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San Diego police respond to reports of active shooter at Islamic center

In this close up shot, Pete Hegseth looks on with a concerned facial expression.

‘Amateur hour’: Even some Republicans are starting to turn against Pete Hegseth

Steve Benen

In this tight shot, Bill Cassidy, right, hugs a female supporter with a somber expression on his face.

Trump got his revenge against Cassidy. Will Cassidy get his revenge on Trump?

Steve Benen

Jenn Hall holds a box of food items on the right side of the frame while nearly ten other volunteers worked on sorting food in front of a line of green bins.

The terrible cost of Republicans’ SNAP cuts is becoming clear

Joseph Llobrera

How Trump's China mistake will further devastate American workers

Rep. Ro Khanna

Trump’s repeated dismissal of the MAGA base is catching up to him

Joe Scarborough

Tova Noel, seen from an elevated angle, wears a yellow blouse and a dark blue coat. She is surrounded on all sides by other people.

Prison guard testifies about financial transactions ahead of Epstein’s death

Julianne McShane

President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office and walks to board Marine One on.

Trump DOJ announces a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies as part of IRS settlement

Steve Benen

In this close up photograph shot from above, Donald Trump speaks behind a phone screen that is recording him.
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House Democrats accuse Trump of ‘corruption unparalleled’ over IRS settlement

Kevin Frey

Elon Musk, seen at profile behind a glass window.

Jury tosses Elon Musk’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of violating nonprofit promise

The Associated Press

Thomas Massie on Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol.

Thomas Massie braces for a showdown with Trump in the most expensive primary of all time

Mychael Schnell & Syedah Asghar

Armed federal agents with their backs toward the camera.

ICE agent charged with assault in Venezuelan immigrant’s shooting

Erum Salam

Jan. 6 rioters are seen trying to cover themselves up from a fire in the background.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested again in Texas, extending brutal pattern

Steve Benen

Attendees raise their hands in prayer during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

As Christian nationalists gather in D.C., polling shows broad opposition to far-right vision

Steve Benen

Shadows of trees obscure the Department of Justice facade on the exterior of the building.

How Trump’s Justice Department may be forfeiting judges’ trust

Lisa Rubin

A statue of President Donald Trump at Trump National Doral Miami.

Trump’s golden statue symbolizes something much more dangerous than vanity

Michael Steele

Brian Christine, nominee to be assistant Health and Human Services secretary for health, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

U.S. hantavirus response led in part by conspiratorial penile implant specialist

Steve Benen

Joe Scarborough: Trump’s Poland troop withdrawal is part of a troubling pattern

Allison Detzel

In this diagonal closeup shot, Donald Trump is seen looking away while the reflection of his face is visible adjacent to him.

Trump’s surprising admission shows his ‘Art of the Deal’ is dead

Zeeshan Aleem

Police official in Arizona is fired after trying to stoke violence at anti-ICE rally

Ja'han Jones

Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing.

Judge allows key evidence in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder trial

Sydney Carruth

Tina Peters speaks during a debate.

Colorado’s secretary of state blasts Gov. Jared Polis for granting Trump ally clemency

Allison Detzel

A single family house inside a bell jar

Congress could pass the biggest housing law in decades. But one thing might grind it to a halt.

Hayes Brown

Balck smokes rises behind buildings as people gather around.

2 Navy jets collide at air show in Idaho, all 4 crew members eject safely

The Associated Press

A old photo of young black men protesting overlayed with the newly redrawn Alabama congressional map

My father insisted I know this one thing about the South. Republicans are proving him right.

Jarvis DeBerry

Cuba reportedly acquires drones to possibly use on U.S.

Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergency by WHO

MS NOW reporter breaks down how some companies continue to embrace DEI despite Trump

Rev. Sharpton calls out ‘exclusionary theology’ of White House-backed prayer event at National Mall

Former Trump supporter says he ‘fell prey to MAGA’ and explains why he walked away

‘Always dangerous’: Former CIA director on Trump’s inconsistent claims about Iran’s military strength

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Understand Today’s News

  1. Sen. Mark Kelly stands in front of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, superimposed over a green classified document page.

    If the Pentagon can shut down a sitting senator, it can shut down all of us

    Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (ret.)

  2. Bill Cassidy rides an escalator, his reflection visible on the glass side.

    Why this conservative Republican senator asked Democrats to vote for him

    Kevin McGill

  3. Photoillustration of a politician at his desk. His face is covered with a large orange dot.

    Reps. Wilson and Kean are the latest congresspeople to engage in this disturbing trend

    Max Burns

  4. Alex Murdaugh looks down.

    The bone-chilling disregard for prosecutorial conduct that led to Murdaugh’s overturned conviction

    Madeleine Lippey

  5. Jason Collins, pictured in 2014, looks on.

    Jason Collins died without seeing another NBA player come out

    Keith Reed

  6. Xi Jinping, left, smiles at Donald Trump on the right side of the frame while an out of focus yellow mark covers the left half of the frame.

    Trump wanted China to bail him out. That was never going to happen.

    Daniel R. DePetris

  7. JD Vance, seen close up.

    There’s a telling pattern in JD Vance’s fight against ‘fraud’

    Paul Waldman

  8. The words "the separation of church and state is good for both" is projected onto the side of a building. the US Capitol is seen in the distance

    250 years in, and Christian nationalism is attacking the Constitution on the National Mall

    Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

  9. Photoillustration split of Donald Trump, a hundred dollar bill and the seal of Iran.

    What the White House and Wall Street are getting wrong about the Iran war

    Nicholas Grossman

  10. Gas prices displayed at a Mobil station on May 04, 2026 in Los Angeles.

    How Trump is trying to fool Americans with his gas tax holiday idea

    Hayes Brown

  11. A person with their back toward the camera holds a small sign that says "LEAVE MEMPHIS ALONE" in the Tennessee state Capitol.

    Voters across the American South are showing what dissent looks like

    Molly McGrath

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