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News, analysis and opinion from the dayโ€™s top stories.


27min ago

The House GOP is stuck in neutral

The crises have piled up on Speaker Mike Johnsonโ€™s desk even as the pressure mounts to pass, well, anything.

38min ago

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: โ€˜If it wasnโ€™t for us, youโ€™d be speaking Frenchโ€™

In todayโ€™s newsletter: Supreme Court strikes down Louisianaโ€™s congressional redistricting map, the Kingโ€™s speech and more.

51min ago

The interests of Americans take a back seat to Trumpโ€™s kingly demands

Our nearly 80-year-old president has an authoritarian obsession with remaking America in his image.

1h ago

Bondi to testify before House Oversight Committee after Democrats file contempt resolution

Republicans on the panel revealed the former attorney general has been scheduled to testify on May 29, shortly after Democrats announced their resolution.

1h ago

Saturday’s assassination attempt had nothing to do with Obama. This MAGA lawyer dragged him into it

If thereโ€™s one thing that unites people under the MAGA banner, itโ€™s their unyielding contempt for Barack Obama, a contempt expressed far too often with racist language, if not racist imagery.

2h ago

The aftermath of the correspondentsโ€™ dinner shooting shows how broken we are

The president has pivoted to attacking a talk show host and calling for a ballroom.

2h ago

What Carrโ€™s FCC moves and Justice Departmentโ€™s political prosecutions have in common

The public is seeing two sides of the same coin: The presidentโ€™s perceived political foes are feeling the brunt of weaponized federal powers.

2h ago

Wednesdayโ€™s Campaign Round-Up, 4.29.26: After high court ruling, GOP targets minority districts

Todayโ€™s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

3h ago

Democrats finally get their chance to grill Pete Hegseth on Iran

As the Iran war enters its third month, Democrats get their first opportunity to demand answers from the defense secretary.

3h ago

The White House ups the ante, characterizes Trump as a โ€˜kingโ€™ again

When the president isnโ€™t promoting the idea that heโ€™s Jesus, he and his team have been eager to present him as a monarch.

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39 minutes ago

Hegseth refuses to say whether he will deploy troops to polling places on Trump’s request

59 minutes ago

A testy exchange between Hegseth, Ryan over drone attack that killed 6 U.S. troops

1 hour ago

Hegseth gets defensive about Trump’s social media posts






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