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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 16, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence.
POOL REPORT

Trump, 80, Takes Media Battle to Unhinged to New Level

Trump appears to be taking aim at the entire White House press corps as he eyes a radical makeover of the West Wing.

Erkki Forster

Colin Jost and Kareem Rahma on "SubwayTakes"
KIDDING, SORT OF

SNL’s Colin Jost Shares Controversial Trump Prediction

“I think we just have to prepare for it,” Jost said.

Owen Mason-Hill

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the White House Ellipse on December 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tree is a 32-foot-tall red spruce from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia's Highland County. This is the second year in a row that the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests have provided the tree.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
DANCING WITH THE STARS

Trump Spills Melania’s Jibe at Paralyzed American Hero

The first lady is not a fan of the president’s signature moves.

Farrah Tomazin

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during the June 13, 2022 show.
ROLE MODELS

Stephen Colbert Says Trump Really Is Like FDR

For better or worse, both presidents made a huge impact in their first months in office, the “Late Show” host said.

Tom Sanders

Steve Bannon appears on NewsNation on March 18, 2025.
NO LIMITS

Bannon ‘Working On’ Third Trump Term Despite Constitution

Bannon denied he is interested in running for president himself in 2028, saying he has “already endorsed President Trump.”

Sean Craig

Who's safe from Trump's wrath?
Opinion
BUDS LIGHT

10 Big Names Safe From Trump...and 10 Who’d Better Watch Out

Who’s who on the president’s naughty list.

David Gardner

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold talk to end the war in Ukraine.
Opinion
YALTA 2.0

Putin’s Crazy Carve-Up Could Give Trump Greenland and Canada

The Russian leader’s dreams of bringing the world’s strongmen together gathers pace.

David Gardner

Henry Wallace and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
opinion
AND THE WINNER IS...

Kamala’s VP Picks Should Compete—Like My Grandpa Did for FDR

Scott Wallace, grandson of Henry Wallace, vice president to Franklin D. Roosevelt, says Democrats should embrace spirited competition at a contested convention.

Henry Scott Wallace

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‘WHAT CAN WE DO?’

David Strathairn Brings a WWII Hero Back to Shattering Life

The actor stunningly plays Karski, a courier for the Polish Underground resistance who exposed the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto and a Nazi death camp—and who went unheard.

Tim Teeman

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opinion
‘A SEASON FOR EVERYTHING’

Court-Packing Doesn’t Seem So Radical After Abortion Law

Democrats are coming around to the idea of adding four more justices—in part to correct for Trump’s two “extra” picks.

Eleanor Clift

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opinion
HISTORY LESSON

The Way for Biden to Win

JRB can follow FDR and LBJ’s path and use the power of the federal government to push back against governors and judges opposing the public interest during a national emergency.

David R. Lurie

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