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Trump and Putin meet in Alaska for supposed peace talks. No resolution, a brief no-question press conference, and maybe Moscow next time. Zelenskyy noticeably absent and uninvited to meet Trump next week. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

What peace looks like to Putin and Trump

Ronald Suny - The Conversation

Trump and Putin's vision for the future is likely to be tough for Ukraine to accept

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

House will release redacted Epstein docs

Alex Galbraith

The House Oversight Committee said it would make Epstein docs public, following redactions to protect victims

A robot using artificial intelligence is displayed at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, on May 30, 2024. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Is "clanker" a slur?

Alex Galbraith

Some social media users are uncomfortable with the slang term for robots, likening it to racial epithets

Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (Getty/Preston Keres)

Trump: Museums too focused on history

Alex Galbraith

The president wondered why the Smithsonian couldn't talk about "success" and "the future"

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Noel Gallagher attends the 'Zoë Law: Legends' photography exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Oasis' Noel Gallagher praises brother

Alex Galbraith

The Britpop guitarist offered a rare bit of praise for his sibling in his first comments about their reunion tour

The Texas State Capitol is seen during a Texas Senate flooding committee hearing at the State Capitol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas Rep. holds protest sleepover

Blaise Malley

State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor in protest of Republican demands

Italian panino (Alexander Spatari / Getty Images)

The free panini press that saved dinner

Ashlie D. Stevens

When a $0 appliance changes the way you cook, you keep it — and maybe rethink the gadgets you’ve left behind

Neil Young, 2025 ( Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

Neil Young proves live music is better

Caryn Rose

Young’s “Love Earth” tour with the chrome hearts affirms the enduring joy of experiencing music in a crowd

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California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a news conference in Downey, California, on July 16, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom’s Trump act riles Fox host

Blaise Malley

Dana Perino said Newsom was making a "fool" of himself by emulating Trump's posting style

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about California redistricting plans at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American Museum on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Dems can't win the redistricting wars

Russell Payne

Democrats simply do not have as many opportunities to pick up seats through gerrymandering

First Lady Melania Trump attends a roundtable discussion at the Capitol. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Interpreting Melania's letter to Putin

Jason Kyle Howard

The failures of the first lady's prose can't be blamed on AI

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Democrats need New Deal-style politics

Heather Digby Parton

FDR fought for the underdog — and he was brazenly ruthless. Dems should follow his lead

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump outflanks Dems with DC takeover

Chauncey DeVega

Democrats have been branded "soft on crime" for 60 years. Will they ever learn to turn the tables?

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli participates in a campaign event with local residents on October 27, 2021 in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The NJ GOP makes a pitch to Black voters

Garrett Owen

"Blacks Back Jack," claims Jack Ciattarelli's website, but his campaign can't name any Black supporters

US President Donald Trump speaks during a summit on transforming mental health treatment to combat homelessness, violence and substance abuse at the White House. ((Photo by BrendanPhoto by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Mental health care atrophies under Trump

Maya Miller, Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica

The president's rollbacks of critical protections could leave many Americans without the help they need

Sydney Sweeney has been the face of many recent beauty ads. Her latest campaign brings controversy over who gets to be the face to define beauty. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Sweeney bombs after jeans controversy

Alex Galbraith

The "Euphoria" star's latest failed to crack 7 figures over the weekend.

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump jokes about cancelling election

Alex Galbraith

The president made a crack about calling off the next presidential election during his meeting with Zelenskyy

A Newsmax microphone is seen during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Newsmax settles Dominion defamation suit

Garrett Owen

The $67 million settlement comes after Newsmax spread claims about Dominion Voting Systems and the 2020 elections

A Tesla Optimus robot scoops popcorn and waves at attendees during the opening of the Tesla Diner and Drive-In (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images)

Tesla’s futuristic diner fizzles

Joy Saha

The Hollywood diner was pitched as next-gen cool. Now it’s a case study in overpromise

Mail-in ballots are seen at the Los Angeles County Registrar vote by mail operation center in City of Industry, California, on November 4, 2022, for the midterm elections on November 8. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump vows to "get rid" of mail-in votes

Garrett Owen

The U.S. Constitution says Trump can do little to end mail-in voting, but he's claiming he'll try

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Ivy, living her best life (Illustration by Salon / Annie Bennett / Dikas Studio)

My dog taught me about rental culture

Annie Bennett

Everything is for rent, even joy

Donald Trump, taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Image)

Why MAGA calls Trump "Daddy"

Amanda Marcotte

Yes, it's a weird sex thing. But it also reveals secret insecurities

Donald Trump; Martin Luther King, Jr. (Reuters/Rick Wilking/AP/Bill Ingraham/Salon)

Trump is spitting on MLK's grave

Clarence Lusane - TomDispatch.com

The president and MAGA are misusing King's name — and taking a wrecking ball to civil rights protections

Confederate Flag Displayed With Us Flag On Front Porch Near Window, Backroads Of Virginia, October 26, 2016. (Photo by Joe Sohm/Getty Images)

Being white in the South is complicated

James M. Thomas - The Conversation

Scholars interviewed white Southerners to get past the stereotypes people hold of them

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