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People attend a protest criticizing the government for its policies toward the Indigenous Maori population which they say are racist policies and undermine a treaty that protects their Indigenous rights, outside the New Zealand parliament in Wellington on May 30, 2024. (DAVE LINTOTT/AFP via Getty Images)

NZ anti-Māori rights bill faces backlash

Griffin Eckstein

Māori opponents of a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill staged a haka in Parliament on Thursday

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will Musk's "DOGE" have any real power?

Nicholas Liu

The "Department of Government Efficiency" is not a real government department, but it's also not a joke

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a town hall campaign event with former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (I-HI) on August 29, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump skipping FBI checks for nominees

Griffin Eckstein

In another break from norms, the president-elect is using private companies to vet potential Cabinet members

English Pop and Rock musician George Harrison (1943 - 2001) plays guitar as he performs onstage at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, December 4, 1974. (Steve Kagan/Getty Images)

Harrison's Material World remix sparkles

Kenneth Womack

At last a time to shine after this solo album has been overshadowed in Harrison's career by his other work

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone onstage at the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Stallone compares Trump to Washington

Kelly McClure

“We’re in the presence of a really mythical character," Stallone said of Trump during an event at Mar-a-Lago

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul speak onstage at the press conference in promotion for the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match at The Apollo Theater on May 13, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)

Paul vs Tyson, a new race clash payday

Rann Miller

The appeal preys on the desire to reclaim what is perceived to be taken - no matter what the cost

Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards sponsored by Harry Winston and Rémy Martin at MOMA on November 06, 2019 in New York City. (Lars Niki/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards)

Kanye said Kim has "Jewish masters"

Nardos Haile

A lawsuit by an ex-Donda employee claims they were subject to "racist lectures" that included antisemitic comments

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes)

Kimmel: Reality hosts better than Trump

Nardos Haile

Kimmel cited hosts like Ryan Seacrest and RuPaul who could leverage their talent and star power in the White House

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Former U.S. Representative from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum on October 22, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump cabinet picks worry Europe

Nicholas Liu

European leaders are worried that some picks signal not only a disdain for NATO, but also professional experience

A Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever over Gaza

Joy Saha

The lawsuit underscores the years-long tension between the famed ice cream maker and consumer goods company

A participant holding a sign at The Women's March protest in NYC. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Turning crypto gains into justice wins

Alicia Cepeda Maule

The next four years will likely present significant challenges for the nation’s most vulnerable communities

Pete Hegseth attends the new All-American Christmas Tree lighting outside News Corporation at Fox Square on December 9, 2021 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Hegseth faced sexual assault claim

Griffin Eckstein

Police in California confirmed reports that Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth was accused in 2017 of sexual assault

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Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr. provokes "horror" among doctors

Nicholas Liu

Kennedy has already been linked to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa after he pushed anti-vax falsehoods

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump smiles at the crowd during the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on August 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Trump Cabinet picks may dodge Senate

Charles R. Davis

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team think they can get their way by bypassing the Senate

Politician Matt Gaetz, who was recently picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as attorney general, speaks at a rally in Coachella, California on October 12, 2024. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

House ethics panel may nuke Gaetz report

Griffin Eckstein

The committee's findings reportedly include testimony from a then-17-year-old girl who says Gaetz had sex with her

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

RFK Jr.'s revenge: Trump gets payback

Heather Digby Parton

At this point, Donald Trump believes he is invincible

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Meteor shower composite created from 44 individual photos that includes the Milky Way. (Getty Images/CRAIG TAYLOR)

Rare outburst meteor shower this weekend

Matthew Rozsa

The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to be at its most active in 33 years

Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump nominees turn allies to enemies

Amanda Marcotte

Trump believes in rule by fear, but that stokes resentment and possibly even resistance

Faith leaders pray over President Donald Trump during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The "religious nostalgia" of Trump

Chauncey DeVega

The "religious nostalgia" that unites White Christians under Trump has propelled his rise since the beginning

Supporters embrace following US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's trans threats alarm queer people

Elizabeth Hlavinka

The incoming administration's message to trans people is clear: "You are not safe anywhere.”

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Tests strips, used to detect the presence of fentanyl and xylazine in different kinds of drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, lay next to a bag of heroin at St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction in New York City on May 25, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Overdose deaths continue to decline: CDC

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Overdose deaths expected to decline 17% between June 2023 and June 2024

X/Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a visit at the Tesla electric car plant in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany, on March 13, 2024. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk met with Iranian diplomat

Griffin Eckstein

The X CEO reportedly talked to the diplomat about reducing tensions between Iran and the U.S.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a Cesar Chavez Day event at Union Station on March 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Congress reacts to RFK Jr. nomination

Griffin Eckstein

The vaccine skeptic's nomination is uncertain, though some Senate Republicans lined up to praise him and Trump

Lara Trump on stage as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds on February 24, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Lara Trump "would love to" join Senate

Griffin Eckstein

The president-elect's daughter-in-law is a contender to replace Marco Rubio should he become Secretary of State

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