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Trump’s Cabinet tries to sell a war

Sophia Tesfaye
President Donald Trump speaks at “The Shield of the Americas Summit“ as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, Trump National Doral Golf Club, March 7, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Behind Trump’s war fever lies weakness

Andrew O'Hehir
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s war without rules

Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump used social media again to dictate policy. This time to end migration from "Third-World Countries" and call out Minnesota's Somalian community. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Favored Iran successors are dead

Alex Galbraith
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 02, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Iran isn't another forever war

Garrett Owen
James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump War Address” Cold Open on Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" weighs in on Iran strikes

Alex Galbraith
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Hegseth issues threat over killer AI

Russell Payne
Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA loves bad dads

Amanda Marcotte
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Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb (Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Cobb calls for Bondi, Noem impeachment

CK Smith
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon on January 15, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Boat strike victims' families sue US

Jelinda Montes
President Donald Trump speaks as he signs a series of executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

MAGA craves praise for shoddy work

Alex Galbraith
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon

Alex Galbraith
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Tony Dokoupil at the 2024 New York Comic Con (Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop)

Tony Dokoupil’s viral debut at CBS

Sophia Tesfaye
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump admin defends oil tanker seizures

Garrett Owen
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The press helped Project 2025 succeed

Sophia Tesfaye
Sunday, President Trump welcomed President Zelenskyy to Mar-a-Lago to explore further progress on the "20-point peace plan". They left optimistic but with no solid deal. (Jim WATSON / Getty Images)

Trump frames Ukraine talks as his win

CK Smith
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US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

"More strikes to come" in Nigeria

Garrett Owen
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) walks off the House floor after speaking for 8 hours and 44 minutes as the House votes to pass Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

Democrats split on impeachments

Garrett Owen
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump still can't say "you're fired"

Heather Digby Parton
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks on Dec. 8, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hegseth's press purge is now complete

Sabrina Haake
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Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/Getty Images)

Rogers says boat-strike probe is "done"

Blaise Malley
Donald Trump places the FIFA Peace Prize around his neck after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Phony peace prize for a fake president

Heather Digby Parton
Colin Jost as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during the "Pentagon Press Conference" Cold Open on "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

Hegseth roasted on "Saturday Night Live"

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

Hegseth could be investigated by 5 orgs

Joshua Kastenberg - The Conversation
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