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Nicholas Grossman is a political science professor at the University of Illinois, editor of Arc Digital and the author of "Drones and Terrorism."

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People, with their backs toward the camera, sit as they cast their votes.

Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s gerrymandering appeal after state court loss

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Tina Peters wearing a red button that says her name.

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Photoillustration of Donald Trump tipping scales in his favor in front of an IRS logo.

There’s one clear way to handle Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS

Duncan Levin

In this diagonal closeup shot, Donald Trump is seen looking away while the reflection of his face is visible adjacent to him.

Trump’s surprising admission shows his ‘Art of the Deal’ is dead

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Trump wanted China to bail him out. That was never going to happen.

Daniel R. DePetris

As inflation gets worse, Trump has nothing to offer but ignorance and incoherence

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In this photo shot from above, John Roberts, left, smiles and looks down as Donald Trump is seen smiling as well.

Is presidential immunity ‘dead in the water’?

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Dalton Eatherly's booking photo and a screenshot of the crypto website he uses to make money showing a market cap of $1.6 million

A racist streamer shot a Black man in Tennessee. Viewers rewarded him handsomely.

Christopher Mathias

President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden are partially obscured by a polling trend line in a photo collage illustration.

Trump’s polls just passed a historic low

James Downie

Peanuts are seen in the grain cart at sunset in an open field.

Farm bankruptcies are skyrocketing — and farmers have no question about who’s to blame

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Donald Trump goes up the stairs into the airplane, looking unpleased.

New Trump financial records raise fresh concerns about his anti-immigrant crackdown

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Alex Murdaugh looks down.

The bone-chilling disregard for prosecutorial conduct that led to Murdaugh’s overturned conviction

Madeleine Lippey

Israeli military vehicles and tanks on a dirt-heavy hill.

‘Crossed a Rubicon’: Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 45 days

Julia Jester

Xi Jinping, right, lifts his left arm pointing away while Donald Trump looks in the same direction.

Trump infuriates far-right influencers by touting Chinese land ownership

Ja'han Jones

A person on the right side of the frame, partially obscured by smoke, wears a cowboy hat and holds a large American flag over his shoulder. The Capitol is visible in the background on the left side of the frame.

GOP senator is tired of hearing about the Jan. 6 attack, but the past is not even past

Steve Benen

Three political candidates in a photo collage surrounded by the letters LA

Trump is trying to oust a senator who voted to convict him. Saturday’s primary is the test.

Mychael Schnell

In this split images Donald Trump is seen on the left as he speaks in the White House and MS NOW's Chris Hayes is seen on the right.

The greatest heist in American history? This Trump shakedown is flying under the radar

Chris Hayes

Charles Schumer raises his fist while speaking at a podium, which has a poster which says "Protect Veterans' Reproductive Care." Other people, including Elizabeth Warren and Patty Murray, surround him.

Veterans group sues Trump administration over VA abortion ban

Julianne McShane

President Donald Trump walks with an entourage next to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump insists U.S.-China relations are in a good place as he wraps up Beijing trip

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Samual Alito looks on as he stands in Italy.

The week at SCOTUS: Maps, mifepristone and more divide justices on the shadow docket

Jordan Rubin

Jim Jordan stands in an elevator as he looks up holding a legal pad while waiting for the doors to close.

‘That’s life’: Jim Jordan distances himself from his own comments

Steve Benen

Ken Paxton, right, walks in with a smile in his face while a man with a creme colored cowboy hat

Texas Children’s Hospital to launch ‘detransition clinic’ as part of settlement

Julianne McShane

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

MAGA lawmaker mocks fourth grader worried about climate change

Chris Hayes

Bill Ferguson stands between one man and one woman as he speaks in front of multiple microphones.

Maryland Senate leader needs to listen to his party on redistricting push

Ja'han Jones

Scott Turner looks up as he sits in front of a microphone during a testimony.

Even now, Cabinet secretaries can’t shake their creepy preoccupation with Joe Biden

Steve Benen

Rep. Jayapal share what she saw in Cuba amid U.S. blockade: ‘I was shocked’

Trump-Xi summit in China ends with no major breakthroughs, little progress on Taiwan and war in Iran

White House reportedly considering issuing 250 pardons as part of America’s anniversary

‘That was grotesque’: Sen. Cory Booker excoriates Fox host’s ‘disgusting’ remarks on gerrymandering

Comey: ‘The FBI is suffering’ with Kash Patel as director

Trump spirals as gas revolt spans Rogan, GOP and independents

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