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Taylor Paul smiles while posing.

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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.

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Katie Britt walks toward the camera with a smile on her face, wearing a red jacket.

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Republicans begin to question the ‘theater’ of pushing a doomed elections bill

Kevin Frey

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In this photo that was shot from below, Robert Garcia points his left index finger at something or someone. He looks at the same direction.

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This close up shot shows Ron Wyden sitting as he speaks.

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Pam Bondi, left, and Kash Patel in front of a blue curtain.

Fired FBI agents claim ‘improper acts of political retribution’ by Trump administration

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FBI investigating former Counterterrorism Center chief Joe Kent

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

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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

Stephanie Ruhle labels Trump’s efforts to bring down gas prices as a ‘Band-Aid’ solution

Allison Detzel

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

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing during the weekly general audience in St.Peter's Square.

Pope Leo tells broadcasters to reject Trumpian war propaganda

Ja'han Jones

A photo illustration depicting a group of NFL players facing an American tank.

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

Kevin B. Blackistone

Photoillustration of David Gentile, collaged with photos of Donald Trump, Donald Trump’s signature and clippings of $100 bills.

It was a billion-dollar fraud. The mastermind was sent to prison. Trump set him free.

Ken Dilanian

Pete Hegseth (far left) and Dan Caine (far right) salute as people in military uniforms move in front of them, blurred in motion. The photo is in black and white.

The Iran war’s central mystery: What is the U.S. actually trying to accomplish?

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Darren Indyke walks behind two other men.

As Epstein’s longtime lawyer testifies, questions remain about what he knew

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Pam Bondi’s search for DOJ lawyers is looking even more desperate

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

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

Ben Burgis

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats.”

Patel says FBI is buying data, as admin expands digital panopticon

Ja'han Jones

Markwayne Mullin is seen from below during his hearing.

Mullin’s DHS nomination clears committee by 1 vote, heads to Senate

Sydney Carruth & Jack Fitzpatrick

Trump makes awkward joke about Pearl Harbor to Japanese prime minister

Hegseth: U.S. to launch ‘largest strike package yet’ on Iran

Trump admin weighs $200 billion request for war with Iran

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Rand Paul beef with Markwayne Mullin adds surreal layer to bizarre hearing

Gabbard caught omitting key Iran line that contradicted Trump

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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

    Brian Finucane

  7. 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

  8. Donald Trump; Gavin Newsom.

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

    Eric Garcia

  9. A person's hand is seen holding an unfolded piece of paper. The paper, drawn on with marker, says, "Black Lives Mater any life." Below it are four ovals colored in with different shades of brown.

    How a first-grader’s misspelled ‘Black Lives Matter’ note became a federal case

    Nicholas Mitchell

  10. Three federal agents talk to two men in a white truck.

    Louisiana’s empty crawfish processing plants shine a light on Trump’s visa restrictions

    Kevin McGill

  11. Cars are stuck in traffic at sunrise in Los Angeles.

    These Americans aren’t as worried about gas prices. If not for Trump, there’d be more of them.

    Paul Waldman

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