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"Melania" (Amazon MGM Studios/Muse Films)

The empty and foul Melania doc

Coleman Spilde

Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine

Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend, Melania Knauss, alongside future convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago on February 12, 2000. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images))

Trump threatens to sue Epstein estate

Alex Galbraith

The president said the newly released Epstein files "absolve" him of any wrongdoing and reveal a plot against him

Special elections across the country continue to show strong turnout for Democratic candidate, leaving many concerned for the 2026 midterms. (Allen J. Schaben / Getty Images)

Democrats build momentum in key races

CK Smith

A growing pattern of Democratic overperformance is tightening margins and reshaping the potential 2026 midterms map

Pete Davidson as Tom Homan during the "ICE Meeting" Cold Open of "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

Homan on "SNL": Try not to get filmed

Alex Galbraith

Pete Davidson played Trump's "border czar" in a send-up of ICE's inept operation in Minneapolis

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"Primal" (Adult Swim)

A zombie story that makes you feel alive

Melanie McFarland

Genndy Tartakovsky defies our short attention spans with the quiet tale of a lost soul seeking the ones he loves

Sidney Powell (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

FBI raid gives Sidney Powell an encore

Heather Digby Parton

The wild conspiracy theories of Trump's former attorney are driving the new federal probe into the "Big Lie"

Donald Trump speaks as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

World Cup boycott is a fantasy

Andrew O'Hehir

Dreams of a soccer-themed moment of global solidarity are just fanfics, completely untethered to reality

An anti-ICE protest at a Target in Minneapolis. (Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A wake-up call for white Americans

Chauncey DeVega

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about power and violence

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ICE continue to arrest those they suspect of being "illegal aliens." Now, online, its supporters call for action, even against U.S. citizens. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Handout / Getty Images)

A year in Trump's deportation campaign

Gerardo Del Valle - ProPublica

One year in, we look at how it’s changed the lives of immigrants and citizens across the U.S.

Most journalists and press organizations are rallying around Don Lemon, following his arrest for his supposed involvement in a protest in Minneapolis this week. With some conservative pundits support his arrest, the debate over press freedom is back in the conversation. (Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)

Press freedom under fire after arrest

CK Smith

Media groups call charges dangerous, as right-wing commentators argue Lemon crossed from reporting into activism

Journalist Don Lemon was arrested and charged with civil rights violations because he was reporting on a protest at a church in Minneapolis. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Lemon pledges to fight after his arrest

CK Smith

Lemon’s arrest over a Minnesota protest has quickly become a flashpoint over press rights in the U.S.

Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester in "The Housemaid" (Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate)

"The Housemaid" could save cinema

Coleman Spilde

A fearless, over-the-top performance shows why movies at the edge of camp and prestige still matter

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Melania Trump attends the premiere of her documentary "Melania" at the Kennedy Center (Craig Hudson/Variety via Getty Images)

Why MAGA isn't rallying for “Melania”

Sophia Tesfaye

Jeff Bezos' big gamble to impress Trump isn't paying off with fans

Still from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" showing Moore inside of the WJM newsroom, circa 1975 (Getty/Bettmann)

Mary Tyler Moore stands for Minneapolis

Melanie McFarland

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show" demonstrated that progress can be won

Overhead view of meal-prepped lasagna and green beans (Johner Images/Getty Images)

Eating the same thing isn’t failing

Ashlie D. Stevens

The quiet relief of meals that require fewer decisions — and why that matters more than novelty

Members of the Proud Boys near the U.S. Supreme Court, Jan. 5, 2021. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Trump's second term: Jan. 6, only bigger

Kirk Swearingen

What we saw at the US Capitol five years ago was merely a trial run for the chaos and violence of 2026

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

Deputy AG accused of "glaring" conflict

Corey G. Johnson - ProPublica

An investigation found Todd Blanche owned at least $159,000 in related assets when he shut down crypto probes

Catherine O'Hara poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio at SXSW 2025. (Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDb)

Catherine O'Hara, dead at 71

Melanie McFarland

O'Hara's costars were quick to sing her praises in the wake of her passing, remarking on her one-of-a-kind talent

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Graham called out for "temper tantrum"

Jelinda Montes

The senator blocked a vote to avert a government shutdown over a provision that could net him $500K

Donald Trump with Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump and sons sue IRS for $10 billion

Garrett Owen

Leaked tax returns caused the Trumps "public embarrassment" and reputational harm, lawsuit claims

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Contestant Michael, Gordon Ramsay and Tilly Ramsay in "MasterChef Junior" (Greg Gayne/Fox Media)

The lost joy of the TV chef who teaches

Melanie McFarland

TikTok is where the recipes are, but it's a poor substitute for a TV expert's instruction

DHS officials shot and killed VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota this week. This is the second killing and third civilian shot in just the first few weeks of 2026 in Minneapolis. (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump calls Pretti an “agitator”

Jelinda Montes

The president called Pretti an "agitator" after newly surfaced video showed him kicking an officer's car

Don Lemon speaks onstage during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

Don Lemon arrested after church protest

Garrett Owen

Lemon was placed in custody in Los Angeles while covering the Grammys

President Donald Trump is facing criticism from Republicans over his administration's handling of two shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The GOP wonders what's wrong with Trump

Brian Karem

The president's ineptitude over Minneapolis has some in the GOP saying he's "falling apart"

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