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From left: Francesca Hong, Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chris Rabb.

Democratic socialists revile Trump. But they blame Democrats for his return.

Hunter Woodall

Tucker Carlson speaks into a microphone while looking into the camera.

Tucker Carlson’s Trump revolt isn’t over — and now he’s recruiting

Zeeshan Aleem

Conservatives’ response to a college student’s $20 burrito gripe won’t win at the ballot box

Helaine Olen

Elon Musk holds a chainsaw above his head. People in the foreground film with their phones. In the background is a giant photo of Musk, which is visually cut in half by the chainsaw that Musk is holding up.

We’re still learning the damage Musk and DOGE wrought

Hayes Brown

Audit finds DOGE operation overstated its savings, ‘did not accurately report actions’

Steve Benen

Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts are coming back to burn America

Jacob Soboroff

Donald Trump, seen at an extreme close up, speaks into a microphone.

GOP midterm strategy embraces Trump’s ‘communism’ fixation

Jake Traylor & Akayla Gardner

Ariana Grande.

It’s not problematic to state the obvious about Ariana Grande

Evette Dionne

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s freezing her eggs

Erum Salam

January 6th rioters with a refresh symbol overlaying them

Jan. 6 officially ended with this judge’s dismissal — proving the system did not hold

Anthony L. Fisher

Photoillustration of Donald Trump between a sweatshop worker and a chain gang, illustrating forced labor.

If Trump wants to change countries tolerant of forced labor, he can start at home

Jeremy Busby

Rep. Max Miller

Rep. Max Miller, accused of abuse, ignores calls to quit by deadline

Erum Salam

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia

Trump urges U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to ‘revisit’ Reflecting Pool case

Clarissa-Jan Lim

President Donald Trump dances as he leaves the stage after speaking at an event in Las Vegas, Nev.

Trump has long coveted other countries’ oil. It’s backfiring.

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Donald Trump looks to this left as he sits at his desk, looking serious.

‘Not angry at me’: Trump blames GOP for voter upset even as his approval ratings hit new lows

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Spit flies out of Donald Trump's mouth in an extreme close up of his face.

The GOP’s midterm backup plan: Bigotry

Chris Hayes

Donald Trump smiles while seated behind a microphone.

Tech firm confirms its $50 million Trump library gift preceded data center deal

Lily Becker & David Rohde

Donald Trump, out of focus on the left, speaks. Pete Hegseth, in focus on the right, looks at him.

Michael Steele: The Trump administration’s Iran war blame game reaches a new level

Allison Detzel

Donald Trump speaks while seated at his desk in the Oval Office.

Trump signs two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship

Erum Salam

A man in a suit and tie smiles. An American flag is visible behind him.

‘Whiffs of frozen hell and donkeys flying’: Senators sidestep one shutdown fight and set up another

Jack Fitzpatrick

Former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden

‘Very debilitating’: Hunter Biden says father’s cancer has spread

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference.

Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney general

Sydney Carruth

A man in a blue suit and red tie looks off to the side. He sits behind a microphone.

In fiery meeting, military families confront acting Navy secretary over conditions on the USS Lincoln

Priya Sridhar & Lindsey Pipia

Multiple people grip another person's white t-shirt from the back.

New tool lets Americans see the eye-popping costs of Trump’s war on immigrants

Ja'han Jones

Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed

Bruised Michigan Democrats pledge unity after divisive primary

Maya Eaglin

Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as attorney general

‘Spits in the face of voters’: Hayes on the ‘insidious’ ads flooding primaries

Who Killed Charlie Kirk? How conspiracy theories sparked a MAGA civil war

Trump once again targets birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court ruling

Blame game clown show: Trump looks for Iran fiasco scapegoats

‘They don’t even pretend to give a damn’: Americans struggle under the Trump economy

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  1. Susan Collins walks down the hallway, looking down on the ground.

    Susan Collins is back to her old tricks. Voters should see right through them.

    Max Burns

  2. A generic politician speaking at a podium

    The one word warping how we read Democratic primary results

    Symone D. Sanders Townsend

  3. Education Secretary Linda McMahon appears in front of her “National Call to Action” letter and a college classroom.

    Linda McMahon’s latest directive to universities isn’t about education at all

    Jacques Berlinerblau

  4. A man in a blue blazer, seen from a low angle, with ceiling lights in the background.

    Many Michigan Democrats voted with their hearts, not their heads. That’s not always good strategy.

    Michael A. Cohen

  5. A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman is Trump’s biggest loss in the war to date

    Nicholas Grossman

  6. A man with glasses speaks. A nameplate in front of him says "MR. JORDAN, CHAIRMAN."

    Rep. Jim Jordan promotes misinformation in his attack on South Korea

    Ja'han Jones

  7. David Heard walks past a vehicle as other people follow him.

    How the former Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism could get justice

    Jessica Levinson

  8. President Donald Trump makes remarks during an official state dinner in the East Room of The White House.

    A brutal new poll for Trump shows why Democrats must run against his corruption

    James Downie

  9. Elon Musk speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference.

    Elon Musk’s disastrous interview should end the myth of his fearless genius

    Anthony L. Fisher

  10. Donald Trump has a somber expression as he walks at night.

    Trump has broken a lot of rules of politics. He’s about to face his biggest test.

    Elizabeth Maline

  11. The head of a gold statue of Donald Trump laying on its back

    Trump isn’t going to get away with declaring it a ‘golden age’ for much longer

    Paul Waldman

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