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Donald Trump, left, and Lee Zeldin, who speaks into a microphone at a podium.

Trump’s EPA dismantles Obama-era climate change regulations

Erum Salam

Sen. Mark Kelly exits federal court on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Judge blocks Hegseth’s bid to reduce Mark Kelly’s military rank

Erum Salam & Fallon Gallagher

Todd Blanche is seen through two white bars as he speaks at a presser.

How Todd Blanche’s ‘You are fired’ post against a New York prosecutor ignores the law

Jordan Rubin

Pam Bondi behind a microphone, partially obscured by the desk in front of her.

The moment from Pam Bondi’s hearing that could come back to haunt her

Michael Steele

I’ve known Pam Bondi for two decades. I’m not surprised by her decline.

Joe Scarborough

‘Grown-up version of Regina George’: Jen Psaki rips Bondi over fiery Epstein hearing

Allison Detzel

Attorney General Pam Bondi takes her seat before testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill.

Photographer catches shocking element of Bondi’s House hearing notes

Steve Benen

Federal agents hold a person by their arms and legs in the street.

Trump’s self-inflicted poll catastrophe

Michael A. Cohen

The CBS logo at the CBS Building.

CBS News producer resigns amid culture of ‘fear and uncertainty’

Sydney Carruth

Protesters rush toward the Capitol building.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted on child molestation charges, adding to pattern

Steve Benen

Drones, lasers and an interagency spat: FAA’s El Paso debacle exposes new risks in the skies

David Rohde & Josh Einiger

Tom Homan, White House "Border Czar" at a press conference on Feb. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis.

Federal immigration operation in Minnesota is ending, Homan says

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Dan Patrick, left, shaking hands with and talks to Donald Trump on stage.

Member of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission removed after argument about antisemitism

Ja'han Jones

An illustration of a black military style book breaking a judge's gavel

Trump appears to be conducting an experiment to test the limits of lawlessness

Zeeshan Aleem

Receipts from early voting are brought out during election night at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center in Fairburn, GA.

Trump has a plan if the midterms go badly. The Fulton County affidavit proves it.

Philip Bump

Jim Grech, president and chief executive officer of Peabody Energy Corp., presents President Donald Trump with a trophy during a "Champion of Coal" event in the East Room of the White House.

Coal industry latest to reward Trump with an unnecessary, made-up award

Steve Benen

Donald Trump and his reflection through a camera is seen in this tilted frame.

Trump targets Republicans with new threats as his grip on Congress slips (again)

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson during a press conference on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, FL.

The House’s Canada tariff vote sent a message to Trump. But it won’t stop him.

Marc Wheat

Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, during a news conference on Feb. 6, 2026 at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Democrats want to turn the tables on Pirro following failed indictment effort

Steve Benen

Kristi Noem with her head tilted down, her "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" baseball cap obscuring her eyes.

Congress prepares for a Homeland Security shutdown

Jack Fitzpatrick & Syedah Asghar

From left: Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Dick Durbin, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senator Jeff Merkley. On the left, a poster board that reads "WHAT IS TRUMP HIDING?"

‘The Epstein class’: How Democrats are using accountability to connect with GOP voters

Ali Vitali & Kevin Frey

Sen. Jim Banks at the National Conservatism Conference on Sept. 3, 2025 in Washington D.C.

Sen. Jim Banks launches tip line for truckers to snitch on immigrant drivers

Ja'han Jones

Rumeysa Ozturk looks at the woman speaking at the podium.

The chilling impact of Trump’s failed attempt to deport Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk

Eli Thompson

NYC officials to re-raise pride flag at Stonewall today after Trump administration removed it

Lawrence: Ignoring Epstein survivors, Bondi showed a Trumpian level of heartless, soulless depravity

Report: Discarded black gloves found during Guthrie search

One of the saddest performances in Capitol Hill history: Joe reacts to AG Bondi’s hearing

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine

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  1. Noam Chomsky (left) with wife Valeria Wasserman and Jeffrey Epstein (right) in an undated photo.

    The uncomfortable truth about Noam Chomsky’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

    Zeeshan Aleem

  2. A person grabs a stack of mail-in ballots from a United States Postal Service tray of ballots.

    What’s really behind Pam Bondi’s bad-faith attempts to obtain state voter rolls?

    Hayes Brown

  3. People are silhouetted before a screen that reads "AIPAC" and shows a visual of the American flag and the Israeli flag.

    The warning for AIPAC in Tom Malinowski’s primary loss

    Paul Waldman

  4. Jamie Siminoff, founder of Ring, in a commercial introducing "Search Party from Ring."

    Cute dogs can’t distract from the disturbing subtext in Ring’s Super Bowl ad

    Hayes Brown

  5. Kamala Harris sits at the stage while smiling and her hands are crossed over her legs.

    Kamala Harris needs to do better than this

    Kaivan Shroff

  6. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

    Why Congress deposed Maxwell knowing she wouldn’t talk

    Duncan Levin

  7. Workers in green construction lifts work on the facade of the Kennedy Center, which is reflected in a puddle.

    Trump’s Kennedy Center ‘renovations’ explanation is a fig leaf for something darker

    Symone D. Sanders Townsend

  8. Paul Allen, left, and Russell Wilson hoist the Lombardi trophy in the air as blue and green confetti falls around them.

    Why the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win is good for America

    Keith Reed

  9. Birds fly past a giant banner with the image of President Donald Trump on Jan. 05, 2026 hanging on the outside of the U.S. Department of Labor.

    Why Trump wants to rename Dulles Airport and Penn Station after himself

    Zeeshan Aleem

  10. The Kennedy Center reflected in the Potomac River at dusk.

    Trump’s contempt for the Kennedy Center has reached a new level. I’m pushing back.

    Rep. Chellie Pingree

  11. People hold signs saying "Only Citizens Vote" and "Pass the SAVE Act" outside.

    There’s a deceptively simple problem with Trump’s push to change voter ID rules

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

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