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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media on board Air Force One while flying in between Washington and West Palm Beach, Fla.

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Kristi Noem, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at a news conference on Jan. 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

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Don Lemon's profile, surrounded by media.

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Mike Johnson walking to the podium looking upset.

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Audrey Robertson sitting at a table with a microphone behind a name tag.

CREW sounds the alarm on Trump official’s appearance in a diamond jewelry ad

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Elon Musk, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands in the Oval Office

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Dan Bongino; Donald Trump.

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Todd Blanche is seen speaking at the podium through other people in the room.

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District Attorney Larry Krasner at a news conference on June 15, 2021 in Philadelphia.

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Luke Ganger and Brent Ganger prepare to speak during a public forum on violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.

Brothers of Renee Good call the violence in Minneapolis ‘beyond explanation’

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Election facility in Fulton County is seen from above.

Body cam footage reveals confusion during FBI search in Fulton County

Ebony Davis

Federal agents use pepper spray against a protester holding a sign during an enforcement operation outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis.

Across the country, Americans are saying no to ICE prisons in their communities

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In a close-up shot, a person is putting their ballot in a box while an election official raises his hand.

Don’t dismiss Trump’s suggestion that ‘Republicans ought to nationalize the voting’

Steve Benen

Donald Trump's face is seen among a crowd of people.

Trump’s fixation on ‘central casting’ takes a still more ridiculous turn

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Federal agents walk in the street.

The legal technicality that could help hold ICE agents accountable

Lauren Bonds

A photo collage of Donald Trump, ICE agents throwing tear gas, and signs protesting ICE

Trump thought border policy would be a trap for Democrats. ICE proved him wrong.

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Mark Zuckerberg, left, inside a car.

New Mexico’s historic trial against Meta could change social media forever

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Bill and Hillary Clinton stand in the pews of the National Cathedral.

Clintons agree to testify about ties to Epstein in House investigation

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People, blurred in motion, walk past an advertisement for the movie "Melania."

Why the Melania documentary’s historic weekend is only a sort-of success story

Adam Hudacek

Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro during a press conference on Aug. 11, 2025 in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.

Pirro walks back threat to lawful gun owners traveling to D.C.

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‘Egregious and appalling’: Epstein survivor blasts Trump DOJ over redaction failures

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Family of Renee Good testifies on Capitol Hill

Noem’s crass tweet comes back to bite her in blistering ruling on protections for Haitians

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Ripple effects of Epstein files spread as Trump encourages DOJ to move on

Meet the Texas Democrat who flipped a ruby-red Trump district, rattling GOP

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  1. President Donald Trump during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.

    There’s a lot on the line as Trump stiffs the U.N. for billions

    Hayes Brown

  2. A tight shot shows Donald Trump looking at the reporters and Melania Trump can be seen in the background very out of focus.

    Trump basically admitted the backlash against his Kennedy Center renaming worked

    Zeeshan Aleem

  3. An FBI agent is seen standing near green boxes.

    I’m a Fulton County commissioner. The raid on our elections hub was more than just a distraction.

    Dana Barrett, Fulton County (Ga.) Commissioner

  4. President Donald Trump on Jan. 27, 2026 on the South Lawn of the White House.

    A new poll has warning signs for Trump — and he knows it

    Zeeshan Aleem

  5. Boxes of General Election 2020 ballots wrapped up in an Enterprise truck.

    I watched the Georgia 2020 recount. Here’s what the FBI raid in Fulton County is really about.

    Jacquelyn Lopez

  6. A photo illustration showing the IRS logo behind Trump's pinched fingers

    Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit is unlike anything he’s filed before

    Paul Waldman

  7. Don Lemon surrounded by people documenting with cameras and cell phones. A person behind him holds a sign that reads "Committee for the First Amendment."

    Don Lemon’s arrest was meant to send a message. Here’s how judges can send one back.

    Austin Sarat

  8. A screengrab of Georgia Fort from a video she posted on Facebook; the sun peeking out from behind the spire of Cities Church.

    Georgia Fort warned me about the press before her arrest by the Trump administration

    Ja'han Jones

  9. Ilhan Omar, left, raises her fist as if to throw a punch while security tackles a person from behind.

    What Ilhan Omar symbolized when she was attacked — and why it drives Trump crazy

    Lyz Lenz

  10. From left, David Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Victoria Beckham.

    There’s more to the Beckham family fallout than public pettiness

    Rachel Simon

  11. A person, backlit, shoots a gun.

    Trump’s Alex Pretti rhetoric could have unintended gun culture consequences

    Philip Bump

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