Trump tried to stop new Netflix doc
The Trump administration threatened Netflix filmmakers to keep damning footage from airing before the election
Cruz v. Cotton: A post-Trump battle
The GOP civil war reignites over coronavirus spending
Corky Messner's Chipotle problem
Trump-endorsed Republican Senate candidate Corky Messner, a climate skeptic, has an interesting legal record too
Bezos grows $13B richer in one day
The rise in Bezos' assets represents the largest single-day net worth increase for any individual
McConnell puts people's welfare at risk
Instead of safeguarding hard-working Americans who fell on hard times, McConnell put them squarely in harm's way
Trump upends GOP convention plans—again
The speech would have fallen on the 60th anniversary of a brutal KKK attack in the city known as Ax Handle Saturday
Sharks virtually extinct from reefs
As "sentinel species" that predict ecosystem health, sharks' disappearance from reefs doesn't bode well
What does "70% wage replacement" mean?
Salon spoke with economists to demystify the Steve Mnuchin/GOP unemployment benefit extension proposal
Did DeVos divert relief funds from poor?
Critics have long accused DeVos of favoring private schools — especially Christian schools — over public education
GOP rejects Trump's own payroll tax cut
Trump had threatened to veto the bill, vowing “we’re not doing anything without a payroll tax cut”
McConnell weighs 80% unemployment cut
A temporary extension weighed by Republicans would slash enhanced unemployment benefits from $600 per week to $100
"Indian Matchmaking" is fable, not fact
Netflix's hit provides some education about arranged marriage, but leaves contextual info off the show's biodata
AOC scolds GOPer who called her "b*tch"
"My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter," Ocasio-Cortez responded
The doggy matchmaking show we all need
"People were very bad judges regarding which dogs would suit [them]," says HBO Max series producer Anna Llewellyn
Josh Hartnett's addiction to indie films
The actor spoke to Salon about playing an investigative journalist in "Most Wanted"
GOP senator: Juneteenth bill too pricey!
Ron Johnson claims the PTO for federal workers would cost $600 million a year. Kelly Loeffler is worth $800 million
Star Trek breaks out the Romulan whiskey
While "Lower Decks" docks on Aug. 6, the youth series won't hit Nickelodeon until sometime in 2021
Donald Trump's photo-op fascism
Trump is sending federal forces into the cities mostly for show — except that real people are getting hurt
Fox ousts host who showed up ill: report
Heather Childers, the longtime host of "Fox & Friends First," even appealed to Trump on Twitter to save her job
McEnany has a zany explanation for this
“This president was always on top of this, banning this man from his property long before this case was played out"
Trump sends feds to Chicago, Albuquerque
Mayors across the country say "federal law enforcement is being deployed for political purposes"
COVID-19: White House cafeterias closed
No contract tracing has been done with staff who may have eaten in the cafeterias
If Trump wins, it's the end of democracy
NYU fascism expert explains the next moves in Trump's "authoritarian playbook" — and says it's almost too late
