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Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, left, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What the hell do Republicans have left?

Amanda Marcotte

Lt. Col. Vindman and Williams blow a hole through another Trump defense — and implicate Pence in Ukraine scandal

Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11, 2019 in London, England. (Getty Images/Jack Taylor)

Sweden drops Assange rape investigation

Shira Tarlo

Assange is currently in jail in the U.K. for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 at a hearing related to the case

US President Donald Trump (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

SCOTUS halts subpoena for Trump taxes

Shira Tarlo

The court issued a temporary stay on a ruling that requires Trump's accounting firm to turn over his tax returns

Rep. Elise Stefanik (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Elise Stefanik's impeachment backfire

Sophia Tesfaye

Stefanik's fall: Why did a congresswoman from an upstate New York purple district just set herself on fire?

Sean Hannity (AP/Jeff Roberson)

Hannity denies claims of three witnesses

Igor Derysh

A Fox News analyst claims that Hannity is being "smeared," even though a State Dep't official confirmed the call

The best way to learn a new language

Compiled by Salon staff

With a little commitment, willpower, and focus, you’ll soon be on your way to speaking a new language.

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, talks with committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa (Getty Images/IRS/Salon)

Senators probe IRS whistleblower claims

Igor Derysh

The whistleblower, a career IRS official, has alleged improper interference on Trump, Pence tax returns

(AP/Getty/Salon)

Tax break went to superyacht marina

Justin Elliott, Jeff Ernsthausen, Kyle Edwards - ProPublica

Two wealthy donors lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott for the lucrative tax break—and won it. Poorer communities lost out

Paul Manafort, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, and Donald Trump (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Trump's CrowdStrike conspiracy theory

Bob Cesca

Republicans are probably just pretending to believe's Trump's crazy 2016 conspiracy theory. But that's no excuse

Extinction Rebellion protestors participate in a hunger strike and "grief session" in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Office in Longworth House Office Building on November 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. The strike is planned to be held all week or until Speaker Pelosi agrees to sit with the group for a one hour on-camera interview about climate change. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Climate activists occupy Pelosi's office

Julia Conley - Common Dreams

Extinction Rebellion to Pelosi: "Meet with us or leave us to starve while you jet to your Thanksgiving feast"

(AP)

The age of American impotence

Stephan Richter - The Globalist

U.S. democracy has devolved into a kabuki show. No real reform, no matter how pressing, ever gets done.

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa. On Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, Trump said that he will dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

Trump’s charity woes could get costly

Philip Hackney - The Conversation

Eight charities will get the Trump Foundation’s remaining assets

(AP/Richard Shiro/Getty/Samuel Aranda/Photo montage by Salon)

"There is no more two-state solution"

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

"How the hell is it possible for the U.S. policy to be any softer?"

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Twitter's broken political ad ban

Nicole Karlis

The social media giant's much-touted policy change gives license to for-profit companies spreading misinformation

A woman using an electronic cigarette (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

E-cig lobbyists may have swayed Trump

Nicole Karlis

Trump's reversal on vaping isn't merely impulsive, but exemplary of Big Tobacco's (or Big Vape's) hold on D.C.

Donald Trump and Lev Parnas (Getty Images/Salon)

Panas: Trump ordered "secret mission"

Igor Derysh

The indicted Giuliani associate is willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry after recently firing his attorney

Rep. Steve Scalise, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Joe Raedle/Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump insults Wallace as "nasty"

Matthew Rozsa

Trump claims that such an “unfair” interview would have never happened in the past on the right-leaning network

Doug Manchester and Donald Trump (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump pick offered RNC cash for vote

Igor Derysh

Billionaire donor Doug Manchester vowed $500,000 RNC donation in exchange for "majority vote" on his confirmation

Sesame Street (Richard Termine/HBO)

Why "Sesame Street" was always my street

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The 50-year-old show spoke to a new generation of city kids and still continues to expand its diverse community

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Jennifer Williams, an aide to the Vice President. (Getty Images/SAUL LOEB/AFP/Shealah Craighead/The White House)

Trump slams another impeachment witness

Matthew Rozsa

Trump’s tweets against witnesses in the impeachment inquiry were criticized as possible attempts to intimidate them

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Buttigieg explains stock photo scandal

Matthew Rozsa

Buttigieg's campaign has faced criticism for exaggerating his support in the Black community

Jeff Garlin: Our Man In Chicago (Elizabeth Sisson/Netflix)

Garlin on political correctness & comedy

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Goldbergs" actor talks about dreams, donuts, and his new Netflix special

Former special counsel Robert Mueller and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

House probing if Trump lied to Mueller

Shira Tarlo

"Was the president not truthful in his responses to the Mueller investigation?" House general counsel asks court

US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power (EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images)

Trump compensating for Putin, Power says

Shira Tarlo

Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria is the latest sign Trump has a soft spot for Putin, Power says

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