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The Kansas state capitol in Topeka. (Photo by Don and Melinda Crawford/Getty Images)

License law leaves trans Kansans in bind

Garrett Owen
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to try to find allies for the Ukraine-Russia War. He warned about the newest development with the Iran War might be at best a distraction, and at worst a revenue stream to Russia. (Maksym Kishka / Frontliner / Getty Images)

Iran war helps Russia, Zelenskyy warns

CK Smith
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr echoed President Trump's warning on media to cover the Iran War according to his viewpoint or suffer the consequences. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

FCC warns broadcasters covering Iran War

CK Smith
Pete Buttigieg speaks at a town hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by KC McGinnis/Getty Images)

Buttigieg: Trump uses war dead as props

Alex Galbraith
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Jeremy Culhane as Tucker Carlson, and anchor Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" gets Carlson's take on Oscars

Alex Galbraith
A Thai cargo ship got caught in the crossfire in the Strait of Hormuz. Some are making it safely to the port, but others are feeling the tensions first-hand in the region. (AFP PHOTO / ROYAL THAI NAVY / Getty Images)

Trump rebukes media amid Iran Strikes

CK Smith
President Trump's Kennedy Center drama continues with changes in leadership after a tumultuous year. (Jabin Botsford / Getty Images)

Trump ally out as Kennedy Center leader

CK Smith
USAF KC-135R trailing its aerial refuelling boom. (Loop Images / Getty Images)

US military refueling plane crashes

Jelinda Montes
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The Ticketmaster logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/Getty Images)

Live Nation execs: We're "robbing them"

Alex Galbraith
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026, as supporters gather for a rally backing his appointment to replace his father after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28. (Photo by Arezoo/Getty Images)

Khamenei defiant in first statement

Garrett Owen
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, speaks at the 60th Commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Butch Dill - Pool/Getty Images)

KBJ bashes SCOTUS' use of shadow docket

Alex Galbraith
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's action movie rhetoric

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Stephen Colbert speaks during the 2026 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony at Edison Ballroom on March 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America East)

Colbert: This isn't the Red Scare

Alex Galbraith
Anti-war protestors gather in front of the New York Public Library and mourn the 180 Iranian children killed during U.S.-Israeli bombing on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, on March 08, 2026, in New York City, U.S. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Getty Images)

US likely responsible for school strike

Alex Galbraith
As escalation continues, scenes like this become everyday scenarios for Iran and its neighboring countries in the Middle East. Casualty counts, including US service members, continue to grow as well. (Kaveh Kazemi / Getty Images)

Iran power struggle looms amid strikes

CK Smith
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Graham: Iran is going down, Cuba is next

Alex Galbraith
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Judge rules Trump ally Kari Lake had no legal authority to run a major media company, nullifying major layoffs from the free press. (Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

Judge voids Kari Lake actions at VOA

CK Smith
Ashley Padilla as Kristi Noem during the “Hegseth Iran Presser” Cold Open on Saturday, March 7, 2026 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" comes to bury Noem

Alex Galbraith
ICE arrested a Nashville journalist for speaking Spanish during her reporting of an ICE protest. ICE says she's "illegal," but her attorney says she's working towards asylum and married to a US citizen. (Anadolu / Getty Images)

Reporter detained for speaking Spanish

CK Smith
Presidents Obama, Biden and Clinton along with many dignitaries honored the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday in Chicago, challenging people to carry on his legacy of civil rights and faith. (Scott Olso n/ Getty Images)

Leaders gather to honor Jesse Jackson

CK Smith
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President Trump's demands for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and threatens further strikes. Iran says "no" as other countries hope for deescalation through diplomacy. (picture alliance / Getty Images)

Trump: Iran will be "hit very hard" soon

CK Smith
Brian McGinnis, a protester dressed in a military uniform, gets stuck in a door, injuring his arm, as Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) (R) and U.S. Capitol Police officers attempt to remove him from a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. The protester has been identified as Brian McGinnis from North Carolina. The Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support is holding a hearing to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Sheehy removes anti-war veteran

Jelinda Montes
A close-up of a spoon filled with colorful, loop-shaped cereal is surrounded by more vibrant cereal pieces. (Getty Images / Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography)

Target fades out synthetic cereal dyes

Joy Saha
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for her chaotic management of the agency (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Noem under fire for more than just ICE

Jelinda Montes
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