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Ian Sherwood is the director of international newsgathering for MS NOW, a former executive editor for NBC News and a former deputy Washington bureau chief for the BBC.

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The reason Trump may not care about his plummeting popularity

Paul Waldman

Candace Owens, left, and Hunter Biden speak into microphones while sitting in lounge chairs.

Candace Owens and Joe Biden’s son deserve each other now, apparently

Anthony L. Fisher

Fred Kerley, blurred in motion, sprints at the Khalifa Stadium.

The MAGA-backed ‘Enhanced Games’ are an ethical nightmare

Ja'han Jones

Photoillustration of Donald Trumps smiling behind a mask of Donald Trump frowning, all on an orange background.

Polls show many Republicans don’t believe these three facts. That’s bad for America — and the GOP.

Ryan Teague Beckwith

A close up of Donald Trump's face.

‘They are being scammed:’ The week Republicans told Trump no

Laura Barrón-López & Mychael Schnell

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in New York

Trump’s Iran deal up in the air amid GOP blowback

Jake Traylor & David Rohde

21-year-old identified as gunman in shooting on security checkpoint near White House, sources say

Marc Santia

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British Royal Navy prepares to clear mines in Strait of Hormuz

Ian Sherwood

Photoillustration of a black-and-white Todd Blanche in behind the Department of Justice building, alongside a DOJ logo.

This omission in Todd Blanche’s testimony says so much about the Trump Justice Department

Duncan Levin

Tulsi Gabbard partially obscured by out-of-focus lights.

Tulsi Gabbard just learned loyalty’s a one-way street with Trump

Ben Burgis

President Donald Trump

Trump announces ‘largely negotiated’ agreement with Iran

Jake Traylor

A person, only their gloved hands visible, uses a micropipette.

There’s one clear takeaway from the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks

Robert W. Cross

President Donald Trump

Trump announces ‘largely negotiated’ agreement with Iran

Jake Traylor & Emily Hung

Donald Trump Jr. walks down the stairs as he leaves the plane.

Trump to skip eldest son’s wedding because ‘I have a thing called Iran’

Sydney Carruth

Donald Trump and Todd Blanche speaks to the media at his criminal trial in New York City.

Trump’s ‘slush fund’ scandal has an easy solution: impeachment

Jordan Rubin

This split image shows Donald Trump on the left and Chris Hayes on the right.

Trump’s revenge tour may have sparked a Republican revolt

Chris Hayes

Trump and Fox News are trapped in a doom loop on Iran

Matt Gertz

Andrew Weissmann: ‘Every single taxpayer is being robbed’ by DOJ ‘slush fund’

Allison Detzel

Stephen Colbert is seen speaking or singing in front of a standing microphone.

Colbert avoids Trump in final ‘Late Show,’ but president rages afterward anyway

Sydney Carruth

A closeup of a Black athlete and their white, purple and yellow jersey with the part that reads LSU is seen.

Black athletes are central to the southern political economy. Republicans are about to find that out.

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

Donald Trump, seen from a low angle, with his hands up.

Trump’s loyalists face a reconciliation mess of his own making

Hayes Brown

Photoillustration with the word ‘BREAKING’ repeated three times in large red letters over a blurred image of Donald Trump’s face. Red emergency siren icons and bold blue abstract shapes overlap the composition, creating a chaotic news-alert aesthetic in red, blue, black, and white.

How to keep the onslaught of political news from wrecking your mental health

Zeeshan Aleem

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells West Point graduates they’re ‘ready’ for war

Julianne McShane

Victor Wembanyama is unlike anything the NBA has seen before

Mike Wise

‘It’s critical’: John Kirby hopes Gabbard’s replacement can ‘keep politics out of intelligence’ 

‘I feel trapped and… really scared’: Damage being done as data centers pop up nationwide

Candace Owens interviews Hunter Biden in unexpected move

As Ebola outbreak hits Africa, Dr. Gupta says U.S. will ‘bear the brunt’ of international aid cuts

All charges dropped against ‘Broadview Six’ after feds admit to errors in case

Kevin Warsh: I’ll lead Fed with independence and resolve

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  1. W. E. B. Du Bois sits in a chair while posing for a portrait in this black-and-white photo.

    W.E.B. Du Bois had the right idea for handling racism. Increasing numbers of Black Americans agree.

    Robyn Autry

  2. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during an event for National Police Week.

    DHS cries foul after Colorado Public Safety warns posts could stir up racists

    Ja'han Jones

  3. Shayeann Day-Wilson #50 of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts with teammates against the UCLA Bruins during the first quarter in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

    The biggest problem with the NAACP’s call for a sports boycott

    Keith Reed

  4. Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally.

    Ken Martin’s 2024 autopsy incompetence matched only by his fear of accountability

    Zeeshan Aleem

  5. Photoillustration of hands holding a phone with fire emojis coming out of it. In the foreground, bars obscure part of the hands and phone compilation.

    A post after Charlie Kirk’s death never should have landed our client in jail

    Cary Davis

  6. Illustration of a large hand in a red, white, and blue sleeve lowering a green money bag with a dollar sign toward a cartoon burglar carrying it away. The background is beige, with a shadow beneath the figures.

    Here’s a remedy for Trump’s self-dealing that no pardon can touch

    Justin Florence

  7. Ken Paxton; Donald Trump.

    Trump’s GOP primary victories could spell general election headaches

    Hayes Brown

  8. Stephen Colbert stands in front of a skyline.

    A subdued Stephen Colbert says goodbye to ‘The Late Show’

    Jacques Berlinerblau

  9. Sterling K. Brown as the Monster in "Is God Is."

    Sterling K. Brown’s ‘Is God Is’ role sparks misplaced backlash

    Ronda Racha Penrice

  10. Photoillustration of a sea of Benjamin Franklins wearing red baseball caps that say Make America Great Again.

    A clear picture of Trump’s intentions for the ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is emerging

    Zeeshan Aleem

  11. Donald Trump smiles behind bulletproof glass. Supporters holding signs are seen reflected in the glass.

    MAGA world may one day regret Trump backing Ed Gallrein in Kentucky

    Matthew Bartlett

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