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Steve Bannon could soon get good news from Supreme Court

Jordan Rubin

People in military uniforms holding guns and Kurdish flags stand in formation.

Why arming Kurdish militants against Iran would be playing with fire

Ayman Mohyeldin

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‘Hope is getting a permanent home’: The Weekend’s Exclusive look at the Obama Presidential Center

Men put their faces on the ground as they pray outside the ruins of a building.

The many reasons the U.S. economy may not be able to take Trump’s Iran war for long

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

The economy has already taken damage from inflation, tariffs and a government shutdown.

Jeanine Pirro holding a press conference, looking angry.

Jeanine Pirro’s failure to indict Biden speaks to something bigger

Hayes Brown

Christina Applegate’s honest answer to the worst question you can ask

Meredith O’Brien

Of all of Kristi Noem’s scandals, this appears to be the one that finally did her in

Jen Psaki

While Se. Mullin walks down the stairs there are two security personnel around him, one in front of him and one behind him.

Ex-DHS staffer on Trump’s new pick: Sending an ‘arsonist into a burning house’

Allison Detzel

Cassidy Hutchinson looks up from behind a desk. Only her head is visible.

Republicans reportedly refer Cassidy Hutchinson to DOJ over Jan. 6 testimony

Steve Benen

Backs of people's heads sitting in an audience. Multiple people wear Trump hats. The entire photo is tinted blue by the lights.

A Florida college GOP group chat highlights a jarring problem for the right

Anthony L. Fisher

James Talarico, left, is about to hug a supporter while a crowd is cheering for him.

What could help explain James Talarico’s surprising strength with Latino voters

Zeeshan Aleem

IRAN WAR

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Iran live updates: Trump vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ as war enters second week

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UAE fending off ‘incoming missile and drone threats’
Clarissa-Jan Lim

The United Arab Emirates said its air defense system is intercepting missiles and drones from Iran, after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on X that Iran’s attacks are directed at U.S. bases across the region, not at its neighboring countries. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry also said its country has sustained significant fire and material damage to […]

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Trump announces ‘Shield of Americas’ plan aimed at drug cartels
Clarissa-Jan Lim

President Trump this morning announced a new security initiative aimed at eradicating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere, telling Latin American leaders gathered at his Doral golf club in Miami that the U.S. “will help you” take out transnational gangs. The so-called “Shield of Americas” consists of 17 countries that have agreed to use “lethal […]