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Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 call plaque installation illegal

Jordan Rubin

A closeup photo of Pete Hegseth surrounded by bombs

The insulting spectacle of Pete Hegseth’s Iran war news conferences

Jeff McCausland

John Kennedy speaks into a microphone. A name plate in front of him says "MR. KENNEDY."

My exchange with a GOP senator went viral. Here’s what our argument really revealed.

David J. Bier

Donald Trump, wearing a red "Gulf of America" hat, is seen from behind a chainlink fence. Rows of bunk beds are seen in the background.

Why Trump suddenly doesn’t want anyone talking about one of his biggest campaign promises

Zeeshan Aleem

Trump pushes GOP to focus on health care in midterms, which would be fine with Democrats

Steve Benen

Senate advances bipartisan housing bill, which faces an uncertain fate

Steve Benen

A collage of Candace Owens looking conspiratorially at Erika Kirk

Now Candace Owens is trying to link Erika Kirk to Jeffrey Epstein

Brandy Zadrozny

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.

Suspect dead in Temple Israel attack in Michigan, sheriff says

Erum Salam & Hayley Meissner

A police officer stands under a blue arched sign that says "Old Dominion University." The officer is flanked by two police cars.

Gunman in deadly Old Dominion University shooting had past ISIS ties, sources say

Erum Salam

Steve Tisch is seen looking away in this closeup shot in front of a yellow background.

New York Giants owners look to pass ownership to kids in wake of Epstein emails

Ja'han Jones

A logo on UN is visible on a column along with a US flag hanging off a flag pole.

UN committee says Trump and allies’ ‘racist hate speech’ fuels human rights abuses

Ja'han Jones

Elizabeth Warren with her finger on her lip, looking confused or deep in thought.

Democrats seek answers on millions pledged to Trump presidential library

Lily Becker & David Rohde

Donald Trump makes a gesture with his face and right hand like he is indifferent to an issues.

Trump is asleep at the wheel as his administration scrambles over his war in Iran

Chris Hayes

Woman holding photo of Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran.

Iran highlights: Israel bombs Iran and Lebanon as U.S. gas prices soar
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Amid fresh strikes no clear endgame, Trump insists war is ‘moving along rapidly’

Julia Jester

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UN reports 3.2 million people displaced in Iran

Adam Hudacek

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Gas prices climb to $3.60 per gallon

Ebony Davis

A farmer walks alongside a tractor and grain wagon near Northland, Minnesota.

Farmer says he’s ‘collateral damage’ in Trump’s war in Iran, warns food prices could soar

Allison Detzel

Multiple ships are seen in the ocean far from the shore.

As the Strait of Hormuz stays shut, ships weigh a deadly choice

Adam Hudacek

People in military uniforms stand on top of and around armored vehicles.

In second week of the Iran war, the White House emphasizes ‘fun’ and meme videos

Steve Benen

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Scarborough: Trump’s attacks on Massie will only make him stronger

Allison Detzel

Sen. Josh Hawley smiling.

Republicans define victory in Iran as whatever Trump says it is

Kevin Frey

President Donald Trump speaks on stage.

The question isn’t whether Trump is clueless about the war in Iran, it’s why

Steve Benen

A drop of petrol falls from the nozzle of a petrol pump.

Trump and his allies pitch a new idea: Maybe higher gas prices aren’t ‘bad news’

Steve Benen

A person in a white coverall wearing a paper mask and a hairnet has an arm out toward big machinery while the other arm holds a clipboard.

Trump won’t say what happens if Iran keeps its uranium stockpiles

Vaughn Hillyard

Donald Trump leans over to talk to Pam Bondi.

Trump reportedly directed DOJ to reverse course on case against defiant law firms

Steve Benen

A photo illustration featuring Andy Ogles, left, and Mike Johnson, right. The star and crescent is visible in the background.

Andy Ogles’ bigotry is awful. So is Mike Johnson’s cowardly response.

Michael A. Cohen

President Donald Trump during the opening of his new golf course at his Trump International Golf links resort in Balmedie, Scotland.

Trump’s favorite turn of phrase reveals how little he truly understands about war

Philip Bump

Rep. Jim Clyburn.

James Clyburn, 85, launches re-election bid

Ebony Davis

Katie Britt leans her head on her right hand as she looks on.

Airport lines grow longer — and Congress can’t even agree if DHS shutdown talks exist

Jack Fitzpatrick

Pete Hegseth makes a very angry and loud gesture as he speaks during a presser.

Pentagon puts restrictions on photographers, adding to Hegseth’s anti-press campaign

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address.

‘We’ve won’: Trump’s declarations of victory in war with Iran defy reality

Akayla Gardner

FBI investigating Michigan synagogue attack as ‘targeted act of violence’ on Jewish community

TSA officer says workers donating plasma, delivering food to make ends meet in shutdown

‘Trying to cast doubt’: Arizona now at the center of election investigations

Key background details in Epstein-Trump accuser’s FBI interview verified

Trump dances onstage to ‘Y.M.C.A’ nearly two weeks into Iran war

Lawrence: Trump’s lie about Iran school bombing disgraces the American presidency

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    The Live Nation-Ticketmaster settlement, explained

    Jessica Levinson

  2. A photo collage of a man surrounded by images of barbed wire, a hospital bed with restraints, and a jail cell.

    Alabama governor spares us one more state-sponsored spectacle of cruelty

    Austin Sarat

  3. A collage showing Timothée Chalamet, a woman singing opera, ballet shoes, and a person using a phone

    The harsh truth in Timothée Chalamet’s viral ballet insult

    Noor Noman

  4. People wait in security check line in the parking garage.

    Airport security lines are awful — what politicians are doing to TSA workers is worse

    Everett Kelley

  5. Photoillustration of Donald Trump in front of American military assets and an illustrated globe icon, all overlaid on a bright orange background.

    Trump is seizing power abroad — before he loses it at home

    Zeeshan Aleem

  6. A close up of Christina Applegate.

    Christina Applegate’s honest answer to the worst question you can ask

    Meredith O’Brien

  7. Pictures of Kristi Noem showing how much she's changed her look in the recent years.

    Kristi Noem forgot the most important part of serving Donald Trump

    Hayes Brown

  8. Backs of people's heads sitting in an audience. Multiple people wear Trump hats. The entire photo is tinted blue by the lights.

    The GOP’s future can be found in newly leaked racist, antisemitic MAGA college group chat

    Anthony L. Fisher

  9. Kristi Noem and federal agents look at a cell phone; one agent points ahead.

    Look who’s buying up your personal data to get around the Fourth Amendment

    Patrick G. Eddington

  10. Men put their faces on the ground as they pray outside the ruins of a building.

    The many reasons the U.S. economy may not be able to take Trump’s Iran war for long

    Joseph Zeballos-Roig

  11. A man waves an Iranian flag in front of a crowd during a protest.

    As world powers distance themselves from the Iran war, the U.S. has an existential problem

    Nayyera Haq

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