How a red-state Dem beat gerrymandering
Rep. Sharice Davids tells Salon it's possible to overcome an unfair election map, but that could soon change
“It’s real”: Treasury reveals Trump coin
The design featuring Trump's profile and raised fist is already fueling legal questions, political fury and memes
Protest in bronze: "friendship" is back
Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression
A “Smashing Machine” on the fritz
In Benny Safdie's film, Dwayne Johnson fights against a script too narrow for his mighty talent
Hamas agrees to Trump peace plan
Hamas says all hostages will be freed under Trump’s terms, even as Israeli airstrikes continue and doubts mount
Why cakes collapse, on and off Bake Off
From oven quirks to expired leaveners, here’s why cakes collapse — and how to get them to rise again
Trump believes he has a license to kill
After saying the U.S. is at war, POTUS takes out another Venezuelan boat
Here comes anti-queer fascism again
Queer joy dazzles until Brownshirts storm the stage — honey, it was all in "Cabaret"
FBI agents resist Kash Patel's agenda
Will Patel be held accountable?
When your dog stars in a horror movie
Salon spoke to Indy's humans about making a haunted house film with their canine Clooney
Disney adults hit where it hurts
In a consumer economy, boycotts are the only power we have. Is it enough?
Apple deletes ICE-tracking apps
At the request of the Trump administration, Apple removed apps from its store that let users report ICE raids
I've never seen Donald Trump this scared
As the shutdown shifts the focus, JD Vance waits in the wings
Vance bets on racism over health care
The vice president's argument assumes it’s better for millions to lose coverage than for one immigrant to gain it
GOP weighs more extreme abortion bans
In South Carolina, some Republicans are proposing to eliminate exemptions for rape and incest
SCOTUS opens with big test cases
The most influential cases before the court reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics
Trump says US now at war on drug cartels
A memo said the country is in a "non-international armed conflict"
Peacemaker’s twist is a US wake-up call
Some of us noticed the problem with Christopher Smith's "best dimension ever" from the very beginning
Trump punishes states that backed Harris
Each of the 16 states targeted for cuts by Trump voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024
Maxwell House coffee changes its name
The coffee giant is revamping its brand name for the first time in 133 years
Feds raid Chicago building, detain kids
Federal agents interrogated U.S. citizens and terrified children in an early-morning raid, witnesses said
George Clooney's existential crisis
In Noah Baumbach's new comedy, Clooney blurs fact and fiction to find what's real
Anti-trans activists pray for SCOTUS win
Opponents of transgender rights hope they will benefit when the Supreme Court rules on conversion-therapy bans
House GOP seeks to rewrite Jan. 6
We all know what happened, but a new committee hopes to muddy the waters