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Photoillustration of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift above a stadium with a heart icon on a pink background.

The most confusing thing about Taylor Swift’s MSG wedding extravaganza

Jen Chaney

Photo of Donald Trump pumping his fist at the top of the stairs of Air Force One.

Trump’s Mount Rushmore trip on Graft Force One is the height of irony

Paul Waldman

Louis C.K. holding a microphone with one hand. His other hand holds his glasses on his face.

Let Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special be a lesson about so-called ‘cancellation’

Jacques Berlinerblau

Fireworks show is seen above the National Mall at night.

I like fireworks. But Trump’s massive D.C. stunt is ridiculous, even for him.

Ryan Teague Beckwith

Rep. Jayapal shares why she is ‘proud’ to be American, even amid Trump’s 250 takeover

Allison Detzel

‘It’s going to be a disaster’: Air concerns mount about Trump’s supersized July Fourth

Vaughn Hillyard

President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial,

‘Communist menace in our land’: Trump’s July 4 rallying cry to America

Clarissa-Jan Lim, Mara Mellits & Camille Ray

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside an F/A-18 fighter jet, a close-up of Donald Trump speaking, and a chained statue of Saddam Hussein being torn down.

I want America to go back to being the country I fought for

Richard Westmoreland, Lt. Col. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Zohran Mamdani sits at his desk while people stand around him while holding American flags.

Mamdani’s speech for America’s 250th takes direct aim at MAGA bigotry

Ja'han Jones

an illustration of Trump administration officials circling an angry Trump

The card every Trump official learns to play

Jacqueline Alemany

In this closeup photo shot from above, Bill Pulte is seen slightly turning to his right side as he speaks.

Acting DNI Bill Pulte begins firing dozens of intelligence officials

Vaughn Hillyard & David Rohde

People sitting hold signs that say "BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING," "A CITY WE CAN AFFORD" and "CHILDCARE FOR ALL."

What is a democratic socialist? Inside the movement behind Mamdani’s rise

Ebony Davis

Catherine Herridge looks to her right side on stage.

Supreme Court won’t save reporter from having to reveal source or pay contempt fines

Jordan Rubin

America In The Balance

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo over a crowd waving U.S. flags, with Thomas Jefferson’s gravestone and a child holding an American flag.

America is bigger than its government — and Trump

Christian Schneider

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside a portrait of Gouverneur Morris, a civil rights protest and an illustration of enslaved people working in a field.

The truth about our country’s founding Trump keeps trying to bury

Sheryll Cashin

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside a pink collage of religious and patriotic imagery, including a church steeple, the U.S. flag, and a “God Bless America” sign.

What Christian nationalists are hoping we’ll forget about America

Brian T. Kaylor

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside a falling line chart, a close-up of Elon Musk, and a shopper pushing a cart.

America at 250 faces a depressing reality. Trump wants us to get over it.

Helaine Olen

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside a Great American State Fair scene with planes flying overhead, a Ferris wheel, the U.S. Capitol and a child holding cotton candy.

Why I’m taking Trump’s Great American State Fair flop so personally

Anthony L. Fisher

Photoillustration of the words “America in the balance” over a collage of a Black woman voting, a Supreme Court statue and the March on Washington.

The Declaration of Independence’s promise of liberty falls short. There’s only one way to fix it.

Deborah N. Archer

Donald Trump adjusts his jacket while standing on a staircase in front of a green wall. The photo is taken from the ground level, looking up at Trump.

Trump’s defamation strategy is simple. And now we know just how well it works.

Paul Farhi

Donald Trump Jr., left, and Eric Trump look on.

Experts sound the alarm over Eric and Don Jr. Trump’s links to an increasingly lucrative industry

Akayla Gardner

The Marine One sits between Donald Trump and the Washington Monument.

Work reportedly begins on White House helipad as part of Trump’s renovation agenda

Steve Benen

Kash Patel, seen at profile.

FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say

Ken Dilanian

Giorgia Meloni stands behind Donald Trump as he speaks at a podium.

Trump’s international movement of nationalists is falling apart for an obvious reason

Lily Becker

In this photo shot from below, bottom part of Donald Trump's face is seen through a person's fingers. Trump stands on the left side of the frame. New Air Force One is visible in the background.

Qatari jet has Trump once again rubbing Americans’ faces in his corruption

Chris Hayes

Photoillustration of the America in the Balance logo beside an engraving of the Constitutional Convention, a neoclassical column and a close-up of the U.S. Constitution.

The case for an updated U.S. Constitution

Tom Ginsburg

Jack Smith looks ahead as the committee members are seen on a screen in the background.

Jack Smith says rule of law under unprecedented attack in first TV interview since resignation

Ebony Davis & Sydney Carruth

Photoillustration of a woman wearing sunglasses with reflections of Mark Zuckerberg and Kylie Jenner.

What irks me most about Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses advertisement

Hannah Holland

Jared Polis lifts his right hand with the index finger pointing upward as he speaks at a podium.

Colorado governor fires clemency board members, adding to Tina Peters fiasco

Steve Benen

Protesters hold signs for democracy and against billionaires; Ali Velshi.

Cleaning up America’s polluted campaign finance ecosystem just got a lot harder

Ali Velshi & Oscar Kim Bauman

Flash lights up the chipped paint and algae in the Reflecting Pool. The Lincoln Memorial is visible in the background.

Grand jury indicts former Olympian in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

Steve Benen

Melat Kiros says getting money out of politics can ‘unlock everything’

Lawrence: Trump cannot survive a federal criminal justice system that works

Psaki: Trump’s humiliating disaster on the Mall is his presidency in a nutshell

Trump boasts of plan to ‘pardon everyone’: Report

Isabel Wilkerson: Justice Jackson’s concurrence reflects the legacy of Reconstruction

The Onion takes over “Alex Jones’ evil empire” and pays Sandy Hook families with profits

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  1. People wearing American flags gather together in a huddle. In the background, a kid on their parent's shoulders holds an American flag in the wind.

    The USMNT is exactly what makes America great. And even Trump can’t ruin that.

    Katelyn Burns

  2. LeBron James — wearing his Lakers jersey — with his back turned toward the camera so that only part of his face is visible.

    LeBron James’ Lakers decision is a reminder that NBA loyalty is a one-way street

    Mike Wise

  3. The left side of the exterior of the Supreme Court.

    The Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling isn’t a clear-cut win for Republicans

    Jessica Levinson

  4. Four men in judges' robes

    The authoritarian power play happening at the Supreme Court

    J. Maria Glover

  5. Two transgender pride flags wave in the wind in front of the Supreme Court.

    Kavanaugh’s transgender athletes ruling is what legal scapegoating looks like

    Suzanne B. Goldberg

  6. Lisa Cook enters the back seat of a vehicle.

    The Supreme Court saved Lisa Cook’s job — but gave Trump another route to fire her

    Ray Brescia

  7. Boats sit in the water with the sun low in a cloudy sky.

    Trump lost his fight with Iran. Now the war is entering a new phase.

    Nicholas Grossman

  8. Gavin Newsom looks upward at a convention center.

    Why Gavin Newsom’s opening 2028 salvo is an awkward attempt at populism

    Zeeshan Aleem

  9. Many cells, both round and misshaped, in black and white.

    For Black Americans, a new medical miracle is also a quiet tragedy

    Dr. Toyosi Onwuemene

  10. Photoillustration of Donald Trump and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter overlaid with government seal imagery and the Supreme Court facade.

    Congress can protect the public from yesterday’s Supreme Court decision. And they must.

    Sharon Block

  11. Richard Nixon looks upset as he resigns.

    I was a Watergate prosecutor. Here’s why I can’t let JD Vance’s Nixon comments go.

    Nick Akerman

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