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Trump casts Maduro as ‘narco-terrorist’ driving American deaths. Experts have questions
In explaining the U.S. incursion into Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump accused Maduro and his wife of conducting a “campaign of deadly narco-terrorism against the United States and its citizens,” and Maduro of being “the kingpin of a vast criminal network responsible for trafficking colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs into
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Trump pulls plug on ‘second wave of attacks’ after setback in the Senate
In a late-night post on Truth Social, Donald Trump announced he had planned a second wave of military operations against Venezuela but claimed to have cancelled them after stating the country is cooperating with his administration. The presidential announcement came hours after a bipartisan group of Senate Republicans and all Senate Democrats advanced a war
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BAFTA Awards 2026: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead Longlists
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the nomination “longlists” for 2026 in two dozen categories — and “One Battle After Another” leads the competition, landing a record 16 spots, including Best Film, Director and five acting citations (for Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Teyana Taylor). The Paul
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Federal Officers Don’t Have ‘Absolute Immunity’ but Prosecution Isn’t Easy
Residents and local officials in Portland are clamoring for accountability after federal agents shot two people on Thursday. The shooting has put further fuel on growing public demand for an end to the Trump Administration’s aggressive nationwide immigration crackdown. “We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said.
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Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutional
As age-verification laws continue to dismantle the adult industry—and determine the future of free speech on the internet—a Utah lawmaker proposed a bill this week that would enforce a tax on porn sites that operate within the state. Introduced by state senator Calvin Musselman, a Republican, the bill would impose a 7 percent tax on
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‘If we open, we have to start over from scratch.’ Businesses still stuck a year after the L.A. fires
The charred remains of the historic Pacific Palisades Business Block cast a shadow over a once-bustling shopping district along West Sunset Boulevard. Empty lots littered with debris and ash line the street where houses and small businesses once stood. A year since the Palisades fire roared through the neighborhood, only a handful of businesses have
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Erika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetype
As President Donald Trump settles into his last term, his approval ratings sinking ever lower, an urgent new question has begun to coalesce at the center of MAGA: Would the movement survive without Trump’s force of personality? What kind of person has the juice to lead it besides Trump? While the question remains unanswered, a
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Why Is Trump So Intent on Acquiring Greenland?
President Donald Trump has had his sights set on Greenland for years. He first offered to buy the island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, in 2019 during his first term in what he described as “essentially a real estate deal.” Since his reelection he has redoubled the push to acquire the territory
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One of the original freedom fighters is missing from the Garden of American Heroes
A list of 250 names has been proposed for the federal government’s new Garden of American Heroes, but one of our earliest revolutionaries is not included. Po’pay, a 17th-century Native American leader from what is now New Mexico, is honored with one of the 100 statues in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection but is
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How right-wing creators bend reality to their will
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The video opens with a question and a slamming door. Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old right-wing content creator who rose to sudden infamy and influence last week, confronts two Somali women as