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Janai S. Nelson is president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

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Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

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Chuck Grassley's face seen partially obscured behind a desk.

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The MV Hondius arrives in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain.

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Allison Detzel

The top part of the Donald Trump's status is seen where he raises his fist up.

MAGA pastor defends Trump statue amid outrage over biblical similarities

Steve Benen

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Joe Scarborough

An activist holds a U.S. flag during a rally on Oct. 15, 2025 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

I told the Supreme Court what would happen if it ruled against Louisiana’s map. And I was right

Janai S. Nelson

Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to testify in front of the House

Jack Smith slams Trump in break from DOJ norms. It’s about time

Barbara McQuade

Sean Duffy makes a hand gesture pointing at the audience in front of a train.

‘Brutally out of touch’: Trump transportation secretary’s reality series draws backlash

Steve Benen

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Trump says U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘massive life support’
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Trump says he will suspend federal gas tax, requiring Congress’ approval

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The Associated Press

Signage for the Federal Trade Commission outside the its headquarters. A tree partially obscures the building.

The Trump administration tried to silence my media organization. We just defeated it

Angelo Carusone

Thousands of people march. In the front, people hold a banner that says "March on Washington." The Capitol is seen in the background. The photo, dated 1963, is in black and white.

There’s a crisis unfolding across the South. Americans shouldn’t pretend otherwise

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

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Why Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ adaptation is so painful to witness today

Hannah Holland

Operating room is seen on the right side of the frame while the doors are seen on the left.

Republicans run campaign ads on funds for rural hospitals, while hiding the fine print

Steve Benen

The sign of the dept. of interior is visible.

Leading Interior Department official faces intensifying ethics controversy

Steve Benen

Donald Trump holds a chart.

The frustrating reason Trump may ultimately get his tariffs — even after losing yet another legal challenge

Ray Brescia

Fans, blurred in motion, arrive at Lusail Stadium.

Trump’s World Cup ticket shock makes the FIFA president look worse — but it doesn’t add up

Jason Page

This split images shows Donald Trump on the left and MS NOW's Chris Hayes on the right.

Trump’s frantic social media posts expose a major problem with his Iran war strategy

Chris Hayes

Donald Trump gestures with his hands while speaking to reporters.

‘Horror show’: Trump still can’t restrain himself when lashing out at women in media

Steve Benen

Donald Trump is seen sitting on the right side of the frame while the left half of the frame has an object completely out of focus.

2 months later, Trump’s brazen SAVE Act bluff unravels in embarrassing fashion

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump

Trump’s Saturday: LIV golf, punishing gas prices and radio silence from Iran

Ebony Davis

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Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Democrats lose edge to retake House after Virginia redistricting ruling

Ebony Davis

A screengrab of Jessica Waters, who is sitting behind a desk and speaking into a microphone.

The hate I experienced after testifying about the FACE Act says it all

Jessica Waters

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)

Democrats vow to win midterms despite redistricting map setback

Erum Salam

Jewish community members watch a fire truck.

What’s happening to British Jews could foreshadow America’s future

Michael A. Cohen

Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients into an ambulance.

We’re focusing on the wrong aspects of the hantavirus outbreak

Tara C. Smith

A ‘formidable’ 2028 contender? Why Republicans shouldn’t ignore Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

‘Risk to the public is low’: Professor breaks down hantavirus as cruise ship passengers disembark

House Democrat sounds off on Trump amid soaring gas prices

Jemele Hill slams Stephen A. Smith for saying all Black Americans should vote Republican once

Democrats appeal Virginia Supreme Court ruling invalidating new voter-backed map

What does a ‘ceasefire’ even mean anymore?

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  1. President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed $250 million White House ballroom in the Oval Office of the White House.

    The GOP message behind funding Trump’s ballroom: ‘Watch us eat cake’

    Matthew Bartlett

  2. The U.S. and Puerto Rican flags behind barbed wire.

    Trump avoids looking for election fraud in the places he might legitimately find it

    Julio Ricardo Varela

  3. the exterior of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC and John Roberts

    The Supreme Court’s mask is slipping — and Roberts is in damage control mode

    Duncan Levin

  4. A photo illustration of two people looking at each other, surrounded by snippets of legal text.

    The Baldoni-Lively feud is one of the biggest celebrity miscalculations of this century

    Rachel Simon

  5. Matt Taibbi testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "The Censorship-Industrial Complex" on Feb. 12, 2025 in Rayburn building.

    Matt Taibbi filed a Trumpian, free speech-chilling lawsuit against me. A judge just threw it out

    Eoin Higgins

  6. A "Black Voters Matter" sign during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol.

    Republicans can’t conceal the amorality behind what they’ve done in Tennessee

    Earle J. Fisher

  7. Marco Rubio, left, and Donald Trump. The back of someone's head — blurred and in the foreground — visually separates them.

    The U.S. is picking a fight with Cuba. It’s not clear how it’s supposed to end

    Joseph Zeballos-Roig

  8. Fans watch as Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC plays his shot from the first tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational in Saudi Arabia.

    Saudi Arabia is axing LIV Golf despite Trump’s cheerleading — but I’m not celebrating

    Kevin B. Blackistone

  9. Ted Turner sits at his desk in 1977.

    Ted Turner created CNN — but this was his biggest innovation

    Peter Funt

  10. President Donald Trump stops to speak to reporters before boarding Marine One.

    Trump got his revenge in Indiana. It could come with a cost

    Paul Waldman

  11. Donald Trump, with only his eyes and nose visible. The photo is taken with a slow shutter speed, so he is blurred.

    New lawsuit against The New York Times is Trump’s latest initiative to protect white men at all costs

    Charles F. Coleman Jr.

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