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


1h ago

Unusual trading activity raises the possibility of a grave national security breach

Unusual trading activity raises questions about whether people close to the White House profited from advance knowledge.

1h ago

The White Houseโ€™s stance on Trumpโ€™s classified documents case gets the facts backward

The Justice Department declined to move forward with the presidentโ€™s federal criminal cases after he won the election, not before.

2h ago

Why the latest polls on Trumpโ€™s approval rating are especially brutal for the White House

If the president expected to benefit politically from launching a war in Iran, he has reason to be disappointed.

2h ago

More than three weeks later, Trump still canโ€™t decide whether his war is a war

When the question is โ€œIs the U.S. currently at war?โ€ and the answer from the White House is โ€œIt depends on who you ask and when,โ€ thereโ€™s a problem.

3h ago

North Carolinaโ€™s top Republican lawmaker loses in โ€˜earthquakeโ€™ primary upset

Phil Berger wasnโ€™t just a legislative leader in North Carolina, he was the GOPโ€™s most powerful figure in state politics for more than a decade. He lost anyway.

4h ago

Special elections in Florida, including Mar-a-Lagoโ€™s district, spell trouble for GOP

The more Democrats win closely watched races and flip seats from red to blue, the more Republicans should be concerned about the 2026 midterms.

7h ago

This Iraq war general’s infamous question offers an ominous warning for Trump

The administration is letting Iran dictate the terms of the conflict and the path to a cessation of hostilities.

7h ago

Trump told ICE agents to unmask in airports โ€” and exposed a MAGA lie

If there were a legitimate threat to ICE agents who show their faces outside airports, then that threat would also exist inside airports.

8h ago

Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds

The special counselโ€™s office found that Donald Trump held on to documents so secret that only six people could legally review them โ€” and the team believed his reason for doing so was financial gain.

8h ago

Sen. Cory Booker argues for a different path for Democrats

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., wants Democrats to embrace virtue and turn away from the vitriolic politics that Donald Trump has promoted.

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36 minutes ago

U.N. resolution condemns Iran

1 hour ago

Diplomat says Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire plan

1 hour ago

Gas over $1 more expensive since war began, oil prices fall




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