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Mike Johnson just gave voters another reason to doubt GOP governance

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Nancy Pelosi, seen from below, smiles broadly.
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Mike Johnson, Tom Emmer and Steve Scalise can be seen at the podium.

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Pete Hegseth speaks while sitting. In the foreground are transparent red circles made from lights.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Steve Benen

Smoke rises from a building after an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh.

U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast

The Associated Press

President Donald Trump holds a sharpie before signing several permits.

Trump shares a conversation with Sharpie maker that apparently never occurred

Steve Benen

The U.S. Capitol building.

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

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Mike Davis; Ali Velshi.

The antitrust scandals brewing inside Trump’s DOJ

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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

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Eric Swalwell; Kash Patel.

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

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

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

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On the top of the steps to Air Force One, Donald Trump looks at the camera and pumps his fist.

Gov. DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump

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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

Police in camouflage holding guns walk behind a blue Michigan State Police vehicle.

Temple Israel attack was a ‘Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism,’ FBI says

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‘No question about it’: Nancy Pelosi on a future woman president

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

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Lawrence: Even some Trump voters joined the ‘No Kings’ protests

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  1. A person pushes a grocery cart filled with items including tomato sauce, bagels, broccoli florets and more. The photo is taken from the vantage point of the person pushing the cart.

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    Rep. Derek Tran

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  3. An air traffic controller looking stressed at work.

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

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  8. 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

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  9. 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

  10. 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

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RacheL Maddow

Deadline: White House

The weekend

NEWSLETTERS

White House

Congress

Supreme Court

Culture

World

Science & Tech

Civil Rights

Business

Sports

Counselor Kaley Chiles.
BREAKING

Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor over Colorado on ‘conversion therapy’ for minors

Jordan Rubin

Brendan Carr gestures with his hands.
FIRST ON MS NOW

Brendan Carr just exposed Trump’s true agenda for the media

Anthony L. Fisher

Brett Kavanaugh seen at profile, with his mouth somewhat puckered in a grimace.

Justice Kavanaugh could be key in latest Supreme Court jury discrimination case

Jordan Rubin

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at a news conference.

Mike Johnson just gave voters another reason to doubt GOP governance

Hayes Brown

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

TSA agent: We’ve been ‘under attack since this administration has taken over’

Nancy Pelosi, seen from below, smiles broadly.
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Nancy Pelosi’s prediction for female candidates

Ali Vitali

Mike Johnson, Tom Emmer and Steve Scalise can be seen at the podium.

Republicans eye health care cuts to pay for U.S. war in Iran

Steve Benen

Pete Hegseth speaks while sitting. In the foreground are transparent red circles made from lights.

Pete Hegseth to testify before House panel for first time since Iran war began

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A woman, right, opens her arms as she stands at the edge of a destroyed floor along with a man.
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Death toll tops 4,800 across Middle East

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A hand holds a gas pipe, fueling a car.

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Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas from below. She is looking up and holding out her arms; one hand holds a microphone.

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Steve Benen

Smoke rises from a building after an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh.

U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast

The Associated Press

President Donald Trump holds a sharpie before signing several permits.

Trump shares a conversation with Sharpie maker that apparently never occurred

Steve Benen

The U.S. Capitol building.

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

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Mike Davis; Ali Velshi.

The antitrust scandals brewing inside Trump’s DOJ

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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

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Eric Swalwell; Kash Patel.

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

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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

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On the top of the steps to Air Force One, Donald Trump looks at the camera and pumps his fist.

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Ebony Davis

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.

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Police in camouflage holding guns walk behind a blue Michigan State Police vehicle.

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Lawrence: Even some Trump voters joined the ‘No Kings’ protests

‘Shocking and unacceptable’: ICE deaths under Trump admin. blasted by California attorney general

MS NOW OPINION

Understand Today’s News

  1. A person pushes a grocery cart filled with items including tomato sauce, bagels, broccoli florets and more. The photo is taken from the vantage point of the person pushing the cart.

    If anyone asks what a refugee kid on SNAP looks like, I say they look like me

    Rep. Derek Tran

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

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This is a video screenshot, showing Mamdana Dayani interviewing Noor Pahlavi - side by side.

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Halle Berry poses for photos at a red carpet event.

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A graphic headlined "Forbes 30/50 Summit." On it, photos from (top left, clockwise) Simone Biles, Diane von Furstenburg, Sophia Bush and Diana Flores.

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Sue Zarco Kramer smiles at an outside venue.

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African American woman using social media on her phone.

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Mandana Dayani poses with her daughters after being sworn in as a trustee to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council on Dec. 8.

“Never Again” is more than remembrance. It’s a mandate to act before hate becomes violence.
Mika Brzezinski in her car with the Christmas Tree she bought.

Mika: Why this year’s Christmas tree comes with extra weight – and hope
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Want to get ahead in your career? Here’s the playbook on decoding workplace culture.

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