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National Guardsmen are surrounded by thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C., on August 16, 2025. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Judges OK Guard deployment in Portland

Alex Galbraith

In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court overturned a lower court's restraining order on the Trump administration

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Johnson defends Trump's AI dump

Garrett Owen

Johnson praised the bizarre video as Kenny Loggins demanded his music be "scrubbed" from the clip

MTV (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MTV pulls the plug on key music channels

Angelina Mazza

Paramount Skydance is cutting back on MTV's global music programming, leaving reality TV as the main focus

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be FBI Director, Kash Patel arrives for a meeting with Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

FBI: Suspicious hunting stand found

Garrett Owen

The agency said the stand had a "sight line" of Air Force One's landing area

Serving butt beauty (Anna Koberska/Getty Images)

Beauty’s got its head up your butt

Andi Zeisler

From butt masks to "holecare," consumer beauty obsession is now hitting both ends

Vice President JD Vance takes questions from reporters about the government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 1, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Vance called out after Calif. explosion

Garrett Owen

Shrapnel from the “prematurely detonated” shell struck a vehicle in Vance's security detail

The "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2025. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"No Kings" short-circuits MAGA’s mockery

Sophia Tesfaye

MAGA reacts to “No Kings” by immediately proving protesters right

(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / ALEX WROBLEWSKI / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI)

Johnson's goal: Hiding the Epstein files

Amanda Marcotte

The backlash to #MeToo was always about silencing victims

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath speaks during an Early Vote rally at Lynn Family Stadium on October 27, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Amy McGrath isn't sorry for trying again

Russell Payne

McGrath tells Salon "no one got rich" off her last Senate campaign, but that she could step aside for someone else

Schoolboy with backpack entering classroom (Getty Images/bymuratdeniz)

Trump's special ed attack riles GOPers

Sara Luterman - The 19th

Trump called them cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted

Las Vegas will be the home to the newest theme park: RetroEscapes. It will feature lands and attractions from the 1950s through 1990s, bringing in nostalgic fans worldwide. (Sean Pavone / Getty Images)

RetroEscapes: Time travel to hit Vegas

CK Smith

From Elvis diners to skate parks, new theme park will let visitors relive the past and snap perfect Instagram pics

Thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre in broad daylight, emulating similar heist from Lupin and Ocean's 8. As the police hunt down the treasures, it may be hard for some to separate cinematic art from real life. (Remon Haazen / Getty Images)

Life can imitate a popular heist film

CK Smith

Cinema glamorized the perfect heist. The Louvre’s latest robbery shows what happens when someone takes notes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio apparently made a deal in March with Venezuela to compromise US informants on MS-13 in exchange for authorizing deportations to El Salvador. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

US informants risked in El Salvador deal

CK Smith

US agree to send informants to El Salvador, critics now question law enforcement credibility and ethical risks

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is using her platform to demean democrats and tell schoolyard jokes. Critics call it endemic of the current climate in the White House. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

White House continues being “Mean Girl”

CK Smith

Dems are “terrorists” and jokes about “your mom,” Leavitt draws attention for unconventional communication style

Bill Maher visits The Megyn Kelly Show at the SiriusXM Studios on May 20, 2024 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Maher: GOP is party for racists

Alex Galbraith

The "Real Time" host got a dig in at Republicans while discussing the leaked group chat scandal

D'Angelo performs at Brixton Academy on February 4, 2012 in London, England (Nick Pickles/WireImage/Getty Images)

D'Angelo took us to bed...and to church

Melanie McFarland

The pioneering artist's blend of sensual and sacred themes leave a map for music to reclaim its ancestral funk

Bottles of Snapple (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Snapple brings back glass bottles

Francesca Giangiulio

The beloved glass bottles are returning — pop cap, Snapple Fact and all — but only for a limited time in New York

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos gives a statement after a court hearing on August 19, 2024 in West Islip, New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Santos compares himself to Jesus on CNN

Alex Galbraith

"I'm going to skip over that analogy," CNN's Dana Bash replied

Millions of protesters showed up to rally against "King Trump", like this one at Philadelphia's Independence Hall, the birthplace of the United States. King Trump found his own way to "dump" on the event. (MATTHEW HATCHER / AFP / Getty Images)

"King Trump" takes "dump" on protesters

CK Smith

“No Kings” movement rallies peacefully, but Trump’s AI response blurs line between protest, parody and spectacle

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Trump stops by teen podcast on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

James Austin Johnson's Trump stopped by "Snack Homiez" on a notably politics-light episode

President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct. 17, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Democrats are exposing Trump's weakness

Heather Digby Parton

By holding firm in shutdown fight, Dems are revealing Trump's strongman limitations

Hands holding scoop of whey protein and shaker (Getty Images/Djavan Rodriguez)

What’s lurking in your protein shake

Francesca Giangiulio

A new Consumer Reports study found troubling levels of toxic metals in popular protein powders and drinks

(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Bettmann / Andrew Harnik / Neal McNeil / Library of Congress)

Kash Patel: Making the FBI scary again

Andrew O'Hehir

J. Edgar Hoover built America's secret police to persecute immigrants and crush dissent. Maybe we needed a reminder

National Security Advisor John Bolton (R) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump talk to reporters during a meeting of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Even John Bolton deserves a fair shake

Jesselyn Radack

John Bolton's indictment sure looks like selective prosecution by Trump

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