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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during the news conference on President Bidens budget in the Capitol on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Dems call out Trump's IRS assault

Garrett Owen

Reports detail the president's plan to turn the agency on left-wing opponents

Fans are seen waving rally towels during Game Two of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/Getty Images)

Brewers fan fired over "Call ICE" threat

Alex Galbraith

The recipient of the racist taunt said her firing was excessive

National Security Advisor John R. Bolton and White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listen as President Donald J. Trump participates in a meeting with Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Bolton: Trump DOJ acting like Stalinists

Alex Galbraith

The former Trump adviser vowed to "expose Trump's abuse" following his indictment in a classified docs case

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (Michael Caulfield/WireImage for Sony BMG Music Entertainment/Getty Images)

Britney calls ex's memoir lies for cash

Angelina Mazza

"I am the only one who genuinely gets hurt here," Spears wrote in a statement on Kevin Federline's allegations

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court on July 17, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Immigration agents detain 170+ citizens

Nicole Foy - ProPublica

A ProPublica investigation found that federal agents have held scores of U.S. citizens, some for more than 24 hours

An anti-I.C.E. protester in a frog costume holds a sign at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)

Protest frogs are absurdly serious

Andi Zeisler

In a battle of optics and performance, Portland is primed to meet the moment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference to kick off the Yes on 50 campaign at the California Democratic Party Headquarters on Aug. 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump swipes anti-terror funds

Blaise Malley

Democratic-led states accuse the administration of shifting funds to GOP allies to punish its political opponents

"Murdaugh: Death in the Family" (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)

We're all living in Murdaugh Country now

Melanie McFarland

"Murdaugh: Death in the Family" shows how women like Maggie Murdaugh bargained our pain for their comfort

Demonstrators at a "No Kings" protest in Montpelier, Vermont. (John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

No Kings protests offer hope — and peril

Chauncey DeVega

As millions gather on Saturday, Trump looks for a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act

Churches have been put on notice, under Trump administration guidance, that immigrants can be arrested during services. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is obstructing freedom of worship

Liz Reiner Platt, Rev. Fred Davie

The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship

Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, arrives in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo by Jay Janner/Getty Images)

Harrison's war on LGBTQ+ curriculum

Kayla Guo, Kate McGee - The Texas Tribune

Rep. Brian Harrison has been on a crusade against Texas universities

An anti-ICE protester in a frog costume holds a sign on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)

Trump may bring the war home

Charles R. Davis

By linking "Antifa" to foreign drug cartels, U.S. officials are building the case for a domestic war on terror

Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tom Williams/Getty Images)

MAGA Rep. responds to swastika scandal

Alex Galbraith

Dave Taylor has the Capitol Police investigating the flag as "vandalism"

Zohran Mamdani campaigns for mayor of New York City on an affordability platform (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Mamdani doesn't take the bait

Alex Galbraith

The NYC mayoral candidate would not be knocked off message

Special Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters after his grand jury issued more indictments of former President Donald Trump on August 01 in Washington, DC. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Smith takes on Trump admin purges

Garrett Owen

The former special counsel issued a dire warning while speaking in London

Shortcrust pastry pies (mtreasure / Getty Images )

The secret to perfect, buttery pie crust

Joy Saha

Shortcrust pastry may seem daunting to make — but it doesn't have to be with these tips from a pastry chef

Trader Joe's store (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Smucker’s sues TJ's over crustless PB&J

Joy Saha

J.M. Smucker Company alleges Trader Joe’s product is a "copycat" of its popular Uncrustables treats

Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Young GOPers face racist text fallout

Blaise Malley

But Vice President JD Vance said he refuses to "join the pearl clutching"

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters following vote on a stopgap government funding bill at the Capitol on September 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Arizona AG threatens to sue Mike Johnson

Garrett Owen

Johnson has for weeks avoided swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz.

Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone in "The Family Stone" (20th Century Fox)

Diane Keaton's tender onscreen goodbye

Coleman Spilde

In her 2005 holiday classic, Keaton embraced life's brevity for a complex portrait of maternal love

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring

Sophia Tesfaye

Even Fox News is fed up with the Pentagon’s new press restrictions

A Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech University on Sept. 24, 2025 (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA's halftime show reveals desperation

Amanda Marcotte

Turning Point USA's followers are pitifully out-of-touch with pop culture

Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

John Roberts is dismantling America

David Daley

Twenty years of the Roberts Court has wreaked shocking damage. Is the Voting Rights Act next?

The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington DC on May 25, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

This Supreme Court case could upend DC

Sam D. Hayes - The Conversation

An upcoming case could change congressional maps across the country

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