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CNN's chief White House correspondent and anchor Kaitlan Collins on the job at the White House following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026.

CNN is complicit in the Trump circus

Sophia Tesfaye

CNN is complicit in the Trump circus

Sophia Tesfaye

The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

Judges slam Trump's "unethical" DOJ

J. David McSwane, Pratheek Rebala, Carla Astudillo - ProPublica

Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office
Vice President JD Vance (Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)

Vance will never be the GOP Obama

Amanda Marcotte

He can copy Obama's biography, but the vice president will never have the charisma
Thomas Jefferson (Photo illustration by Salon/VCG Wilson/Corbis/Getty Images/HappyFoto)

A founding father's queer legacy

Nicholas Boston

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful
In a scene from "Hadestown," actors Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney demonstrate the capacity to hold another’s reality without collapsing it into their own. (Walter McBride/Getty Images)

Performing arts and the empathy crisis

Stephen Brown-Fried, Pablo Helguera

We’re losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back

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Andrew Tate's arrest causes trouble for Trump's youngest son

Trump's youngest son faces Tate scrutiny

Sophia Tesfaye

The manosphere influencer has lost the president's support — but he could pose a threat to Barron

A founding father's queer legacy

A founding father's queer legacy

Nicholas Boston

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful

"The Man Will Burn" accidentally shows why people despise Burning Man

Burning Man was flawed from the start

Melanie McFarland

Instead of clearing up misconceptions about the annual desert bacchanalia, HBO's docuseries confirms them

Donald Trump has stopped caring about the midterms

Trump has quit caring about the midterms

Brian Karem

But the Democrats — and the rest of us — still hope to make them count

Pete Hegseth's Iran war math doesn't add up

Hegseth's Iran war math doesn't add up

Heather Digby Parton

The defense secretary pegged the war's cost at $37 billion. The real total is far higher

Trump's foreign policy enters its decadent, desperate end stage

The last gasp of Trump's foreign policy

Andrew O'Hehir

He restarted a war no one wanted and signed a nuclear deal no one read. What's next?

NEWS & POLITICS

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a press conference at the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue on July 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The discussion comes as data centers have emerged as a major political issue in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott calling for stronger oversight of their expansion. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Talarico leads Paxton in new poll

Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge
The Republicans' new Education Freedom Tax Credit will siphon money away from public schools that most need it (Celal Güne/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Private school on the public's dime

Glenn Sacks

A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense
Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Trump and Musk's history obsession

Sonja Drimmer

The frenemies' strange obsession with historical "accuracy" has disturbing connections to big AI
Former vice president Kamala Harris speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) 35th Anniversary Convention (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Harris’ biggest 2028 opponent is herself

Jason Kyle Howard

As she lays the groundwork for a campaign, Harris again risks a trap of her own making
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Fighting Marco Rubio's enemies list

Keri Leigh Merritt

Fighting Marco Rubio's enemies list

Keri Leigh Merritt

The FBI's targeting of civil rights activist Lillian Smith provides lessons for solidarity and resistance
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud

Zach Despart - The Texas Tribune

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law

The last gasp of Trump's foreign policy

Andrew O'Hehir

He restarted a war no one wanted and signed a nuclear deal no one read. What's next?

Hegseth's Iran war math doesn't add up

Heather Digby Parton

The defense secretary pegged the war's cost at $37 billion. The real total is far higher
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CULTURE

Lenny Kaye and Patti Smith (Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo

Caryn Rose

Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo

Caryn Rose

After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album
Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in "The English Patient" (Miramax)

What "English Patient" left off screen

Kristen Lopez

"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history

The right's Gen-Z influencer pipeline

Andi Zeisler

From Phyllis Schlafly to Emma Waters, a familiar agenda cycle continues

The small-screen seduction of middle age

Melanie McFarland

Midlife can be as blissful as "The Five-Star Weekend" or as cathartic as "Ride or Die"
A young man reading "The Catcher in the Rye" (Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Was Holden Caulfield performative?

Andi Zeisler

Gen Z has context about "The Catcher in the Rye" that earlier generations lacked — but even less empathy
Adrian McElwee in "Remake" (Music Box Films)

"Remake" offers a new view of grief

Coleman Spilde

In his magnificent documentary, Ross McElwee evaluates the role of his films in the life and death of his son
(Courtesy of HBO)

Burning Man was flawed from the start

Melanie McFarland

Instead of clearing up misconceptions about the annual desert bacchanalia, HBO's docuseries confirms them
Is there such a thing as too many books? (Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)

How many books is too many?

Andi Zeisler

The number of books you have, and the way you shelve them, invites judgment
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MONEY

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Could Trump end up on your money?

Jacques Hymans - The Conversation

Putting living politicians on currency is uncommon but not unheard of
Apple pies sit on a table before a news conference with Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., on Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus' removal from the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act" of a provision that would require the disclosure of hidden 401(k) fees. Miller was sending the apple pies to the Senate panel's members, each one missing a piece to symbolize "Wall Street's cut." (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)

Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules

Paul Kiel - ProPublica

It could put your retirement at risk.
An influencer doing her thing (Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images)

The trademark wars of influencer culture

Andi Zeisler

From "Hot Girl Walk" to "Hot Girls Read," girlboss creators are weaponizing trademark law
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a weekly press conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

House money exchanges shape who wins

Mayank Kejriwal - The Conversation

Some of the most revealing money moves happen inside Congress itself
GTA VI logo from the trailer displayed on a laptop screen and PlayStation DualSense controller. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming

Troy Farah

GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming

Troy Farah

The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry
Ikea catalogs (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Bring back the catalogs

Andi Zeisler

In an era of instant gratification, old-fashioned anticipation can reclaim its magic

How private equity destroyed bowling

Andi Zeisler

A class-action suit against Lucky Strike Entertainment is a sad coda to the end of bowling

Unaffordable affordable housing

Tony Schick - ProPublica

A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate
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SCIENCE & HEALTH

Paying for fresh air? It could happen

Troy Farah

As wildfires spread every summer and pollution intensifies, fresh air may become a luxury commodity

Miscarriage treatment is getting harder

Nicole Karlis

Researchers found a shift from medication management to expectant management, putting more women’s lives at risk

Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care

Kenneth E. Thorpe

As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

The price of Trump's anti-science agenda

Troy Farah

From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the cost of the admin's war on science

Our caregiving industry is dying

Julia S. Beck

Leaked plans to declare migrants dead and a SCOTUS ruling are hollowing out elder care
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FOOD

Rice and egg bowl ingredients (Ashlie Stevens )

It's always rice and eggs

Ashlie D. Stevens

It's always rice and eggs

Ashlie D. Stevens

With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it’s the meal I return to again and again
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LIFE STORIES

Therapist going on vacation, leaving an empty couch (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Help! My therapist is on vacation

Susan Shapiro

"If I'd known it would be so helpful, I might have shrunk around sooner"
The river Usk winding its way through the Welsh countryside. (Getty Images/Andrew Holt)

Don't "fall in love" with a destination

Pamela Petro

I’ve been to Wales 30 times in 40 years. I’d rather have my tongue pierced than say I "fell in love" with it
Miles, the author's cat, makes himself at home in a hotel room. (Photo courtesy of author)

My cat is my favorite traveling partner

Kyoko Mori

Miles is happier with me than with anyone else, so when I have to leave town, he comes along
Clear Plastic Cup Pattern (Getty Images/MirageC)

Frozen cup: Summer for just a quarter

D. Watkins

Made by my babysitter Boo Boo, frozen cups were more important to my childhood summers than the sun
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