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Protester holds poster featuring Nicolas Maduro which reads, in part, "The People's President."

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A red MAGA cap with the word "Venezuela" taped over "America"

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Erum Salam

President Donald Trump, center, sits with his hands folded.

Trump’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela for its oil is already facing problems

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Trump Maduro capture press conference

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Retired Amb. James Story

In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.

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Erum Salam

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks with reporters filming him on their phones.

‘Good attorney… bad politician’: Hushed GOP chatter on Johnson begins spilling into public view

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Congressional Republicans and Melania Trump surround President Donald Trump as he signs the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act.

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The YouTube logo is reflected in one lens of a person's glasses.

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Philip Bump

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Zeeshan Aleem

Elon Musk on May 21, 2025 in the Oval Office at the White House.

MAGA influencer flaunts bloodlust in call for Tim Walz to possibly face execution

Ja'han Jones

A photo illustration featuring the Jefferson Memorial with Trump's name in gold on top.

Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ executive order was bad. Then it got a lot worse.

Jarvis DeBerry

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz looks down as he stands in an elevator in the U.S. capitol.

How a feud over a space shuttle could derail a government funding deal

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

Congress let Obamacare subsidies lapse. Lawmakers’ next steps are simple.

Kevin Frey

Sen. Chris Coons warns Trump is ‘sleepwalking’ the U.S. into conflict with Venezuela

Allison Detzel

President Trump, right, pats Chief Justice Roberts arm ina crowd of people.

The judge who helped make Trump a king celebrates the Declaration of Independence

Jordan Rubin

Donald Trump playing golf.

Trump’s assault on integration appears headed for the golf course

Ja'han Jones

Pink, blue, and white quilt panels rest on the grass of the National Mall.

Federal workers challenge ban on gender-affirming care coverage

Julianne McShane

Donald Trump.

There’s a reason Trump and the GOP are suddenly obsessed with Minnesota’s fraud problem

Paul Waldman

A large group of people ride in and on top of a stagecoach, Hot Springs, South Dakota, 1889.

I study bigotry. ‘Heritage American’ is a new expression of an old animus.

Nicholas Mitchell

Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith enters a room.

Jack Smith made Republicans look foolish — so they dumped his testimony on New Year’s Eve

Austin Sarat

US Air Force MC-130 Hercules aircrafts sit on a tarmac on Dec. 29, 2025 at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The United States has deployed a major military force in the Caribbean and has recently intercepted oil tankers as part of a naval blockade against Venezuelan vessels it considers to be under sanctions.

Trump’s Venezuela campaign alarms experts over war powers

Julia Jester

Two pharmacists at work at a CVS Pharmacy.

10 drugs just became more affordable for Medicare recipients. America needs more.

Emma Freer

Still from "The Voice of Hind Rajab" with Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani and Clara Khoury.

‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ is a paralyzing account of a Palestinian child’s death in Gaza

Ayman Mohyeldin

People blurred in motion hold signs in front of a Starbucks Coffee location.

Starbucks workers are on strike. We never wanted it to go this far.

Sabina Aguirre

Zohran Mamdani at podium during inauguration

Zohran Mamdani is in for a reality check

Kaivan Shroff

Nearly 40 killed in U.S. operation to capture Maduro, Venezuelan officials say

Maduro arrives at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn

‘I wonder why Maduro didn’t just offer him the oil’: Mehdi Hasan says Trump strikes were oil-driven

Trump addresses concerns and says he aced his cognitive exam in new post: ‘PERFECT HEALTH’

‘Be a fighter’: Democrat Renee Hardman reflects on landslide victory in Iowa Senate race

Michael Fanone criticizes Democratic Party as ‘cowards’ ahead of 5-year anniversary of Jan. 6

Jack Smith: Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump

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    The DOJ’s push to weaponize an 1863 law would be creative if it weren’t so chilling

    Hayes Brown

  2. U.S. President Donald Trump steps on stage to speak at a political rally.

    America isn’t the ‘hottest country’ even by one of Trump’s favorite metrics

    Philip Bump

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    Trump’s pardon spree is doing real harm to real people

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