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How the Bombing of Schoolchildren Fits Into Trump’s War

The administration has gone silent on its vague humanitarian reasons for attacking Iran. By Zak Cheney-Rice

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Scenes From the Iran War

By Chas Danner A collection of big, small, terrifying, and surreal moments. gallery

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Team Trump Puts Revenge Ahead of Midterms Prize in Indiana

By Ed Kilgore It’s still focused on retribution for the Indiana Republicans who wouldn’t go along with Trump’s gerrymandering push.

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Scenes From the Iran War

A collection of big, small, terrifying, and surreal moments.

How the Bombing of Schoolchildren Fits Into Trump’s War

By Zak Cheney-Rice

The administration has gone silent on its vague humanitarian reasons for attacking Iran.

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Keeps Getting Worse

Trump says the U.S. has bombed Kharg Island, Iran’s critical oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.

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Team Trump Puts Revenge Ahead of Midterms Prize in Indiana

It’s still focused on retribution for the Indiana Republicans who wouldn’t go along with Trump’s gerrymandering push.

Hegseth Weighs In on Regime Change (at CNN)

The Defense secretary used his latest briefing to suggest some headlines for the “fake news” while claiming total success in Iran.

Mamdani Finds Another Public Figure to Not Smile With

The mayor has held back his trademark grin in photos with the president of the United States — and now with the president of FIFA.

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Republicans’ SAVE Act Filibuster Stunt Would Backfire Badly

MAGA activists want to force a talking filibuster over the SAVE America Act. That should delight Democrats.

A Timeline of Trump’s Confusing Iran War Timetables

Is the “minor excursion” very complete, ending soon or in a “couple weeks,” or just beginning? Here’s the latest on what Trump feels in his bones.

Kyrsten Sinema Admits to Having Affair With Former Bodyguard

The former senator also allegedly encouraged her beau to take MDMA on a Senate work trip so she could guide him through it.

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Trump Boasts Killing Iranian ‘Scumbags’ Is His ‘Great Honor’

By Margaret Hartmann

He’s reveling in military fantasies on Truth Social, issuing threats to Iran’s leaders, and showing off photos of himself in uniform (as a teen).

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GOP Bigots Can’t Stop Smearing Trump’s Friend Mamdani

Trump’s unlikely alliance with Mamdani hasn’t kept Republicans from unleashing a wave of Islamophobic attacks on the mayor.

The Trump Administration Wrongly Took $160 Billion and Won’t Give It Back

After losing its tariffs case at the Supreme Court, the White House is throwing a temper tantrum over refunds.

All Modern Warfare Is Chemical Warfare

By Narges Bajoghli

What we witnessed on Saturday in Tehran may be the largest release of petrochemical toxins over a civilian population since the Iran-Iraq War.

What Does Extreme Wealth Do to the Brain?

The ultrarich divulge how money bent their reality (and whether they even noticed).

Nancy Pelosi Is Really Trying to Make Jack Schlossberg Happen

The former House Speaker cut an ad for JFK’s grandson in his race for Congress, but Michael Bloomberg dropped a dueling endorsement.

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Can the Housing Bill Survive Trump’s Sudden Indifference?

Congress could soon enact a rare bipartisan bill on housing affordability. But the sulking president says, “No one gives a [bleep] about housing.”

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Is J.D. Vance Feeling Left Out of Trump’s Big New War?

He’s nothing without his boss, and regardless of how many of his principles the war may violate, the VP will just have to grin and bear it all.

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8 Scarily Stupid Moments From Trump’s Kentucky Rally

By Margaret Hartmann

Featuring Jake Paul, Trump’s stair phobia, and an update on the Iran war — which we must keep fighting, though it’s also “over” and “we won.”

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just asking questions

‘I Can’t Imagine If It Goes Another Month’

A petroleum analyst on the frightening economic consequences of a prolonged war in Iran.

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Republicans Are Holding the TSA and FEMA Hostage to ICE

Trump accused Democrats of starving DHS, but now they’ve turned the tables and offered to fund everything other than ICE and CBP.

The Unfathomable Dominance of NYU Women’s Basketball

By Joe DeLessio

Eighty-nine wins in a row. Zero losses in three years. However you slice it, the Violets are absurdly good.

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foreign interests

Trump’s War Fever Is Setting the World on Fire

As his war in Iran sows global chaos, the president’s madman act no longer looks like an act.

The Women Leaving the New Right

By Sam Adler-Bell

Defectors say the movement has dropped the pretense of protecting women and is now openly “cruel and fickle.”

The Rise of AI ‘Brain Fry’

By John Herrman

With the power of agentic tools, you too can become a stressed-out boss.

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Corey Lewandowski May Have Bragged His Way Out of a Trump Pardon

By Margaret Hartmann

He allegedly had a habit of declaring he could do “whatever” he wanted, as “DJT will pardon me.” That may not go over well.