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Photoillustration of Donald Trump in a white polo shirt approaching a FIFA soccer ball against a bright yellow background.

How Trump sabotaged America’s big World Cup moment

Zeeshan Aleem

A motorboat cruises along in the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker seen in the background.

3 U.S. troops killed in Middle East and 1 missing after Iranian attacks, CENTCOM says

Clarissa-Jan Lim & Inzamam Rashid

President Donald Trump at the White House

Trump asks Congress to add Iran to Russia sanctions bill

Erum Salam

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JD Vance jumps on the Joe Rogan conspiracy theory train

Lindsay Beyerstein

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Vance admits to Rogan that Trump admin ‘screwed up the comms’ on Epstein files
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Sen. Angus King: What Americans should take away from Trump’s election speech

Sen. Angus King

Sen. John Fetterman speaks to reporters as he arrives in the U.S. Capitol.

John Fetterman’s threat to leave the Democratic Party foreshadows a tectonic shift

Zeeshan Aleem

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez in Michigan

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez campaign for El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

Erum Salam

A manatee swims underwater.

Changing the meaning of ‘harm’ in the Endangered Species Act will harm endangered species

Derrick Z. Jackson

Photoillustration of a close-up of Senator Susan Collins beside a large anti-ICE protest in Maine, with demonstrators holding signs.

How an ICE shooting changed the Maine Senate race

Amy Fried

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Democrats toe a line on Israel as AIPAC’s grip on Congress starts to slip

Erum Salam

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House.

Trump’s Thursday speech should be recognized for what it truly was

Nina Jankowicz

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The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol during a summer heat wave as smoke from wildfires in Canada fills the air.

Trump joins Republicans calling to punish Canada for hazardous wildfire smoke in the U.S.

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Todd Blanche, left, and Donald Trump sit at a desk in a courtroom.

Trump’s PACs spend millions on legal bills as his personal court battles continue

Soorin Kim

An aerial view of houses and land in Florida.

Data centers nixed near Mar-a-Lago — right after Trump touted them

Josh Einiger & Didi Martinez

John Solomon outside the White House.

White House official says intelligence does not support Trump’s election fraud claims

Vaughn Hillyard & Julianne McShane

Darline Graham stands in a light blue suit while holding a folder.

Trump urges Darline Graham to run for Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham

The Associated Press

The Truth Social logo.

Trump Media to sell Wall Street access to market-moving Truth Social posts

Akayla Gardner

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Soldiers wearing Roman helmets with black plumes — their backs facing the camera — hold back a woman who is screaming.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. picked a losing fight with Christopher Nolan

Brian Lowry

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

The Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaking during the kick-off celebration for the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall.

Only one Republican has stood with me in trying to stop Trump’s profiteering

Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche talks with reporters after attending a meeting related to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein.

Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry

Lisa Rubin

A sign for the CDC stands in front of two buildings. A cloudy sky takes up the majority of the frame.

A parasite is spreading across the U.S. — and the CDC is missing in action

Tara C. Smith

Photoillustration of an empty execution chamber with a strapped gurney fading into a textured background.

Why America’s death rows are slowly emptying

Austin Sarat

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Creative corruption: Trump still surprises with sketchy schemes
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Rep. Adam Smith: Donald Trump’s war in Iran is creating ‘perpetual global chaos’
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‘They’re sick of this’: Democratic lawmaker defends Epstein survivors after tense meeting with Todd Blanche 
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Bishop Barber calls for ‘100 days of mobilization’ to protect voting access 
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Sen. Mark Kelly endorses military veterans amid feud with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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Trump’s social media company Truth Social to sell faster access to president’s posts

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  1. Armed israeli settlers stopping a car; a boy watches his home be destroyed by a back hoe

    What being detained in the West Bank taught me about Israeli apartheid

    Rep. Ro Khanna

  2. A woman holds a red flag with the words "ICE OUT" in big white letters. Behind her stand people dressed in traditional regalia embellished with feathers.

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right about DHS’ suspension of most ICE traffic stops

    Julio Ricardo Varela

  3. Boosie Badazz wears a white jersey with green numbers and a green sweatshirt underneath. He holds a microphone with both hands by his torso. The rest of the frame is dark.

    This rapper says his $600,000 Trump pardon never came. Now he wants a refund.

    Charles F. Coleman Jr.

  4. John Solomon appears above the White House in an illustration about his media record and new role in Washington.

    John Solomon, master of the ‘phantom scandal,’ is the brains behind Trump’s address

    Julie Millican

  5. A man in a suit and red tie behind a microphone sucks his lips in.

    Tom Homan has finally admitted what we already knew about ICE traffic stops

    David J. Bier

  6. Todd Blanche, only his head visible, stands in front of a copy of the Declaration of Independence, which is in focus in the background.

    Todd Blanche was our close friend. He shouldn’t be anywhere near the AG’s office.

    Mimi Rocah

  7. Marco Rubio testifies during a House Appropriations Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building.

    The ugly history behind Marco Rubio’s cute new nickname

    Zeeshan Aleem

  8. Zohran Mamdani appears beside Italian and American flags in an illustration about immigration politics in New York City.

    How New York’s ‘Little Italy’ became MAGA’s latest culture war obsession

    Anthony L. Fisher

  9. A water tower with Warner Bros' logo is seen in front of the skyline at sunset.

    David Ellison’s attempts to acquire Warner Bros. could bolster the framework for a surveillance state

    Seth Stern

  10. Photoillustration of congressional legislation text, including H.R. 2853, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 and CORCA, over a blurred U.S. Capitol backdrop.

    These Democrats are co-signing a bill that expands ICE’s surveillance power

    Max Burns

  11. A Texas delegate wears a hat during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

    Trump’s unconventional midterm approach is a massive gamble

    Ryan Teague Beckwith

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