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Kevin B. Blackistone is a longtime national sports columnist and professor of the practice at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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Markwayne Mullin's face visible behind a desk.

Markwayne Mullin’s ‘super secret’ travel suddenly gives senators some pause

Lillie Boudreaux & Jack Fitzpatrick

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

Stephanie Ruhle rips Trump official for downplaying war’s economic impact

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

Pam Bondi’s ethics proposal threatens to give carte blanche to Trump’s DOJ lawyers

Barbara McQuade

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

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

Donald Trump; Gavin Newsom.

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

Eric Garcia

A ship is seen in the foreground and the skyline is seen in the background in fog.

Republicans insist Trump has a strategy on the Strait of Hormuz — even as it changes by the hour

Kevin Frey

A man, woman, and small child, all in baseball jerseys. Behind them is a baseball field.

‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU

Laura Barrón-López

Mike Johnson holds a folder as he walks off the podium.

In touting SAVE Act, Johnson refuses to cite any fraud it would have prevented

Ja'han Jones

Markwayne Mullin; Donald Trump.

The most important things Markwayne Mullin brings to the table as Trump’s DHS pick

Hayes Brown

Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Trump administration reportedly seeks to use HIV aid to extract minerals from Zambia

Ja'han Jones

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

A close up of Markwayne Mullin cocking his head.

Markwayne Mullin’s offer on DHS: The same Trump agenda, a new hardline leader

Ali Vitali

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

Barack Obama speaks with Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral.

Trump clings to self-defeating argument about Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump gives remarks during a "Save America Rally.”

Next stop, SCOTUS? Trump loses latest appellate step in his ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN

Jordan Rubin

Kari Lake.

Judge writes Kari Lake ‘repeatedly thumbed her nose’ at legal requirements

Jordan Rubin

A sign that reads UF is seen through tree branches.

University of Florida’s College Republicans chapter sues over Nazi-related suspension

Ja'han Jones

A close up of Eric Adams, whose hands are clasped in front of his mouth.

NYC moves to quit defending Eric Adams in sexual assault suit

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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

Brian Finucane

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

Jared Kushner speaks at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum.

Ex-Obama ethics czar rips Kushner for seeking billions from Middle East regimes

Allison Detzel

Sen. Gallego questions Sen. Mullin about election conspiracy theories

Bondi makes last-ditch effort to avoid having to testify on Epstein files

Sen. Warner grills Tulsi Gabbard over FBI showing up to Fulton County election office

‘Insidious’: Online gamblers threaten reporter over Iran war bets

Oil prices climb again as Trump administration downplays economic impact of Iran war

Lawrence: When asked, Trump refused to honor fallen U.S. troops in his war

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  1. 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

  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. Workers sit on a wall against the Dubai backdrop of the city skyline as they take a break.

    Gulf leaders now face the shockwaves of a war they did not start

    Ayman Mohyeldin

  6. Pete Hegseth.

    How two words from Pete Hegseth sent a chilling message about America’s rules of engagement

    Hayes Brown

  7. 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

  8. A plume of purple-looking smoke rises above a city, contrasting an orange sky.

    The cost of Trump’s Iran war is even more infuriating than it sounds

    Philip Bump

  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. A compilation of stills from this year's Academy Award for Best Picture nominees. Top row, left to right: The Secret Agent, Bugonia, Frankenstein, Train Dreams, Hamnet. Middle row: Sinners, One Battle After Another, F1; Marty Supreme. Bottom row: Train Dreams, Sentimental Value, Hamnet, The Secret Agent, Frankenstein.

    This best picture nominee is proof the Oscars have completely lost the plot

    Anthony L. Fisher

  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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