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People gather before Turning Point USA headquarters in Arizona to pay tributes to Charlie Kirk. Early unverified reports claimed transgender ideation, but major outlets have since walked back their statements upon official clarification. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Images)

WSJ retracts claim in Kirk's shooting

CK Smith

Law enforcement confirms initial reporting was inaccurate, highlighting how misinformation spreads quickly online

Hand holding half of a lemon (Black Lollipop/ Getty Images )

Why I crave the sourest bite

Joy Saha

Some find sour unbearable. Others, like me, can’t get enough — and science is finally beginning to explain why

New documents reveal Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook did not commit fraud, as Trump alleged. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Trump’s reason for firing Cook unfounded

CK Smith

Records confirm the Fed governor followed the rules, undermining the case used to justify her firing

Supporters attend a primary election night event for J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, at Duke Energy Convention Center on May 3, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

MAGA wants a white Christian America

Heather Digby Parton

Their ambitions were on full display at the National Conservatism Conference

The McDonald's logo is pictured in front of a store in Dearborn, Michigan on October 17, 2024. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

McDonald’s is chasing the bargain eater

Joy Saha

McDonald’s revives its discount menu, hoping to lure back consumers feeling the pinch of rising prices

President Donald Trump departing the White House on Sept. 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images))

Why is it so hard to stop Donald Trump?

Chauncey DeVega

More than ever, we need to understand the reasons for his political survival

A worker sets up signs at the Dallas County Fairgrounds for a rally with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on October 16, 2023 in Adel, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

How a Democrat won in Trump country

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Iowa state Sen.-elect Catelin Drey spoke to Salon about her strategy for winning over red-state voters

Charlie Kirk speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Scholar: Kirk killing may spark violence

Arie Perliger - The Conversation

Research shows political assassinations come in waves

Protestors hold signs during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol Building on September 10, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Activists and concerned voters descended on the Missouri Capitol to protest the current plan on redistricting maps ahead of the midterm elections. (Photo by (Michael Thomas/Getty Images)

Missouri Republicans aren't being subtle

Garrett Owen

The state GOP is getting rid of fair election maps so they can grab another congressional seat for Donald Trump

FBI director Kash Patel (C) stands with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) before speaking at a press conference following the fatal shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on September 12, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Authorities announced that the suspect who shot and killed Kirk while he was speaking at an event for his "American Comeback Tour" has been apprehended and is in police custody. (Photo by (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Suspect didn't refer to trans "ideology"

Garrett Owen

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspected shooter referenced online memes, but said their motive was unclear

Charlie Sheen in "aka Charlie Sheen" (Netflix)

Charlie Sheen's consequence-free life

Melanie McFarland

Netflix's gaze at the star's years of drug-fueled "winning" explains America's weakness for cults of personality

(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Trump's stain may be permanent

Brian Karem

Panicked by the Epstein "hoax" he can't explain away, the president declares war on his own country

Residents of Lemont, Illinois, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk during a vigil on September 11, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

MAGA cancels Charlie Kirk's critics

Russell Payne

Activists like Chaya Raichik are trying to get liberals fired over insensitive remarks in the wake of Kirk's death

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt answers questions during the daily press briefing on Sept. 9, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Leavitt can't spin the Epstein "check"

Amanda Marcotte

The press secretary's feeble deflection can't hide the experiences of multiple women

A NHS vaccinator prepares to administer the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to a member of public at a vaccination centre in London. (Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Florida doctors still support vaccines

Nicole Karlis

School mandates may be ending in Florida, but doctors told Salon they're still fighting to get kids vaccinated

(ICE handout via Getty Images)

D.C. childcare workers hide from ICE

Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th

Fear has taken hold amid a crime crackdown that has raised ICE presence

Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro reacts during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on July 7, 2024 in Camboriu, Brazil. (Pedro H. Tesch/Getty Images)

Bolsonaro convicted of coup attempt

Alex Galbraith

The former president of Brazil could face decades in prison

Charlie Kirk (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Kirk episode of "South Park" pulled

Alex Galbraith

Comedy Central opted not to air a re-run of an episode satirizing the late conservative activist after his death

Charlie Kirk appears at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, 2025, minutes before a gunman opened fire. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

After Kirk's murder, dark days lie ahead

Jason Kyle Howard

Something is profoundly broken in America — and we're all at risk

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., arrives for the House Republicans leadership elections in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Cawthorn arrested in Florida

Alex Galbraith

The controversial former congressman was arrested at his home earlier this week

Charlamagne Tha God during an interview on "My View With Lara Trump" at Fox News. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Charlamagne: Kirk knew "cost" of speech

Blaise Malley

The Breakfast Club host reflected on Kirk’s assassination and the need for gun reform

(L-R) Amiri Taylor and Rahiem Taylor of Blac Rabbit perform in Central Park on November 09, 2020, in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Twins turn Beatles fixation into stardom

Nicole Michael

Blac Rabbit talks going from busking to sharing the stage with Lenny Kravitz on "Everything Fab Four"

Law enforcement officials, including members of an FBI forensics team, investigate near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 11, 2025. (MELISSA MAJCHRZAK/AFP via Getty Images)

Rifle recovered in Charlie Kirk case

Blaise Malley

Authorities also released photos of a "person of interest" who remains at large

Edith Bouvier Beale at her home "Grey Gardens" on January 8, 1972. (Tom Wargacki/WireImage/Getty Images)

The immortal influence of Little Edie

Andi Zeisler

"Grey Gardens" turns 50, but Edith Bouvier Beale's inspiration on fashion and queer culture never ages

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