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President Donald Trump waves after speaking during the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.

Trump scrambles to exaggerate pitiful crowd size at Great American State Fair event

Steve Benen

A view of commercial cargo vessels and crude oil tankers are anchored in the Gulf of Oman.

U.S. strikes Iran after Trump calls Iranian strike on cargo ship ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire

Julianne McShane

John Roberts leads a line followed by Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. People in military uniforms flank either sides of the line, facing inward toward the procession.

The Roberts Court closes the courthouse door — and the border

Jordan Rubin

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

‘I run the protection program’: Johnson vows to shield Trump and his allies from scrutiny

Steve Benen

How Trump’s latest obsession could doom the GOP in November

Hayes Brown

Trump met with the Senate GOP — and gave them a moment of terrible clarity

Matthew Bartlett

Tom Emmer's face is visible in the bottom left corner of the photo. The rest is black, save for a few square lights.

The worst part of Tom Emmer’s racist rant against Somali Americans

Michael Tisserand

Pete Buttigieg in shadow.

Buttigieg says he was separated from his kids for 24 hours after hoax CPS report

Hayley Meissner & Julianne McShane

A person holds a lit electronic candle under their chin, lighting the underside of their face. In the same hand, they hold a Haitian flag.

The Supreme Court’s Temporary Protected Status ruling reaches far beyond Haitians and Syrians

Garry Pierre-Pierre

Harvey Weinstein looks at the camera while sitting in court.

Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction upheld, resentencing ordered

The Associated Press

Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard reviews a video from the witness stand during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Utah prosecutor held in contempt for media comments in Charlie Kirk’s murder case

Brandy Zadrozny

Leon Black arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee.

Comer subpoenas Leon Black, says he dodged questions about women tied to Epstein

Mychael Schnell, Lillie Boudreaux & Clarissa-Jan Lim

A building lies in ruins in the Ain al-Mreisseh neighborhood after Israeli airstrikes in Beirut.

Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after marathon talks

Julia Jester

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Donald Trump; Ali Velshi.

Republicans are swimming for a midterms lifeboat. Trump keeps pulling it further away.

Ali Velshi & Jimson Rodriguez

Sen. Rand Paul; Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Lawrence O’Donnell blasts GOP ‘cowardice’ after senators cave to Trump on war powers vote

Allison Detzel

A close up photo of Brian Mast.

Republicans see plenty to dislike in Trump’s Iran deal — just not Trump

Syedah Asghar, Nora McKee & Mychael Schnell

Donald Trump, seen from far away, speaks into a microphone at a podium. Two posters that both say "Winning The AI Race" flank the podium.

AI is masking just how badly Trump is destroying the economy

Rick Newman

Protesters confront ICE officers outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants.

Lawsuit seeks to uncover information about alleged federal database on protesters

Ja'han Jones

Pete Hegseth seen at profile from a slightly elevated angle.

Ousted Stars and Stripes ombudsman files key lawsuit against Hegseth’s Pentagon

Steve Benen

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One person in a suit standing at a podium on the left side of the photo looks at a mass of people sitting in the background of the photo.

Texas Board of Education approves required K-12 reading list with Bible stories

Erum Salam

Supporters hold signs advocating for the Billionaire Tax Now coalition during a news conference.

What to know about California’s billionaire tax measure

Sydney Carruth

Police members tend a victim amid debris of demolished buildings as rescue efforts continue after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Venezuela.

These two issues complicate Venezuela’s earthquake recovery

Retired Amb. James Story

Redacted documents from the Epstein Library files released by the US Department of Justice.

Judge orders DOJ to produce more unredacted Epstein files — or explain why it won’t

Clarissa-Jan Lim & Lisa Rubin

Jonathan Rinderknecht.

Mistrial declared in Palisades fire arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht

Jillian Frankel

John Bolton.

John Bolton pleads guilty to charge of retaining classified documents

Fallon Gallagher

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‘Dark soul’: Nicolle and Tim Miller slam Megyn Kelly for cheering removal of Haitian migrants
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Washington Post: FEMA official who said he teleported to Waffle House steps away from post
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Vance defends Nixon: The idea that Watergate took down a president ‘is crazy’
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Courts deal Trump two new setbacks over $1.77 billion fund and Epstein files
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Federal agents confront NY poll worker about social media post
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Lawrence: Republican ‘Cowardly Lions’ of the Senate will live the rest of their lives in disgrace

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  1. A person wearing army gear is seen through a night vision scope, which looks like him in a green circle surrounded by all black.

    Pete Hegseth’s military purge is what our founders feared most

    Jeff McCausland

  2. Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater.

    Democratic leaders are responding to the Mamdani insurgency in the worst way

    Zeeshan Aleem

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

    Trump can’t play the long game — and this tantrum proves it

    Hayes Brown

  4. Mehdi Taremi #9 of Iran celebrates with team mates after scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between Belgium and Iran.

    Trump’s harassment of the Iranian World Cup team is pitiful security theater

    Anthony L. Fisher

  5. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau greets Afrikaner refugees from South Africa.

    Trump’s gift bags for Afrikaners are a brazen act of white nationalism

    Zeeshan Aleem

  6. A photo of people demonstrating in support of abortion. One person holds a sign close to the camera which says "WE Won't Go Back" with a hanger. Another person, wearing a "BANS OFF OUR BODIES" mask, holds a sign that says "ABORTION ACCESS SAVES LIVES." The Supreme Court is visible in the background. The photo is in black and white.

    The bitter irony of Trump throwing a ‘Freedom 250’ state fair on June 24

    Mini Timmaraju

  7. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after speaking at a Memorial Day event.

    We got a new look at the horrifying cycle of dysfunction that rules Trump’s White House

    Paul Waldman

  8. A police officer from the Town of Mooresville, N.C., pats down a woman who was detained for dipping her hand into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

    Trump’s Reflecting Pool fiasco is no longer just a laughing matter

    James Downie

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    RFK Jr. is definitely not the man you want leading this Education Department office

    Eric Garcia

  10. A member of the The Islamic Health Organization, an emergency response organization, raises the Lebanese flag amid rubble that remains from an Israeli airstrike in Deir Billa, Lebanon.

    How Trump just made the already difficult job of ending the war with Iran much harder

    Nicholas Grossman

  11. Donald Trump stands in front of a dark background. The FIFA World Cup Trophy is seen out of focus in the foreground in front of Trump.

    How these DHS posts about the U.S. men’s World Cup team got it all wrong

    Jacques Berlinerblau

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