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Howard Lutnick, left, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

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Gregg Phillips in a DHS vest in front of a FEMA sign.

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Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Chuck Schumer.

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Top Republicans say Trump pulling troops from Germany sends ‘wrong signal’ to Putin

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‘Yes or no!’: Republican California Gov. candidate refuses 4 times to say Biden won in 2020  

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  1. A person holds a sign that reads "Disability Rights are Human Rights" while participating in a march.

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  2. People protest in the streets, many of them holding big signs with fists painted on.

    This May Day, stand in solidarity with the workers Trump’s trying to deport

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  3. President Donald Trump alongside Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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  4. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in "the Devil Wears Prada 2".

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  5. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club.

    The Air Force is reportedly helping turn Trump’s sons into war profiteers

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  6. Hakeem Jeffries is seen out of focus in the foreground as a poster with Trump's face is visible in the background.

    The Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling creates a dangerous choice for Democrats

    Richard L. Hasen

  7. Photoillustration of Black voters in voting booths. Several of the spaces where there should be voting booths are noticeably empty.

    This wrongly convicted Black man won public office. His state’s response is shocking.

    Jarvis DeBerry

  8. People protest outside the Supreme Court, holding signs with a photo of John Lewis and text that reads "PROTECT OUR VOTE."

    In its ruling against the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court lies to America

    Stacey Abrams

  9. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen very close up, with just his face visible.

    The House is dead in the water as crises keep piling up

    Hayes Brown

  10. A photoillustration of Donald Trump standing, giving a thumbs up while wearing a red hat that says "Gulf of America." Behind him, a tear rips through the yellow background revealing a red graph.

    Trump’s due for a reality check on Iran

    Nicholas Grossman

  11. Barack Obama at the Capital moments before walking out to be sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States.

    MAGA lawyer turns Obama’s ‘if I had a son’ remark into something ugly following press dinner

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Morning Joe

RacheL Maddow

Deadline: White House

The weekend

NEWSLETTERS

White House

Congress

Supreme Court

Culture

World

Science & Tech

Civil Rights

Business

Sports

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic.

Supreme Court restores mifepristone abortion pill access by mail as litigation continues

Julianne McShane

Hakeem Jeffries answers questions during a press conference.

Trump’s push to impeach Hakeem Jeffries is foolish for all sorts of reasons

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump waves before boarding Air Force One at Corpus Christi International Airport.

Trump is poised to start using the free luxury jet he received as a gift from Qatar

Steve Benen

Photo illustration of three men inside of the numbers 28.

The GOP whispers about JD Vance are getting louder

Matthew Bartlett

Marco Rubio's rising star is a very specific sign of the times

Zeeshan Aleem

JD Vance reportedly questioning Pentagon behind closed doors

WATCH
Spirit Airlines planes are parked on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Team Trump doesn’t want Americans to know the real reason for Spirit Airlines’ collapse

Steve Benen

Jeff Landry during a Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C.

In key Southern red state, democracy suffers dramatic back-to-back setbacks

Steve Benen

President Donald Trump

Trump’s disapproval rating hits all-time high, poll finds

Erum Salam

A woman stands on the left while a second one sits under a yellow gazebo on the right. A ship is seen in the distance.
Live Updates

2 U.S. ships have transited Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military says
3 minutes ago

U.S. military says it has sunk six Iranian boats

Sydney Carruth

10 minutes ago

Three Indian nationals injured in drone attack on UAE

Sydney Carruth

25 minutes ago

UAE issues four missile alerts amid Iranian attacks

Sydney Carruth

U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026.

U.S. denies Iran struck a military vessel during new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Rudy Giuliani in ‘critical condition’ at Florida hospital
Steve Scalise gestures with his hand.

Republicans are split on what ‘victory’ looks like in Iran

Syedah Asghar & Nora McKee

Nate Morris; Andy Barr.

Trump uses ambassadorship offer to narrow a closely watched GOP primary field

Steve Benen

James Comey, former FBI Director

Todd Blanche says Comey indictment is ‘not just about’ seashells photo

Erum Salam

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a White House briefing

Hegseth again showed America why he shouldn’t be defense secretary  — and he did it on live TV

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Eugene Daniels

Howard Lutnick, left, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

After back-to-back letdowns, it’s time for the White House to move the economic goalposts

Steve Benen

Gregg Phillips in a DHS vest in front of a FEMA sign.

Trump has gutted FEMA. Americans will pay the price this hurricane season.

Rep. Bennie Thompson

Black-and-white portrait of Donald Trump, split composition with abstract concentric rings and a map-like silhouette of Iran with explosion imagery in the background.

Trump’s Iran war Schrödinger moment is a constitutional crisis hiding in plain sight

Hayes Brown

President Donald Trump speaks with the media prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House.

White House tells Congress Iran war has been ‘terminated,’ skirting 60-day clock

Lindsey Pipia

Trump announces operation to clear ships from Strait of Hormuz amid shaky ceasefire

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Donald Trump is seen from side as he walks out of a building with white walls.

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The CBS eye logo and Bari Weiss

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Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Chuck Schumer.

House Republicans caved — and changed the politics of government shutdowns

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President Donald Trump

Top Republicans say Trump pulling troops from Germany sends ‘wrong signal’ to Putin

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‘Yes or no!’: Republican California Gov. candidate refuses 4 times to say Biden won in 2020  

‘Poetic justice’: Alex Jones’ InfoWars shuts down after years of harassing Sandy Hook families

‘Calling themselves losers for supporting you’: Nicolle reacts to MAGA voters now upset by Trump

Democrats slam Trump over failed Spirit Airlines bailout: ‘No real economic agenda’

‘People will spiral’: Nebraska work rules threaten medicaid coverage for thousands

Velshi: New polls show Trump ‘floundering’ as disapproval rating reaches new high

MS NOW OPINION

Understand Today’s News

  1. A person holds a sign that reads "Disability Rights are Human Rights" while participating in a march.

    The Trump White House has a new target: Disabled adults and their families

    David M. Perry

  2. People protest in the streets, many of them holding big signs with fists painted on.

    This May Day, stand in solidarity with the workers Trump’s trying to deport

    Rep. Delia Ramirez & Andy Kang

  3. President Donald Trump alongside Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

    Trump’s attempt to control interest rates just backfired in a big way

    Zeeshan Aleem

  4. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in "the Devil Wears Prada 2".

    Here’s what rang true for me, as a journalist, from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

    Jen Chaney

  5. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump after a meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club.

    The Air Force is reportedly helping turn Trump’s sons into war profiteers

    Ja'han Jones

  6. Hakeem Jeffries is seen out of focus in the foreground as a poster with Trump's face is visible in the background.

    The Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling creates a dangerous choice for Democrats

    Richard L. Hasen

  7. Photoillustration of Black voters in voting booths. Several of the spaces where there should be voting booths are noticeably empty.

    This wrongly convicted Black man won public office. His state’s response is shocking.

    Jarvis DeBerry

  8. People protest outside the Supreme Court, holding signs with a photo of John Lewis and text that reads "PROTECT OUR VOTE."

    In its ruling against the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court lies to America

    Stacey Abrams

  9. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen very close up, with just his face visible.

    The House is dead in the water as crises keep piling up

    Hayes Brown

  10. A photoillustration of Donald Trump standing, giving a thumbs up while wearing a red hat that says "Gulf of America." Behind him, a tear rips through the yellow background revealing a red graph.

    Trump’s due for a reality check on Iran

    Nicholas Grossman

  11. Barack Obama at the Capital moments before walking out to be sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States.

    MAGA lawyer turns Obama’s ‘if I had a son’ remark into something ugly following press dinner

    Charles F. Coleman Jr.

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