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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, joined by, from left, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Democrats ready war powers blitz to exploit a Trump ‘vulnerability’

Ramsey Touchberry · January 16, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump drinks a Diet Coke during the ProAm of the LIV Golf Team Championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

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Donald Trump disproves MAHA

Tiana Lowe Doescher · January 16, 2026 5:55 am

Residents confront federal officers following a shooting.

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Years of law enforcement hatred is taking a toll on Minneapolis police

Zachary Faria · January 16, 2026 5:50 am

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Against the vice economy

Conn Carroll · January 16, 2026 5:45 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 9. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Make regime change great again?

John Scott Lewinski · January 16, 2026 5:36 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Legislative tool to circumvent House leadership gets biggest win yet on Obamacare subsidies vote

Kevin R. Kosar · January 16, 2026 5:35 am

Stickball by Arthur Leipzig, 1951. (Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum)

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Illegal pickup

Timothy P. Carney · January 16, 2026 5:35 am

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Trump administration aims to prevent private equity from buying individual homes and driving up prices

Jeremy Lott · January 16, 2026 5:33 am

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gather on Capitol Hill following her meeting with lawmakers on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Machado has called for Democratic Unitary Platform candidate Edmundo González, who is widely considered to be the winner of the 2024 election, to assume the presidency of Venezuela following the January 03, 2026 capture and arrest of Nicolas Maduro by the United States military. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Trump’s move against Maduro is wildly popular among Latin Americans, including Venezuelans

Guy Benson · January 16, 2026 5:30 am

Marine One helicopter is seen on the South Lawn of the White House to transport President Donald Trump to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Jan., 13, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Trump’s ‘no limits’ view of presidential powers remakes the executive branch into international juggernaut

Jamie McIntyre · January 16, 2026 5:29 am

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Trump is traveling to Michigan after his administration floated a slew of ideas it says will build on last year's efforts to rein in inflation and lower gas prices. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump’s sordid pardon economy

Timothy P. Carney · January 16, 2026 5:23 am

Members of the Iranian diaspora, their supporters, local activists, and passersby hold a symbolic demonstration titled 'Free Iran' to show solidarity with Iranian women and men fighting for freedom and civil rights, in Krakow's Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mullah lite?

Dominic Green · January 16, 2026 5:19 am