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Fans of Team USA shell out thousands of dollars to see their favorite athletes compete, making the Olympics equivalent to other major sporting events like the Super Bowl. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)

The Olympics aren't for the everyday fan

CK Smith

Unsold tickets, luxury pricing, empty seats reveal how the Games drifted from their roots as a public celebration

US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump posts video of Obamas as apes

Jelinda Montes

Multiple Republican lawmakers denounced the post on social media

Protesters decry American ICE tactics (Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

Let people knit their resistance hats

Andi Zeisler

The Norwegian-inspired craftivism of Melt the ICE hats raises familiar questions about whose activism matters

Minute Maid frozen juice concentrates (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Minute Maid cans its frozen juice line

Joy Saha

In online tributes, wistful juice enthusiasts are pouring one out for the discontinuation of a childhood staple

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Trump’s cannabis order was just for show

Russell Payne

Even with an order to expedite the process, federal cannabis reform faces long delays and legal hurdles

Washington Post readers joined members of the newspaper's guild to protest Jeff Bezos' mass layoffs on Feb. 5, 2026. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Democracy dies in daylight

Brian Karem

Layoffs at the Washington Post under Jeff Bezos are a dire warning for journalism and government accountability

Texas librarians have been on the front lines in fighting back against book bans organized by Moms for Liberty (Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Texas Democrat won because of book bans

Amanda Marcotte

Running against Moms for Liberty is a winning 2026 strategy

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the DEA headquarters on July 15, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Pam Bondi has a Fox News problem

Sophia Tesfaye

From cable news hits to viral X posts, top DOJ figures are igniting backlash — and exposing deeper dysfunction

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Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)

Epstein offered advice to men of #MeToo

Grace Panetta - The 19th

New files show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club"

Even after a long public campaign declaring he would get peace and a summit with Putin in Alaska, Trump finally admits he "fell short" of his goal. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Images)

US-Russian nuclear arms pact expires

Garrett Owen

Lawmakers fear a global arms race as the last treaty comes to an end

FBI Director Kash Patel, center, speaks during a press conference on the tarmac at Ontario International Airport on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester/Getty Images)

FBI deployed in search for Guthrie's mom

Garrett Owen

President Donald Trump ordered federal law enforcement to assist in the ongoing search

Eugene Levy as Mitch Cohen and Catherine O'Hara as Mickey Crabbe in "A Mighty Wind" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Catherine O'Hara's emotional tightrope

Coleman Spilde

The actor's singular balance of absurdity and sincerity defined Christopher Guest's mockumentaries

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Donald Trump | Voting Booth (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is already nationalizing voting

Jelinda Montes

The president continues to deny his 2020 election loss, claiming voter fraud is why Republicans must "take over"

Box of Boldúmen variety (Howie Southworth)

The donut that smiles back in Barcelona

Howie Southworth

Boldúman, a chubby dough figure, charms locals and visitors alike with eyes, smirks and sticky sweetness

President Donald Trump meets with the Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the Oval Office on Feb. 3, 2026. (Colombian Presidency Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump foe dons MAGA hat after Venezuela

Heather Digby Parton

Once branded a "lunatic" by Trump, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is now on board to "Make Americas Great Again"

President Donald Trump speaks to journalists at the Kennedy Center on Jan. 29, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

They said Trumpism was fading

Chauncey DeVega

Mainstream commentators said Donald Trump’s authoritarian campaign was exhausted. They were very wrong

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President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The House passed legislation today that ends the partial government shutdown while lawmakers negotiate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy and funding for the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Dems' ICE demands do Trump a favor

Russell Payne

DHS and Democrats are both demanding a closer relationship between local officials and ICE

Voting booths are set up at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office on the first day of early voting for the 2022 midterm general election in Orlando. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A bulwark against nationalized elections

Alexander Shur, Votebeat - Votebeat

Officials who faced threats in 2020 prepare for pressure from Trump

Bill Gates (Indraneel Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Gates "regrets" knowing Epstein

Garrett Owen

The Microsoft founder spoke out about recently released emails from the late sex trafficker

The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"Bloodbath" layoffs shake WaPo

Garrett Owen

The sweeping layoffs come amid a steep decline in readership under the leadership of Jeff Bezos

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Former UK Ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, speaking during a ceremony at the National Gallery, central London, as the statue of George Washington is returned after undergoing restoration. Picture date: Wednesday June 18, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/Getty Images)

Europe rocked by Epstein files fallout

Garrett Owen

The newest batch of DOJ documents has led to resignations and investigations across the continent

Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" (Ken Woroner/CBC)

Motherhood as a slapstick comedy

Melanie McFarland

O’Hara gave us decades' worth of moms who know it's better to be a star than a self-sacrificing angel

Members of Team United States participate in training on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Olympics matter in this fascist time

Andi Zeisler

Team USA deserves our attention, and watching them on the world stage is a chance to reclaim national pride

After winning three Grammys, Jelly Roll refused to take a position on Donald Trump's deployment of ICE to enforce his mass deportation policy. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

In defense of the “dumb redneck” defense

Alex Galbraith

Jelly Roll's refusal to take a stand on ICE at the Grammys has sparked a backlash

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