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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on Capitol Hill.

‘It’s a battery’: Congressman forced to school Doug Burgum on something he really should know

Steve Benen

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Mike Johnson’s weakness is on display as members go around him on Ukraine aid

Steve Benen

A female nurse looks blurred as she walks from left to right side of the frame.

Predictions of a mass exodus from Obamacare are coming true

Zeeshan Aleem

JD Vance, seen close up.

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

Paul Waldman

Vance focuses on fraud with especially bad timing for Trump

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‘Lack of humanity’: Joe Scarborough blasts JD Vance for calling Iran war a ‘blip’

Allison Detzel

Rep. Virginia Foxx during a hearing at the US Capitol.

MAGA lawmaker mocks fourth grader worried about climate change

Chris Hayes

Donald Trump, seen from a low angle.

Trump keeps failing Economics 101

Lily Becker

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice.

Trump’s DOJ files suit against the DC Bar, tries to protect key lawyer in 2020 plot

Steve Benen

Donald Trump, framed by white roses, speaks into a microphone outside the White House.

Trump’s HGTV presidency keeps getting more corrupt

Hayes Brown

A person wearing clear gloves sifts through Vote by Mail ballots. Only their hands are visible.

Trump’s order to restrict mail-in ballots could hit a snag in federal court

Fallon Gallagher

Kevin O'Leary attends the Los Angeles Premiere of A24's "Marty Supreme" in Beverly Hills.

‘Shark Tank’ star faces bipartisan fury over Utah data center

Ja'han Jones

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, during the inauguration ceremony for the Navi Mumbai International Airport in Navi Mumbai, India.

DOJ to reportedly drop fraud case against billionaire who hired former Trump lawyer

Steve Benen

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Eric Trump, right, looks down with a subtle smile on his way as he walks into a room.

Eric Trump joined his dad in China. The closer one looks, the more problematic it appears.

Steve Benen

Nelson Wells Jr.; Dawn Michelle Hunt.

‘Bring them home’: Families of jailed Americans urge Trump to seek their release during Xi meeting

Ebony Davis & Selena Kuznikov

Donald Trump, left, Xi Jinping talk as they walk on the left side of the frame while right side is covered with a flag that is out of focus.

Trump paints rosy picture of U.S.-China relations as Xi issues stark warning on Taiwan

Emily Hung & Laura Barrón-López

The motorcade with President Donald Trump drives after a visit to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Facing pushback over his Reflecting Pool fixation, Trump quietly changes his story

Steve Benen

In this tilted frame, Donald Trump holds the ballroom plan on the bottom right side of the photo.

Republicans push back against Trump’s ballroom funding request

Mychael Schnell

In this aerial shot, cranes are seen during sunset or sunrise.

Trump attacked his foes for rising project costs. Then came the bill for his own.

Akayla Gardner

President Donald Trump stands in front of a microphone speaking.

Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library

The Associated Press

An ICE logo is seen next to flags as an officer walks past on the right side.

ICE’s new acting director comes with troubling ties to private prison industry

Ja'han Jones

Harriet Hageman looks surprised as she walks outside carrying her phone and a green person in hand.

The MAGA movement’s revealing KKK revisionism

Ja'han Jones

RFK Jr. looks ahead as he walks behind another man.

Following the latest resignations, HHS suddenly lacks officials in key offices

Steve Benen

Jamie Raskin speaks into a microphone.

Democrats preview a possible House majority with Raskin’s new anti-corruption push

Kevin Frey

Sean Duffy yells as he lifts his fist. He stands on the right side of the frame and a man looks at him in the background on the left side.

Transportation secretary faces intensifying ethics questions over reality series

Steve Benen

Jason Collins, pictured in 2014, looks on.

Jason Collins died without seeing another NBA player come out

Keith Reed

Rev. Al Sharpton: Trump is ‘spitting in the face’ of Americans struggling under his economy

Allison Detzel

Two people, just their hands visible, look over a map of South Carolina.

Democrats are suddenly losing the gerrymandering battle. But there are hidden risks for the GOP.

Hunter Woodall & Kevin Frey

White House reportedly considers plan to issue 250 pardons

Hantavirus survivor speaks out for the first time 

‘Weakened’ Trump cannot stand up to China’s Xi, Key House Democrat says

Sen. Murkowski questions Hegseth on whether Trump will seek congressional approval for Iran

Why the Strait of Hormuz crisis could trigger a global food shortage

Fact-checking Trump on gas prices: He’s running on empty

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Understand Today’s News

  1. 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

  2. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping depicted in a photo collage.

    Why Trump’s first visit to China in a decade is unlikely to go the way he wants

    Zeeshan Aleem

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket during the game against the Dallas Wings.

    Caitlin Clark is facing another backlash — but this one she brought on herself

    Keith O’Brien

  6. Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

    Trump’s strategy ahead of the midterms is a disaster in the making

    Zeeshan Aleem

  7. A couple push their child in a stroller along a sidewalk in the Old Town Alexandria, Va.

    Virginia just became the model state for paid family and medical leave

    Gov. Abigail Spanberger

  8. 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

  9. A black and white archival photo of a woman holding her baby.

    Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

    Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

  10. 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

  11. 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

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