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February 23, 2026
Trump’s Iran buildup, briefly explained
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February 20, 2026
Trump’s tariff defeat, briefly explained
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February 19, 2026
Trump’s ballroom blitz, briefly explained
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February 18, 2026
What Jesse Jackson taught Democrats
Rev. Jesse Jackson — a titanic civil rights leader, politician, and activist — died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Over the course of a career that spanned decades, Jackson twice ran for president, ...
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February 17, 2026
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
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February 12, 2026
In the fight against climate change, Trump sides with climate change
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February 11, 2026
Trump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explained
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February 6, 2026
Trump’s racist post, briefly explained
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February 4, 2026
Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?
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February 3, 2026
A victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explained
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February 2, 2026
3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained
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January 29, 2026
Why Trump is threatening Iran again
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January 28, 2026
How Trump endangered Ilhan Omar
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January 27, 2026
Why DHS is investigating its own killings, briefly explained
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January 27, 2026
How Trump transformed ICE, in two charts
Just a year into his second term, Donald Trump’s new, militarized immigration force is on full display. Agents in masks and plate carriers are seemingly everywhere, first in Chicago last year and n...
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January 26, 2026
Trump’s plan to extort Minnesota, briefly explained
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January 24, 2026
The Trump administration’s unchecked abuses in Minnesota
On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti at close range after Pretti had been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and forced onto his knees by other agents. Pretti...
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January 23, 2026
The week the US and Canada broke up
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January 22, 2026
ICE’s growing lawlessness, briefly explained
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January 21, 2026
“Trump always chickens out,” briefly explained
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January 20, 2026
Is Trump losing the plot?
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January 20, 2026
What’s next for Project 2025?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. When Donald Trump took office last year, he br...
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January 15, 2026
What 3,000 federal agents are doing in Minnesota
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January 14, 2026
The latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explained
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January 13, 2026
The scariest thing about Iran’s crackdown
In Iran, a series of massacres may be taking place out of sight. More than 12,000 people are thought dead as anti-regime protests enter their third week, according to news reports from the country ...
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January 12, 2026
Trump vs. the Fed, briefly explained
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January 9, 2026
Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained
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January 7, 2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis
A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. What happened? This is a...
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January 6, 2026
Trump’s January 6 victory lap
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January 5, 2026
Trump’s big change to childhood vaccines, briefly explained
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