MTG will never take Trump’s throne
She's an outsider. But MTG is missing a key ingredient to win MAGA's votes
Book banners plot a dumber future
A majority of Americans are against book bans. That won't stop a well funded, fear-fueled movement
How gun access fuels domestic violence
States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide
Hollywood fights back — again
Jane Fonda revives her father’s McCarthy-era free speech coalition, warns of government efforts to silence dissent
Trump’s National Guard court trouble
Residents and officials question whether federal troops are protecting communities or sending a political message
Disability benefits may be harder to get
The administration argues it’s modernization, advocates say it could leave millions of older Americans struggling
Bad Bunny claps back on "SNL"
Fox News outrage, ICE threats and a monologue turned backlash into pride, Bad Bunny makes culture war look small
Some comics love selling out free speech
The comics in the Riyadh Comedy Festival are just the latest performers hired to shine up brutal regimes
The gallery you can taste
The Rajani family runs Chicago’s most delicious art gallery — and yes, you’ll want seconds
Trump's war on reality gets weirder
Why is Trump attacking Venezuela? All the usual reasons: Wounded pride, limitless greed and conspiracy theories
Commerce secretary makes an Epstein mess
Howard Lutnick calls Epstein "the greatest blackmailer ever"
A new Red Scare? This could be worse
James Comey's indictment will surely be followed by others
How a red-state Dem beat gerrymandering
Rep. Sharice Davids tells Salon it's possible to overcome an unfair election map, but that could soon change
“It’s real”: Treasury reveals Trump coin
The design featuring Trump's profile and raised fist is already fueling legal questions, political fury and memes
Protest in bronze: "friendship" is back
Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression
A “Smashing Machine” on the fritz
In Benny Safdie's film, Dwayne Johnson fights against a script too narrow for his mighty talent
Hamas agrees to Trump peace plan
Hamas says all hostages will be freed under Trump’s terms, even as Israeli airstrikes continue and doubts mount
Why cakes collapse, on and off Bake Off
From oven quirks to expired leaveners, here’s why cakes collapse — and how to get them to rise again
Trump believes he has a license to kill
After saying the U.S. is at war, POTUS takes out another Venezuelan boat
Here comes anti-queer fascism again
Queer joy dazzles until Brownshirts storm the stage — honey, it was all in "Cabaret"
FBI agents resist Kash Patel's agenda
Will Patel be held accountable?
When your dog stars in a horror movie
Salon spoke to Indy's humans about making a haunted house film with their canine Clooney
Disney adults hit where it hurts
In a consumer economy, boycotts are the only power we have. Is it enough?
Apple deletes ICE-tracking apps
At the request of the Trump administration, Apple removed apps from its store that let users report ICE raids