuade

Sabrina Carpenter at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 held at UBS Arena on Sept. 7, 2025, in New York City.

Sabrina Carpenter tells White House not to use her music for its ‘inhumane agenda’

Erum Salam

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the U.S. Capitol.

With time running out, Hakeem Jeffries eyes discharge petition on ACA benefits

Steve Benen

Vice President JD Vance in Washington, D.C.

Why JD Vance keeps trying to help Russia win the war with Ukraine

Nicholas Grossman

Pam Bondi on Capitol Hill.

Trump’s Justice Department launches a Second Amendment Rights Section for gun owners

Steve Benen

Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump faces fallout after targeting Tim Walz with offensive slur

Steve Benen

Lane Kiffin stands behind a podium at a press conference at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, L.A.

The fallout from Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss departure will be felt for years to come

Jason Page

Afghan refugees disembark from a U.S. Air Force aircraft in Spain after an evacuation flight from Kabul on Aug. 31, 2021.

There’s a bill to improve Afghan vetting and resettlement. Congress hasn’t passed it for three years.

Kristen L. Rouse

President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump’s MRI was ‘standard’ scan for his heart and his abdomen, the White House says

Erum Salam

A jogger stops to pray at a makeshift memorial of flowers and American flags outside the Farragut West Metro station on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

National Guard shooting becomes the latest failed leadership test for Trump

Steve Benen

Donald Trump during a rally in Valdosta, G.A., on Dec. 5, 2020.

Trump’s Georgia case dismissal is unsurprising. The reasoning behind it almost is.

Jordan Rubin

Unions, religious groups and community organizations in Chicago rally outside the conference of the American Bankers Association.

The cost of Trump’s bank deregulation could be catastrophic

Julie Siegel

A military aircraft in on Nov. 20, 2025 in Venezuela, Maracay.

Trump tries to downplay his declaration closing Venezuelan airspace

Steve Benen

Then Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez delivers a press conference after handing a referendum request to the president of the Honduran Congress Mauricio Oliva (out of frame) in Tegucigalpa on Jan. 24, 2015.

Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardons him for drug trafficking

Erum Salam

U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House.

Even Republicans want answers after U.S. troops kill shipwreck survivors

Mychael Schnell & Kevin Frey

A woman holds a sign that reads "Home Depot Stop Helping ICE" at an anti-ICE and Home Depot protest; Rachel Maddow.

Anti-Trump protests sweep the country as his approval rating sinks to new lows

Rachel Maddow

Photos of Lindsey Halligan, Alina Habba, and Todd Blanche

Habba and Halligan’s dismissals highlight the DOJ’s depleted bench of MAGA lawyers

Hayes Brown

A video released by the U.S. military shows a missile strike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean near Venezuela.

The Trump administration just admitted to what legal experts call a war crime

Zeeshan Aleem

McIver says Habba’s disqualification proves Trump’s DOJ is ‘chaotic’ and ‘illegal’

Allison Detzel

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‘Bananas’: Trump posts more than 150 times in late-night, bizarre social media rant
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Lawrence: After report of Hegseth’s ‘kill everybody’ order, Trump’s first instinct was to lie
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 ‘Abuse of legal process’: Rep Jamie Raskin blasts Trump DOJ’s retribution campaign
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‘He wanted me killed’: Sen. Kelly rips Trump, Hegseth threats as boat strike scandal widens

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DOJ considering seeking new Comey indictment, source says
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Trump’s pick to replace DeSantis as Florida governor faces new challengers

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  1. Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

    Donald Trump wants revenge on James Comey and Letitia James too much to give up now

    Jessica Levinson

  2. U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino sits in the driver's seat surrounded by media and protesters.

    Greg Bovino’s blatant lying to a judge crossed a line — even for MAGA supporters

    Austin Sarat

  3. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    RFK Jr.’s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans

    Eric Garcia

  4. Donald Trump; Nicolás Maduro.

    Why Trump’s potential military action in Venezuela would backfire

    Zeeshan Aleem

  5. A photo illustration of RFK Jr.

    We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.’s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.

    Daniel Jernigan, Demetre Daskalakis & Debra Houry

  6. Elon Musk holds a painting of himself.

    Grok’s hilarious flattery of Elon Musk hides a more serious problem

    Paul Waldman

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    I study obesity and weight stigma. This ad for a weight-loss drug alarmed me.

    Dr. Melanie Jay, MD, MS

  8. U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

    Trump’s investment in the Saudi crown prince is a bad deal in the making

    Hayes Brown

  9. President Donald Trump.

    Trump is reusing his scandal playbook on the Epstein files

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

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