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Donald Trump looks toward the left side of the frame as he stands on the right side in front of several men and two gold colored chairs.

Trump adds yet another foreign country to his list of possible new U.S. states

Steve Benen

Dan Osborn shakes hands with people who have their backs to the camera.

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Elizabeth Maline

Robert Garcia wags his finger in front of a poster board linking relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and others.

House Democrats hold hearing with Epstein survivors, declare probe is in ‘new phase’

Lisa Rubin

In this close up shot, Kash Patel looks discouraged.

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Ali Vitali

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Donald Trump, seen from a low angle, speaks into multiple microphones.

Trump calls MS NOW reporter ‘dumb’ for pointing out ballooning ballroom cost

Julianne McShane

Donald Trump talks on the phone in the McLaren garage prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Miami.

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Allison Detzel

Kristi Noem, seen from the shoulders up, in front of a Coast Guard logo.

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Donald Trump, seen from a low angle, stands beside an American flag.
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping depicted in a photo collage.

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Hunter Woodall

Marty Makary, seen close up.

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Gas prices displayed at a Mobil station on May 04, 2026 in Los Angeles.

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John Roberts.

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Nicolle Wallace slams Sean Duffy’s reality series as ‘wildly out of touch’

Allison Detzel

In this photo shot from above, a man looks down behind a voting booth.

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Head Coach Curt Cignetti presents President Donald Trump with a football jersey on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump’s anti-NIL crack makes for awkward ceremony for Indiana football team

Ja'han Jones

Old image of woman smiling while checking on her baby in a bassinet.

Trump’s ‘Moms.gov’ website is short on facts and long on propaganda

Jessica Calarco

Donald Trump, left, looks down on the floor as Xi Jinping stands next to him.

What Trump wants from China — and what China wants from Trump

Emily Hung

Shoppers carry bags on Black Friday in New York City.

U.S. inflation surged in April, pushed higher by the effects of the Iran war

Steve Benen

This split image shows three people at a grocery store produce section and Ali Velshi on the right.

For many Americans, the recession is already here

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Donald Trump pumps his fist in the air, surrounded by darkness.

Trump said he wants to ‘pack the court.’ Democrats should beat him to it

Michael A. Cohen

A female protestor yells into a megaphone while others stand behind her.

Voters are on the front line, fighting the GOP’s redistricting war

Rachel Maddow

Pete Hegseth looks away as Dan Caine looks at Mark Kelly who is standing in front of them, while facing them.

Hegseth finds a new foolish reason to go after Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly

Steve Benen

U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention.

Kari Lake gets an unfortunate (but familiar) consolation prize

Steve Benen

A crane working on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom at the White House.

As Democrats target ‘Ballroom Republicans,’ GOP divided on using public funds for project

Steve Benen

Nancy Pelosi lifts her left hand as she holds a microphone while she speaks sitting down.

How the Obama presidential library plans to honor Nancy Pelosi

Mychael Schnell

A student looks at an information sheet offered by a supporter of the Affordable Healthcare Act on the campus of Santa Monica City College on Oct. 10, 2013 in Calif.

Data shows consumers dropped health coverage after Republicans let subsidies expire

Steve Benen

Sen. Van Hollen spars with Kash Patel over report of excessive drinking

Sen. Murkowski questions Hegseth on whether Trump will seek congressional approval for Iran

Trump looks foolish for choice of Kennedy and deep cuts at CDC as real-world perils play out

Trump: ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.’

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Video game makes a laughingstock of Trump and his Iran debacle

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  1. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket during the game against the Dallas Wings.

    Caitlin Clark is facing another backlash — but this one she brought on herself

    Keith O’Brien

  2. Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

    Trump’s strategy ahead of the midterms is a disaster in the making

    Zeeshan Aleem

  3. An activist holds a U.S. flag during a rally on Oct. 15, 2025 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

    I told the Supreme Court what would happen if it ruled against Louisiana’s map. And I was right

    Janai S. Nelson

  4. Signage for the Federal Trade Commission outside the its headquarters. A tree partially obscures the building.

    The Trump administration tried to silence my media organization. We just defeated it

    Angelo Carusone

  5. A black and white archival photo of a woman holding her baby.

    Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

    Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

  6. Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to testify in front of the House

    Jack Smith slams Trump in break from DOJ norms. It’s about time

    Barbara McQuade

  7. A screengrab of Jessica Waters, who is sitting behind a desk and speaking into a microphone.

    The hate I experienced after testifying about the FACE Act says it all

    Jessica Waters

  8. Jewish community members watch a fire truck.

    What’s happening to British Jews could foreshadow America’s future

    Michael A. Cohen

  9. Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients into an ambulance.

    We’re focusing on the wrong aspects of the hantavirus outbreak

    Tara C. Smith

  10. President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed $250 million White House ballroom in the Oval Office of the White House.

    The GOP message behind funding Trump’s ballroom: ‘Watch us eat cake’

    Matthew Bartlett

  11. The U.S. and Puerto Rican flags behind barbed wire.

    Trump avoids looking for election fraud in the places he might legitimately find it

    Julio Ricardo Varela

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Donald Trump looks toward the left side of the frame as he stands on the right side in front of several men and two gold colored chairs.

Trump adds yet another foreign country to his list of possible new U.S. states

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Dan Osborn shakes hands with people who have their backs to the camera.

Democrats hope to oust this Republican senator by not running against him

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Robert Garcia wags his finger in front of a poster board linking relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and others.

House Democrats hold hearing with Epstein survivors, declare probe is in ‘new phase’

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In this close up shot, Kash Patel looks discouraged.

Patel clashes with lawmakers over excessive drinking allegations

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Kash Patel didn’t need a new alcohol-related controversy. He has one now anyway

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Donald Trump talks on the phone in the McLaren garage prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Miami.

‘Duped’: Ari Melber breaks down the MAGA backlash over Trump Mobile disaster

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Kristi Noem, seen from the shoulders up, in front of a Coast Guard logo.

It took a while, but Kristi Noem has finally left her waterfront Coast Guard home

Steve Benen

Donald Trump, seen from a low angle, stands beside an American flag.
Live Updates

‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,’ Trump says as he leaves for China
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Trump says he will decide ceasefire redline on flight to China

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping depicted in a photo collage.

Why Trump’s first visit to China in a decade is unlikely to go the way he wants

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Democrats’ first test for taking the House: Win Don Bacon’s seat in Nebraska

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Marty Makary, seen close up.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns

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How Trump is trying to fool Americans with his gas tax holiday idea

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John Roberts.

Alabama order further weakens John Roberts’ claim that justices aren’t ‘political actors’

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Nicolle Wallace slams Sean Duffy’s reality series as ‘wildly out of touch’

Allison Detzel

In this photo shot from above, a man looks down behind a voting booth.

How the Supreme Court could side with Virginia Democrats – and why it probably won’t

Jordan Rubin

Head Coach Curt Cignetti presents President Donald Trump with a football jersey on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump’s anti-NIL crack makes for awkward ceremony for Indiana football team

Ja'han Jones

Old image of woman smiling while checking on her baby in a bassinet.

Trump’s ‘Moms.gov’ website is short on facts and long on propaganda

Jessica Calarco

Donald Trump, left, looks down on the floor as Xi Jinping stands next to him.

What Trump wants from China — and what China wants from Trump

Emily Hung

Shoppers carry bags on Black Friday in New York City.

U.S. inflation surged in April, pushed higher by the effects of the Iran war

Steve Benen

This split image shows three people at a grocery store produce section and Ali Velshi on the right.

For many Americans, the recession is already here

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Donald Trump pumps his fist in the air, surrounded by darkness.

Trump said he wants to ‘pack the court.’ Democrats should beat him to it

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A female protestor yells into a megaphone while others stand behind her.

Voters are on the front line, fighting the GOP’s redistricting war

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Pete Hegseth looks away as Dan Caine looks at Mark Kelly who is standing in front of them, while facing them.

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U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention.

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A crane working on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom at the White House.

As Democrats target ‘Ballroom Republicans,’ GOP divided on using public funds for project

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Nancy Pelosi lifts her left hand as she holds a microphone while she speaks sitting down.

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A student looks at an information sheet offered by a supporter of the Affordable Healthcare Act on the campus of Santa Monica City College on Oct. 10, 2013 in Calif.

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Sen. Van Hollen spars with Kash Patel over report of excessive drinking

Sen. Murkowski questions Hegseth on whether Trump will seek congressional approval for Iran

Trump looks foolish for choice of Kennedy and deep cuts at CDC as real-world perils play out

Trump: ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.’

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Understand Today’s News

  1. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket during the game against the Dallas Wings.

    Caitlin Clark is facing another backlash — but this one she brought on herself

    Keith O’Brien

  2. Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

    Trump’s strategy ahead of the midterms is a disaster in the making

    Zeeshan Aleem

  3. An activist holds a U.S. flag during a rally on Oct. 15, 2025 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

    I told the Supreme Court what would happen if it ruled against Louisiana’s map. And I was right

    Janai S. Nelson

  4. Signage for the Federal Trade Commission outside the its headquarters. A tree partially obscures the building.

    The Trump administration tried to silence my media organization. We just defeated it

    Angelo Carusone

  5. A black and white archival photo of a woman holding her baby.

    Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

    Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

  6. Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to testify in front of the House

    Jack Smith slams Trump in break from DOJ norms. It’s about time

    Barbara McQuade

  7. A screengrab of Jessica Waters, who is sitting behind a desk and speaking into a microphone.

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  8. Jewish community members watch a fire truck.

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    We’re focusing on the wrong aspects of the hantavirus outbreak

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  10. President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed $250 million White House ballroom in the Oval Office of the White House.

    The GOP message behind funding Trump’s ballroom: ‘Watch us eat cake’

    Matthew Bartlett

  11. The U.S. and Puerto Rican flags behind barbed wire.

    Trump avoids looking for election fraud in the places he might legitimately find it

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