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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

McConnell wrote blueprint on obstruction

Griffin Eckstein

McConnell reshaped the Senate forever, taking the wind out of two Presidents' sails with a playbook for obstruction

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk wields a chainsaw as he leaves the stage alongside Newsmax anchor Rob Schmitt at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together conservative U.S. lawmakers, international leaders, media personalities and businessmen to discuss and champion conservative ideas. Argentinian President Javier Milei gifted Musk the chainsaw that he used as a prop while campaigning. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Musk waves gifted chainsaw at CPAC

Alex Galbraith

The DOGE head chuckled and growled as he waved around the favorite prop of Argentina's president

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) speaks during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee met to mark up Articles of Impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. Attorney probes Dem's Musk critique

Griffin Eckstein

Ed Martin, Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney for DC, warned Rep. Robert Garcia to leave Musk and DOGE alone

Lady Gaga attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

"Telephone" at 15: Gaga's callback

Nardos Haile

As Gaga prepares to release a new album, she's confirmed that a "Telephone" re-dial is not too far away

Honorary Pace Car driver Alan Ritchson talks with the media prior to the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 16, 2025 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Reacher" star has beef with Matt Gaetz

Nardos Haile

"He's just not a good dude!" Ritchson says of Gaetz

SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks with other delegates during day one of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 01, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Musk calls astronaut r-word in tirade

Griffin Eckstein

The billionaire got into it with a Danish astronaut after they questioned his tale about astronauts stuck in space

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)

Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director

Nicholas Liu

Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed despite fears he intends to purge the bureau he has been chosen to lead

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during the Secretary Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Agriculture in the Dirksen building on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

McConnell retiring after 2026

Nicholas Liu

The former Senate Majority Leader helped shape the modern GOP, even if he doesn't quite recognize it anymore

Harry Hamlin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Harry Hamlin on impact of "playing gay"

Coleman Spilde

Hamlin reflects on his career leading to "Mayfair Witches," including cooking bolognese on "Real Housewives"

Olivier Richters (Paulie) and Alan Ritchson (Jack Reacher) in "Reacher" (Jasper Savage/Prime)

"Reacher" has a bigger problem now

Melanie McFarland

Before Lee Child's vigilante can make progress, he has to handle a giant, clumsy foe standing in his way

Liam Payne attends the World Premiere of "I Am Bolt" at Odeon Leicester Square on November 28, 2016 in London, England. (Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty Images)

Three acquitted in Liam Payne's death

Nardos Haile

Had the charges not been dropped, all three could have faced one to five years in prison for manslaughter

Divorce agreement and wedding rings (Getty Images/bymuratdeniz)

Emboldened GOP targets no-fault divorce

Tatyana Tandanpolie

In states like Oklahoma and Indiana, some Republicans are trying to make it harder to end a relationship

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) (Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Strange mushroom is latest wellness kick

Niko Vorobyov

This poisonous, psychedelic fungi is the latest wellness kick — and may have even inspired many major religions

President-elect Donald J. Trump arrive at the inauguration of Donald J. Trump at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Doug Mills - Pool/Getty Images)

A throne never to be relinquished

Brian Karem

One month in, Trump declares himself a king

Cocoyam Dumplings (Photo by Bea Da Costa)

Alexander Smalls on art and African food

Michael La Corte

For Smalls, food is a currency, language and identifier for people of the African diaspora

The examination room in A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville clinic, which provides abortion care on April 30, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

True impact of abortion bans on society

Allison Carmen

This is not just about personal choice; it is about national and economic stability and the future of public health

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

One month of Trump: Defiance matters

Amanda Marcotte

MAGA didn't vote for DOGE but to bring liberals to heel. Fight back by not giving them the satisfaction

Young woman shopping in a supermarket (Getty Images/B2M Productions)

Food scientists on ultra-processed panic

Ashlie D. Stevens

"Be careful if you're eating a candy bar and walking under an air conditioning unit"

U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and faith leaders say a prayer during the signing of a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House September 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A return to the racial caste system

Dr. Alvin B. Tillery

To save democracy from Trump, look to Black history

Former U.S. President and 2024 Presidential hopeful Donald Trump drives a golf cart during the Official Pro-Am Tournament ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Series event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 10, 2023. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

After golf trip, Trump slags fed workers

Alex Galbraith

The president spent the day golfing at his National Doral Miami resort before accusing federal workers of sloth

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances onstage after his speech during a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump crowns self "king" in post

Alex Galbraith

The post is one part of a recent trend of the president seemingly declaring himself above the law

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during a joint press conference with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Secretary-General of the UN Antonio Guterres on August 18, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Trump: Zelenskyy is a "dictator"

Alex Galbraith

The war of words comes as Russia and the U.S. hold peace talks without representatives from Ukraine.

Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in "American Murder: Gabby Petito" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Gabby Petito case exposes red flags

Nardos Haile

"American Murder: Gabby Petito" exposes the subtle signs of domestic abuse that can escalate into fatal violence

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

FDA's head of food resigns over cuts

Joy Saha

Jones became head of the FDA’s food division in 2023

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