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Donald Trump walks off the frame to the left looking unhappy, while background is completely black.

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Steve Benen

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Ja’han Jones

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Jordan Rubin

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A Trump banner is seen through tree branches.

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Steve Benen

People call for a regime change in Iran, waving lion and sun Iranian flags.

Trump has only one real option left when it comes to Iran

Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward (ret.)

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ICE’s hiring spree led to recruits of ‘questionable qualifications,’ adding to pattern

Steve Benen

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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump stand on the left side of the frame in front of a plane.

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Clarence Thomas gestures with his hand while sitting down.

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John Eastman, from the mid-torso up, looks away from the camera.

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Jamie Raskin.

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Andy Craig

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John Brennan.

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    Americans are turning on AI, and Maine’s new bill just showed how to resist it

    Zeeshan Aleem

  2. Photoillustration of Pope Leo XIV in front of Vatican City skyline in orange, contrasted with an upside-down image of Donald Trump in front of the Washington, DC skyline in pink.

    Pope Leo has clearly struck a nerve

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  3. Two ships sit on the water near the Strait of Hormuz. People on a platform take photos.

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  4. Katherine LaNasa as Dana in "The Pitt".

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  7. Dave Chappelle speaks into a microphone while seated.

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    Jarvis DeBerry

  8. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., backlit.

    The GOP’s latest attempt to privatize Medicare is a nightmare. RFK Jr. must answer for it.

    Rep. Suzan DelBene

  9. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump talking on the phone in 2019, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the text of their 2019 phone overlayed

    Tulsi Gabbard didn’t prove a conspiracy. But she did expose something more alarming.

    Hayes Brown

  10. Tributes — flowers and a sign in the shape of a gravestone that says "RIP USAID 1961-2025" — are placed beneath the covered seal of the USAID at their headquarters.

    How I became one of the first whistleblowers of the second Trump administration

    Nicholas Enrich

  11. Photoillustration of three heads of Donald Trump, merged together, stuck within a spinning globe.

    Iran doesn’t believe Trump. That’s about to become very dangerous.

    Nicholas Grossman

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Kash Patel during testimony to a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on.

Kash Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic

Steve Benen

Photoillustration on a blue background. Four rows show Jon Ossoff (Georgia), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Roy Cooper (North Carolina), and Dan Osborn (Nebraska) over state shapes, with blue-to-red arrows pointing in different directions to suggest political shifts.

‘There’s a storm coming’: GOP strategists see cause for concern ahead of midterms

Ebony Davis

Donald Trump walks off the frame to the left looking unhappy, while background is completely black.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol

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Ja’han Jones

Abbott threatens to terminate Houston public safety grants over ICE policy change

Ja’han Jones

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

Newly revealed Supreme Court memos highlight Chief Justice Roberts’ activism

Jordan Rubin

Children hold candles while an adult woman kneels down as she prays.

Slain gunman identified after killing 8 children in nation’s deadliest shooting since 2024

The Associated Press

Kamala Harris holds a microphone while sitting in front of the American flag

Democrats still can’t agree on why they lost Michigan — or how to win it back

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A Trump banner is seen through tree branches.

DOJ sends an unsubtle signal to prosecutors about Trump’s retaliatory expectations

Steve Benen

People call for a regime change in Iran, waving lion and sun Iranian flags.

Trump has only one real option left when it comes to Iran

Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward (ret.)

An ICE office's back seen in the foreground as people wait in line in the background.

ICE’s hiring spree led to recruits of ‘questionable qualifications,’ adding to pattern

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We owe Lena Dunham an apology

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Republicans hoped tax refunds would save them. Trump had other plans.

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Joe Rogan and President Donald Trump

Trump signs executive order on psychedelic drugs — with Joe Rogan by his side

Clarissa-Jan Lim

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Even Trump’s far-right allies in Europe are growing sick of him

Zeeshan Aleem

Troy Nehls speaks to reporters in D.C.

Rep. Troy Nehls compares Trump to ‘second coming’ in bizarre rant

Ja'han Jones

Jerome Powell; Donald Trump.

How Trump’s pursuit of Powell is warping prosecutorial power

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Team Trump reverses its reversal, gives Russia another break on oil sanctions

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Clarence Thomas gestures with his hand while sitting down.

Clarence Thomas’ self-righteous UT Austin speech endorses a logical fallacy

Paul Waldman

John Eastman, from the mid-torso up, looks away from the camera.

This former Trump attorney and Jan. 6 architect deserved his disbarment

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan’s down on Trump and MAGA — but he’s still hardcore MAHA

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Jamie Raskin.

Raskin’s 25th Amendment plan is a distraction. Here’s a better way to replace Trump.

Andy Craig

The Live Nation corporate office in Beverly Hills.

The Live Nation verdict is a face-plant for the Trump administration

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John Brennan.

DOJ removes top prosecutor who questioned case against former CIA Director John Brennan

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  1. An aerial view of a data center. The Los Angeles skyline is seen on the horizon, at sunset.

    Americans are turning on AI, and Maine’s new bill just showed how to resist it

    Zeeshan Aleem

  2. Photoillustration of Pope Leo XIV in front of Vatican City skyline in orange, contrasted with an upside-down image of Donald Trump in front of the Washington, DC skyline in pink.

    Pope Leo has clearly struck a nerve

    Mitch Landrieu

  3. Two ships sit on the water near the Strait of Hormuz. People on a platform take photos.

    The Strait of Hormuz is technically open — but Trump can’t ignore the elephant in the room

    Daniel R. DePetris

  4. Katherine LaNasa as Dana in "The Pitt".

    This one aspect of ‘The Pitt’ is extremely inaccurate. And I’m so grateful.

    Noor Noman

  5. Ahmed Shihab‑Eldin.

    My friend is locked up in Kuwait for committing journalism

    Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani

  6. Jerome Powell; Donald Trump.

    How Trump’s pursuit of Powell is warping prosecutorial power

    Duncan Levin

  7. Dave Chappelle speaks into a microphone while seated.

    Why Dave Chapelle’s criticism of Lauren Boebert feels so laughable

    Jarvis DeBerry

  8. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., backlit.

    The GOP’s latest attempt to privatize Medicare is a nightmare. RFK Jr. must answer for it.

    Rep. Suzan DelBene

  9. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump talking on the phone in 2019, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the text of their 2019 phone overlayed

    Tulsi Gabbard didn’t prove a conspiracy. But she did expose something more alarming.

    Hayes Brown

  10. Tributes — flowers and a sign in the shape of a gravestone that says "RIP USAID 1961-2025" — are placed beneath the covered seal of the USAID at their headquarters.

    How I became one of the first whistleblowers of the second Trump administration

    Nicholas Enrich

  11. Photoillustration of three heads of Donald Trump, merged together, stuck within a spinning globe.

    Iran doesn’t believe Trump. That’s about to become very dangerous.

    Nicholas Grossman

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