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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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Jen Kiggans frowns.

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Ebony Davis

Three arcade machines sit at a memorial while people stand around.

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Sydney Carruth

Donald Trump's silhouette in a close-up picture

Trump vows to use an ‘Election Integrity Army’ for midterms

Ja'han Jones

Men who worship gold monuments tend not to see what’s coming

Joe Scarborough

MAGA pastor defends Trump statue amid outrage over biblical similarities

Steve Benen

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez during an FCC meeting.

FCC member says her agency seeks authoritarian control of ABC

Ja'han Jones

In this aerial photo, a Mobil gas station sign shows regular gasoline at $5.19 a gallon. Cars drive by, blurred in motion.

Trump says he supports temporary suspension of federal gas tax

Ebony Davis

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

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Ships seen standing in the ocean.
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Mike Walz speaks at a podium in front of media.

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A couple push their child in a stroller along a sidewalk in the Old Town Alexandria, Va.

Virginia just became the model state for paid family and medical leave

Gov. Abigail Spanberger

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

Top part of the SCOTUS building is seen above a black mark in the bottom of the frame.

Supreme Court maintains mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

Jordan Rubin

The MV Hondius arrives in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain.

CDC messaging on hantavirus transmission may contradict science, Harvard professor says

Allison Detzel

President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch ahead of the State of the Union address on Feb. 04, 2020 in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Why Trump publicly demanded ‘loyalty’ from the Supreme Court justices he appointed

Steve Benen

Workers continue restoration efforts at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump’s no-bid contract for reflecting pool project faces rising costs, new lawsuit

Steve Benen

Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

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

Zeeshan Aleem

Sean Duffy makes a hand gesture pointing at the audience in front of a train.

‘Brutally out of touch’: Trump transportation secretary’s reality series draws backlash

Steve Benen

Operating room is seen on the right side of the frame while the doors are seen on the left.

Republicans run campaign ads on funds for rural hospitals, while hiding the fine print

Steve Benen

The sign of the dept. of interior is visible.

Leading Interior Department official faces intensifying ethics controversy

Steve Benen

Donald Trump holds a chart.

The frustrating reason Trump may ultimately get his tariffs — even after losing yet another legal challenge

Ray Brescia

Fans, blurred in motion, arrive at Lusail Stadium.

Trump’s World Cup ticket shock makes the FIFA president look worse — but it doesn’t add up

Jason Page

Cast of "Lord of the Flies."

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Hannah Holland

A court drawing of Cole Allen sitting between one man and one woman.

Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate President Trump

Jordan Rubin

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

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

Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Thousands of people march. In the front, people hold a banner that says "March on Washington." The Capitol is seen in the background. The photo, dated 1963, is in black and white.

There’s a crisis unfolding across the South. Americans shouldn’t pretend otherwise

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

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

‘I’m not going to stop criticizing him’: James Comey speaks out after seashell indictment

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‘Risk to the public is low’: Professor breaks down hantavirus as cruise ship passengers disembark

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Jemele Hill slams Stephen A. Smith for saying all Black Americans should vote Republican once

Democrats appeal Virginia Supreme Court ruling invalidating new voter-backed map

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  1. Jewish community members watch a fire truck.

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

    Michael A. Cohen

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

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

    Tara C. Smith

  3. 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

  4. 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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  5. the exterior of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC and John Roberts

    The Supreme Court’s mask is slipping — and Roberts is in damage control mode

    Duncan Levin

  6. A photo illustration of two people looking at each other, surrounded by snippets of legal text.

    The Baldoni-Lively feud is one of the biggest celebrity miscalculations of this century

    Rachel Simon

  7. Matt Taibbi testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "The Censorship-Industrial Complex" on Feb. 12, 2025 in Rayburn building.

    Matt Taibbi filed a Trumpian, free speech-chilling lawsuit against me. A judge just threw it out

    Eoin Higgins

  8. A "Black Voters Matter" sign during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol.

    Republicans can’t conceal the amorality behind what they’ve done in Tennessee

    Earle J. Fisher

  9. Marco Rubio, left, and Donald Trump. The back of someone's head — blurred and in the foreground — visually separates them.

    The U.S. is picking a fight with Cuba. It’s not clear how it’s supposed to end

    Joseph Zeballos-Roig

  10. Fans watch as Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC plays his shot from the first tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational in Saudi Arabia.

    Saudi Arabia is axing LIV Golf despite Trump’s cheerleading — but I’m not celebrating

    Kevin B. Blackistone

  11. Ted Turner sits at his desk in 1977.

    Ted Turner created CNN — but this was his biggest innovation

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RacheL Maddow

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Congress

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Sports

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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Jen Kiggans frowns.

Rep. Kiggans defends response after radio host’s racial remark aimed at Jeffries

Ebony Davis

Three arcade machines sit at a memorial while people stand around.

Trump given option to ‘order Diet Coke’ or ‘invade Iran’ in arcade game at D.C. memorial

Sydney Carruth

Donald Trump's silhouette in a close-up picture

Trump vows to use an ‘Election Integrity Army’ for midterms

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Joe Scarborough

MAGA pastor defends Trump statue amid outrage over biblical similarities

Steve Benen

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez during an FCC meeting.

FCC member says her agency seeks authoritarian control of ABC

Ja'han Jones

In this aerial photo, a Mobil gas station sign shows regular gasoline at $5.19 a gallon. Cars drive by, blurred in motion.

Trump says he supports temporary suspension of federal gas tax

Ebony Davis

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

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Ships seen standing in the ocean.
Live updates

Trump says U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘massive life support’
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Trump ‘not in a rush’ to end Iran war, spokesperson says

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U.N. reports 100 strikes on Lebanon in 24 hours, calls for ‘genuine’ ceasefire

Sydney Reynolds

Mike Walz speaks at a podium in front of media.

Trump’s U.N. ambassador says Iran ‘ceasefire’ is whatever Trump says it is

Ja'han Jones

A couple push their child in a stroller along a sidewalk in the Old Town Alexandria, Va.

Virginia just became the model state for paid family and medical leave

Gov. Abigail Spanberger

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

Top part of the SCOTUS building is seen above a black mark in the bottom of the frame.

Supreme Court maintains mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

Jordan Rubin

The MV Hondius arrives in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain.

CDC messaging on hantavirus transmission may contradict science, Harvard professor says

Allison Detzel

President Donald Trump greets Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch ahead of the State of the Union address on Feb. 04, 2020 in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Why Trump publicly demanded ‘loyalty’ from the Supreme Court justices he appointed

Steve Benen

Workers continue restoration efforts at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump’s no-bid contract for reflecting pool project faces rising costs, new lawsuit

Steve Benen

Donald Trump dances with one arm in the air.

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

Zeeshan Aleem

Sean Duffy makes a hand gesture pointing at the audience in front of a train.

‘Brutally out of touch’: Trump transportation secretary’s reality series draws backlash

Steve Benen

Operating room is seen on the right side of the frame while the doors are seen on the left.

Republicans run campaign ads on funds for rural hospitals, while hiding the fine print

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The sign of the dept. of interior is visible.

Leading Interior Department official faces intensifying ethics controversy

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Fans, blurred in motion, arrive at Lusail Stadium.

Trump’s World Cup ticket shock makes the FIFA president look worse — but it doesn’t add up

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Cast of "Lord of the Flies."

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A court drawing of Cole Allen sitting between one man and one woman.

Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate President Trump

Jordan Rubin

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

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

Moms in America are reaching a breaking point

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Thousands of people march. In the front, people hold a banner that says "March on Washington." The Capitol is seen in the background. The photo, dated 1963, is in black and white.

There’s a crisis unfolding across the South. Americans shouldn’t pretend otherwise

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

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

‘I’m not going to stop criticizing him’: James Comey speaks out after seashell indictment

A ‘formidable’ 2028 contender? Why Republicans shouldn’t ignore Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

‘Risk to the public is low’: Professor breaks down hantavirus as cruise ship passengers disembark

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  1. Jewish community members watch a fire truck.

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

    Michael A. Cohen

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

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

    Tara C. Smith

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. the exterior of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC and John Roberts

    The Supreme Court’s mask is slipping — and Roberts is in damage control mode

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  6. A photo illustration of two people looking at each other, surrounded by snippets of legal text.

    The Baldoni-Lively feud is one of the biggest celebrity miscalculations of this century

    Rachel Simon

  7. Matt Taibbi testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "The Censorship-Industrial Complex" on Feb. 12, 2025 in Rayburn building.

    Matt Taibbi filed a Trumpian, free speech-chilling lawsuit against me. A judge just threw it out

    Eoin Higgins

  8. A "Black Voters Matter" sign during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol.

    Republicans can’t conceal the amorality behind what they’ve done in Tennessee

    Earle J. Fisher

  9. Marco Rubio, left, and Donald Trump. The back of someone's head — blurred and in the foreground — visually separates them.

    The U.S. is picking a fight with Cuba. It’s not clear how it’s supposed to end

    Joseph Zeballos-Roig

  10. Fans watch as Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC plays his shot from the first tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational in Saudi Arabia.

    Saudi Arabia is axing LIV Golf despite Trump’s cheerleading — but I’m not celebrating

    Kevin B. Blackistone

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    Ted Turner created CNN — but this was his biggest innovation

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Annika Malacinski smiles with her ski outside.

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