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Mike Wise is a sports journalist whose past employers include ESPN’s The Undefeated, The Washington Post and The New York Times. He is writing a biography of Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills. 

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Vice President JD Vance.

JD Vance responds to Joe Rogan’s complaint about MAGA ‘dorks’

Ja'han Jones

A silhouette of a man wearing a hat is seen during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

CPAC’s noticeable split over this key issue spells trouble for Trump

Zeeshan Aleem

A courtroom sketch illustrating Nicolás Maduro, his wife and their defense attorneys.

Maduro’s legal case remains extraordinary. His judge literally said so in open court.

Barbara McQuade

Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissent from Supreme Court leaving an ‘injustice in place’

Jordan Rubin

Birthright citizenship is at the Supreme Court this week. Trump is sweating.

Jordan Rubin

Photoillustration of Tiger Woods' mugshot and a photo of him post-arrest juxtaposed with a photo of him at his prime, swinging a golf club.

Tiger Woods is done. We should be too.

Mike Wise

Eric Swalwell; Kash Patel.

Democrats see a ‘shocking abuse’ as the FBI’s Patel reportedly targets Eric Swalwell

Steve Benen

Mike Davis; Ali Velshi.

The antitrust scandals brewing inside Trump’s DOJ

Ali Velshi & Amel Ahmed

President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Miami International Airport.
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Iran FM posts image of destroyed U.S. aircraft: “Look at what we did”

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Benjamin Netanyahu, left, looks down. Donald Trump, right, looks ahead.

The U.S. and Israel say they’re fighting together. On the biggest questions, they’re not.

Julia Jester

US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

With Maduro gone, the U.S. formally reopens its embassy in Caracas

Julia Jester & Erum Salam

Pete Hegseth looks away in the bottom right corner of the frame.

Key Democrats probe report Hegseth blocked promotions for women, Black officers

Steve Benen

Columbia University protester says year in ICE custody ‘destroyed’ her physical health

Allison Detzel

Michael Rousseau, chief executive officer of Air Canada, speaks at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce.

Air Canada CEO to retire after outrage over English-only crash condolences

Sydney Carruth

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna welcomes sanctioned Russians for Capitol field trip

Ja'han Jones

President Donald Trump holds a sharpie before signing several permits.

Trump shares a conversation with Sharpie maker that apparently never occurred

Steve Benen

Donald Trump, right and in focus, sits at his desk. Elon Musk, left and out of focus, stands with his arms crossed.

Trump reportedly includes Elon Musk in phone meeting with foreign leader (again)

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

Trump gives Russia yet another pass, says it’s ‘fine’ for Putin to break Cuba oil blockade

Steve Benen

The U.S. Capitol building.

As the GOP-led Congress struggles, members give up their seats at a historic pace

Steve Benen

Jared Kushner looks on during a press conference.

Why Iran doesn’t want to talk to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff

Hussein Ibish

Donald Trump is s shouting into the microphone at night.

The shameless way Stephen Miller and Kash Patel are responding to Trump’s disastrous poll numbers

Anthony L. Fisher

Three agents are standing behind a railing, the one in the middle is holding a weapon pointing ahead.

Emails show Trump official’s thirst for violence against protesters

Ja'han Jones

A Florida State Trooper guards the entrance to the immigration detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.

Democratic senators probe torture allegations at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Ja'han Jones

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Whether the CDC will survive RFK Jr.’s tenure is an open question

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s personal and political interests keep looking more like Saudi Arabia’s

Steve Benen

Israeli parliament passes budget, allowing Netanyahu to avoid early elections

The Associated Press

An air traffic controller looking stressed at work.

I’ve been an air traffic controller for more than 16 years. I have a simple question for Congress.

Jack Criss

A person holding a tiny American flag out of the window of a car

The No Kings protests are galvanizing Americans. But there’s something missing.

Zeeshan Aleem

‘Always have concerns with this president’: Pelosi airs midterms unease in exclusive interview

‘If only anyone had warned you guys it was all a lie’: Nicolle on the podcast bros turning on Trump

Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric raises alarm among military leaders, veterans

Poll: Majority of voters say Trump is becoming more erratic with age

‘Unethical and disgusting’: Growing questions about well timed trades ahead of U.S. military action

Joe: Real conservatives are joining the protests and saying we agree that in U.S. there are no kings

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  1. Michael Flynn prepares to testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

    Trump’s settlement to Michael Flynn could set a dangerous precedent

    Mary McCord

  2. In this aerial photo, a very long line of people can be seen waiting.

    How Democrats upended the GOP’s entire shutdown strategy with a simple choice

    Symone D. Sanders Townsend

  3. A woman, left, dances with a man. The lighting of the scene is very warm.

    A ‘Love Story’ that feels more like an invasion of privacy

    Jen Chaney

  4. Bill Maher holds a microphone. Light casts a shadow on one side of his face; the background is entirely black.

    Why Bill Maher receiving the Kennedy Center’s comedy award is eyebrow-raising

    Paul Waldman

  5. A close up of Donald Trump illuminated by a flash, as seen from below. An American flag waves in the almost white sky behind him.

    Trump has gone birther on the entire country

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

  6. Pete Hegseth is visible in focus at a podium; in the foreground partially blocking him are seated people raising their hands.

    In a sham nod to transparency, Hegseth is telling the press to just FOIA the Pentagon

    Lauren Harper

  7. Photoillustration of Jeffrey Epstein collaged with a 2025 No Kings protest. Overlaid is the text of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

    The Epstein class thinks it runs America. No Kings protesters had a message for it.

    Rep. Ro Khanna

  8. Photo illustration of a judge looming above a pregnant woman in a hospital bed.

    Why judges are forcing women into unwanted C-sections

    Dr. Joia Crear Perry & Jade Below

  9. Photoillustration of Peter Thiel looking at a stained-glass window depicting the devil.

    What Peter Thiel’s sold-out lectures on the ‘antichrist’ are really about

    Anthea Butler

  10. Out of focus in the foreground, a person looks at computer screens with stock market information. In focus in the background, Donald Trump speaks on the TV.

    Unusual trading activity raises the possibility of a grave national security breach

    Zeeshan Aleem

  11. In this aerial shot, people are seen gathering in an immigration facility.

    Ms. Rachel’s call with a child held by ICE says all we need to know about Trump’s America

    Noor Noman

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