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Ebony Davis is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked at CNN as a campaign reporter covering elections and politics.  

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Donald Trump; Stephanie Ruhle.

Trump tells Stephanie Ruhle that Iran will ‘never rebuild’ if U.S. forces ‘stay longer’

Clarissa-Jan Lim, David Rohde & Lindsey Pipia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference.

Netanyahu tries to explain his Jesus comments after furious backlash from some MAGA allies

Ja'han Jones

Bruce Lee, left, and Chuck Norris practice martial arts.

Chuck Norris was famous for many reasons. But I’ll always remember him like this.

Ryan Teague Beckwith

Pete Hegseth walks out to the left of the frame.

Judge rules Pentagon press policy unconstitutional

Ebony Davis

There’s nothing patriotic about the NFL’s role in Trump’s war propaganda

Kevin B. Blackistone

FCC approves major merger that will reshape local media landscape

Sydney Carruth

Donald Trumps poits at the journalists behind him.

Will Trump be held accountable after he leaves office?

Jordan Rubin

President Donald Trump greets Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr.

Trump v. Roberts: The president crashes out online while the chief stays the course

Jordan Rubin

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is sworn in.

Trump chose this Oklahoma hothead to replace Kristi Noem for one reason

Michael Steele

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of King County International Airport-Boeing Field, Aug. 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Secretive deal leaves deportees from the U.S. stuck in Equatorial Guinea with ‘no more hope’

The Associated Press

US soldiers of the United Stade Marine Corps (USMC) of Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during the joint Israeli-US military "Juniper Cobra" exercise at the Tze'elim urban warfare training centre.

Trump administration doubles U.S. ground troops heading to Persian Gulf

David Rohde

Two people look at a permanent map titled "Smithsonian Museums in the Washington, D.C., area."

Trump’s next Smithsonian target: A future women’s history museum

Julianne McShane

CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, South African-Canadian-US businessman Elon Musk speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims

The Associated Press

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai.

Experts: Reopening the Strait of Hormuz may require U.S. ground troops

David Rohde

Photoillustration of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member blocking an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

What Trump and Netanyahu’s assassination strategy in Iran gets worryingly wrong

Imran Khalid

A man stands in a damaged residence after an airstrike.

How does the Iran war end? Lawmakers say the answer isn’t so easy.

Mychael Schnell

An illustrative rendering of an obverse and reverse of a coin. The obverse shows Donald Trump leaning over a desk. The reserve shows a bald eagle lifting its wings atop the Liberty Bell.

Fine arts panel urges U.S. Mint to make Trump gold coin ‘as large as possible’

Julianne McShane

Donald Trump; Shou Che.

Mark Warner raises questions about Trump’s ‘tremendous’ fee for TikTok deal

Ja'han Jones

Photoillustration of Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and a sign in front of the Supreme Court that reads: Defund Planned Parenthood

New data reveals the devastating consequences of defunding Planned Parenthood

Julianne McShane

A large ICE logo is seen in the foreground.

19-year-old Mexican migrant becomes youngest to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term

Clarissa-Jan Lim & Rosa Flores

People hold signs in support of trans kids and LGBTQ+ flags.

Federal court ruling deals blow to Trump’s war on gender-affirming care

Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump attends a worship service.

Trump is planning a Christian ‘revival’ for America’s 250th anniversary

Ja'han Jones

The biggest problems with Pete Hegseth’s $200 billion request

Hayes Brown

People walk around the Harvard University''s main campus.

Trump administration sues Harvard over antisemitism allegations

Fallon Gallagher & Sydney Carruth

A person puts brown paper on top of a mural featuring Cesar Chavez.

Take César Chávez’s name off everything

Julio Ricardo Varela

‘A logic of escalation’: How Trump’s ill-defined war risks spinning out of control

‘Whiplash’: Hayes warns Trump’s Iran message is total chaos

Trump rejects ceasefire as Iran expands attacks across Gulf region

Former CIA Director John Brennan speaks on receiving subpoena in ‘grand conspiracy’ probe

‘I’m not doing that’: Lauren Boebert bucks Trump’s $200B Iran war ask

Trump administration plans to display statue of slave owner in park named after MLK Jr.

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  1. James Boasberg looks up in front of a plain blue background.

    Trump thinks he can say whatever he wants. Judge Boasberg just publicly called his bluff.

    Duncan Levin

  2. A close up of Tulsi Gabbard as she bites her lip.

    The humiliating end of Tulsi Gabbard’s dubious ‘anti-war’ persona

    Ben Burgis

  3. The word AIPAC is seen on a black background.

    AIPAC’s Illinois strategy should be a wake-up call — for candidates and for voters

    Paul Waldman

  4. A crowd of people wave Haitian flags and hold signs calling for an extension to Haitian TPS.

    Trump’s plan to send these refugees home fits his discriminatory plan

    Sumayyah Waheed

  5. Donald Trump; Gavin Newsom.

    Trump’s take on dyslexia is wrong — and Newsom’s response isn’t much better

    Eric Garcia

  6. A bustling hallway in the emergency department.

    A growing number of Americans are falling off a health insurance cliff. We’re seeing it firsthand.

    Hasan Nadeem & Vin Gupta

  7. Photoillustration including an image of Brendan Carr, with a distorted image of Trump looking at him. Also overlaid are logos of ABC, CBS and NBC.

    Brendan Carr doesn’t have the law on his side. So he’s trying a menacing shortcut.

    Paul Farhi

  8. Tankers at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal along the Strait of Hormuz on June 23, 2025.

    Why the international community isn’t rushing to help Trump reopen the Strait of Hormuz

    Zeeshan Aleem

  9. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

    Pete Hegseth may have violated the laws of war with a simple phrase

    Brian Finucane

  10. Photoillustration of a spotlight on Donald Trump, smiling over a red voting ballot.

    Trump’s vanity projects are becoming a burden for Republican candidates

    Hayes Brown

  11. Markwayne Mullin; Donald Trump.

    The most important things Markwayne Mullin brings to the table as Trump’s DHS pick

    Hayes Brown

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