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Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The end of 50-year privatization project

Nathan Meyers - The Conversation

Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates a longtime Republican trend

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte takes an oath as he attends a senate probe on the drug war during his administration, in Manila on October 28, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Duterte’s drug war wasn’t about drugs

Niko Vorobyov

The former Philippine president’s crimes have finally caught up with him. But his war was never about the drugs

Man receiving car key of his new car in car dealership (Getty Images/blackCAT)

Tariffs' "profound effect" on car prices

Cara Michelle Smith

Trump’s tariffs are expected to cause sticker shock. But don't make money moves from a place of fear

Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk attends the first plenary session on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Musk offers cash to Wisconsin voters

Griffin Eckstein

The billionaire U.S. official is again offer voters cash, this time for agreeing with him on "activist judges"

Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)

Musk's trans daughter speaks out

Griffin Eckstein

The 20-year-old, whose clapbacks to her dad's transphobia went viral, says she doesn't think about him too often

People line up for early voting at a polling station at the Black Mountain Public Library in Black Mountain, North Carolina on October 21, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The fight for North Carolina's top court

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his 2024 loss to Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

Homemade Tomato Basil Pasta (Getty Images/alvarez)

How to perfect an imperfect pasta sauce

Michael La Corte

The simplest secrets to turn any unexciting pasta sauces into a spectcular one

Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney's live-action "Snow White" (Courtesy of Disney)

"Snow White" sidesteps disability issues

Kristen Lopez

The live-action film avoids directly addressing its Dwarfs controversy by reimagining them as "magical creatures"

Wings performing at the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, during the band's "Wings Over the World" tour, September 22, 1975. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

"Venus and Mars" reaffirms Wings’ impact

Kenneth Womack

The newly remastered half-speed vinyl breathes new life into Paul McCartney’s rock opus

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USDA halts deliveries to food banks

Joy Saha

The surprising move comes just days after the USDA terminated two food aid programs

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on stage before speaking at Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here rally Thursday, March 20, 2025, in North Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

AOC wants to "throw these bums out"

Griffin Eckstein

Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders addressed thousands at their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stops in Nevada and Arizona

"Secret Mall Apartment" (Courtesy of Michael Townsend)

Inside "Secret Mall Apartment"

Gary M. Kramer

Director Jeremy Workman explores the social commentary behind their stunt and how they ultimately got caught

High-rise building (John Coletti/Getty Images)

Humor: What developer speak really means

Cara Michelle Smith

It sounds a lot like English, but takes on an entirely new meaning in their native dialect

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

What the fight against DEI is all about

Heather Digby Parton

The Trump administration wants to pretend that the world is a meritocracy where white men happen to be the best

Tesla boss Elon Musk speaks during the ground-breaking ceremony for a Tesla factory in Shanghai on January 7, 2019. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk to receive China war briefing: NYT

Griffin Eckstein

Pentagon sources told The New York Times that the billionaire would receive the briefing on Friday

Donald Trump | Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building in Washington, DC (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Back into the Dark Age for Down Syndrome

Melissa Hart

Dismantling Education Department threatens to push people with Down Syndrome back into the Dark Age

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don't expect Trump regrets any time soon

Amanda Marcotte

It's not totally hopeless: Some swing voters who backed Trump may learn their lesson

In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the gates of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)

Where immigrants are sent to "disappear"

Tatyana Tandanpolie

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

LEWISVILLE, NC - March 11: Susan Stevens shows off a prescription for Suboxone her daughter Toria filled the day before she died at her home in Lewisville, NC, Monday, March 11, 2019. Stevens lost her 22-year-old daughter Toria to an opioid overdose last year after years of her daughter struggling with addiction following a violent sexual assault. (Photo by Eamon Queeney/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Medicaid cuts may worsen overdose deaths

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Reducing funding to the largest payer for addiction services could pose major setbacks for those battling drug use

President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump asks SCOTUS to rein in judiciary

Griffin Eckstein

Trump asked the high court to bring the federal judiciary to heel after several of his agenda items were blocked.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) appears for a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Schumer: Trump is "lawless"

Griffin Eckstein

The Senate Democratic leader vowed to "fight back in every single way" after siding with the GOP a week ago

Samuel L. Jackson attends the 95th Oscars (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Samuel L. Jackson spills Willis' advice

Griffin Eckstein

The Marvel star says the "Die Hard" actor's advice stuck with him

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

Musk's sloppy work shows at Tesla, DOGE

Griffin Eckstein

Musk's corner-cutting has hurt Tesla's reputation. He's bringing that same outlook to the federal government

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) special agent preparing to arrest alleged immigration violators (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Trump DOJ: Warrantless searches OK

Alex Galbraith

Trump administration lawyers believe agents should be able to enter homes without a warrant under Alien Enemies Act

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