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Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett greet President Donald Trump after his address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

We're facing a dire legal emergency

Heather Digby Parton

Thanks to SCOTUS, Trump is now a president with few legal — or constitutional — constraints

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)

Trump’s new “American Midnight"

Chauncey DeVega

Historian Adam Hochschild sees echoes of post–World War I repression today

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

The migrants stranded in Trump's America

Melissa Sanchez, Mariam Elba - ProPublica

Some migrants took Trump up on his $1,000 offer. Many have not gotten what was promised

Bari Weiss, pictured here with guest Sen. Ted Cruz, has been appointed to be Editor-in-Chief of CBS news, despite an appalling lack of journalism experience outside opinion writing. (Leigh Vogel / Stringer / Getty Images)

Oliver slams CBS for hiring Bari Weiss

CK Smith

Calling her journalism “deeply misleading,” Oliver said Weiss risks politicizing one of America’s major newsrooms

Stephen Colbert branches out from being a nice-guy talk show host to playing a villainous talk show host. It marks the beginning of his assumed transition back into acting roles after his late show will end in May 2026. (Michael Parmelee / CBS )

Colbert plays villainous host on Elsbeth

CK Smith

Colbert’s guest turn on Elsbeth casts him as abrasive TV star cut down — filmed just as his own show was canceled

Tim Robinson as William Ronald Trosper in "The Chair Company" (Sarah Shatz/HBO)

"The Chair Company" is peak Tim Robinson

Melanie McFarland

The co-creator of "I Think You Should Leave" pushes the limits of cringe with his latest comedy

Columbus Day was instituted in the U.S. in 1937 and was staple American holiday for decades. After years of pressure for historians and Native Americans, it was President Biden that declared a simultaneous holiday — Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, Trump "brought back" Columbus Day in honor of "the first American hero." (Ann Ronan Pictures / Print Collector / Getty Images)

Trump reinstates Columbus Day again

CK Smith

Indigenous groups decry the omission of their holiday as Trump calls Columbus "the original American hero"

Joe Rogan and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sports bros step in to defend Trump

Sophia Tesfaye

There's a notable shift on Trump taking place in the manosphere

Celebrations across Israel and Gaza as hostages on both sides are released and the ceasefire holds. President Trump took a victory lap addressing Israel's parliament before meeting with world leaders in Egypt to finalize the agreement's details. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

"New era": Hostages freed, peace holds

CK Smith

Israel and Hamas halt fighting in Gaza as families reunite and Trump heads to Egypt for high-stakes peace talks.

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pam Bondi is Trump's mean girl

Amanda Marcotte

Imagine if Regina George grew up to cover up for a fascist

Demonstrator with a baby Trump balloon in front of City Hall in Los Angeles during “No Kings” protest, July 4, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)

Humor: Antidote for MAGA male rage

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com

Through mockery, we express our sadness, forge solidarity and lighten the mood. That's crucial to our survival

Colourful glazed donuts, candy and snacks (Getty Images/twomeows)

Studies: Food addiction similar to drugs

Claire Wilcox - The Conversation

Hundreds of studies have confirmed that certain foods affect the brain similarly to other addictive substances

Vice President JD Vance continues to push the Trump diplomatic agenda. After an interview, social media takes sides with very different views of who won. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

ABC cuts Vance's mic

Alex Galbraith

Vance capped a contentious tour of the Sunday press shows with a heated exchange on ABC

Yes, that is a giant inflatable pumpkin in the back of that police cruiser. It has temporarily escaped before the police wrangled it and returned it to its owner. (Parma Heights Police Department)

The Great Pumpkin on the run in Ohio

CK Smith

In autumnal twist, body-cam footage shows police wrestling a rogue inflatable jack-o-lantern into a patrol car

Trump's latest claim is that it was the "Biden FBI" that helped orchestrate the January 6 riot. One problem: Trump was still president then. (OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty Images)

Trump forgot he was president on Jan. 6

CK Smith

The president claims the “BIDEN FBI” caused the Capitol riot, appearing to forget that he was in charge that day

Seth Meyers, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Colin Jost Michael Che during Weekend Update. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" vets reunite for joke-off

Alex Galbraith

Fey, Poehler and Meyers tried to punch up Colin Jost's joke

John Candy, as seen in "John Candy: I Like Me" (Amazon MGM Studios)

John Candy lived to make us feel better

Coleman Spilde

In "John Candy: I Like Me," Candy's loved ones remember the unique compassion that made the comedian so beloved

Tina Fey as Kristi Noem and Host Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Poehler, Fey roast Cabinet on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

The two sketch show veterans reunited to poke fun at Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi

Various cheese on board on stone table (karandaev / Getty Images )

"Cheese Magic" is your new cooking bible

Ashlie D. Stevens

Erica Kubick’s cheese book looks like a seasonal treat, but quietly teaches skills that last all year

Donald Trump makes it clear his priorities are service members, while hundreds of thousands of other civil servants continue to go without pay during this shutdown. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump pays troops, while others wait

CK Smith

By protecting troops while other federal workers lose jobs, Trump draws a political line in the budget crisis

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, 2025. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo's anti-MAGA vision

Sophia Tesfaye

The American Pope is confirming MAGA's worst fears

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a press conference on Oct. 10, 2025. (nna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson's support may be eroding

Heather Digby Parton

Can Johnson hold his caucus together on health care and Epstein?

A billboard in Caracas accusing Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado (center) and other opposition leaders of supporting U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Did Trump win the Nobel after all?

Andrew O'Hehir

Nobel's cowardly shuffle: Prize goes to Venezuelan right-wing activist, who immediately "dedicates" it to Trump

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk looks on during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Musk company accused of 800 violations

Anjeanette Damon, Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas - ProPublica

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800

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