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Rep. Mary Gonzalez, D-Clint, Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, and Rep King King, R-Canadian, stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images))

Texas Dems’ "complicated" long game

Russell Payne

The odds are stacked against state lawmakers who broke quorum in an effort to stop a GOP gerrymander

Jessica Frances Dukes and Audra McDonald in "The Gilded Age" (Karolina Wojtasik/HBO)

"Gilded Age" centers Black prosperity

Melanie McFarland

At the end of its best season yet, "The Gilded Age" saves its happiest moment for the Black social scene

Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance at the 44th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Divorce him already, Usha

Amanda Marcotte

JD Vance and his wife really seem to loathe each other

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 Leaders Summit on June 15, 2025 in Kananaskis, Canada. (Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)

America's painful split from Canada

Sabrina Haake

Bourbon boycotts, a drop in Canadian tourism — Trump's tariffs and rhetoric are taking their toll

Shirley Connuck, right, holds up a sign representing a district in Texas, as the Supreme Court hears a case on partisan gerrymandering by state legislatures on October 3, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/Getty Images)

GOP's Texas power grab could backfire

Charlie Hunt - The Conversation

Republicans may soon regret their hardball tactics

August is already filled with multiple incidents of gun violence across the country with seemingly nothing in common. Except guns. (gorodenkoff / Getty Images)

Gun violence strikes nationwide

CK Smith

Conspiracy-fueled violence and nationwide mass shootings in 10 days highlight ongoing gun violence challenges

McDonald's is having a moment. People are realizing how much fast food is going up, after a viral post about their pricey breakfast hash browns. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Sticker shock hits McDonald’s breakfast

CK Smith

McDonald’s hash brown prices are fueling viral outrage and a debate about fast-food affordability overall

AOL is saying "Goodbye!" for the final time as it sunsets its dial-up internet services, ending an era many call their introduction to the internet. (The Washington Post / Getty Images)

AOL hangs up on dial-up internet

CK Smith

AOL’s dial-up shutdown silences the screech and “You’ve got mail” greeting that defined the dawn of internet life

Emma Thompson meets fans during the 78th Locarno Film Festival on August 09, 2025 in Locarno, Switzerland. (Photo by Alessandro Levati/Getty Images)

Emma Thompson says Trump asked her out

Alex Galbraith

The actress, whose divorce had just finalized, said she "thought it was a joke"

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol about the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump accuses Pelosi of insider trading

Alex Galbraith

The president said the Democratic representative was using her legislative position to game the stock market

Kristen Johnston and Leanne Morgan in "Leanne" (Patrick McElhenney/Netflix)

TV's Southern woman strategy

Melanie McFarland

"I've Had It" podcasters weigh-in on "Leanne" and "The Hunting Wives" normalizing the megachurch

Modern multi cooker in kitchen. (MihailDechev / Getty Images)

When your kitchen staple goes MAGA

Ashlie D. Stevens

The Instant Pot’s political pivot backfired, revealing the risks brands face when they mix cooking with controversy

A poster depicting leaders of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman and Lebanon alongside President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2025. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

There is no "two-state solution"

Andrew O'Hehir

No meaningful Palestinian state will exist anytime in the foreseeable future. Facing that truth is crucial

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are greeted by 18th Airborne Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Our ailing, failing empire lashes out

William J. Astore - TomDispatch.com

To fight Trump, tyranny and war, America must have profiles in courage — not cowardice

Doctors walking outside. (RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images)

Veterans' care at risk under Trump

David Armstrong, Eric Umansky, Vernal Coleman - ProPublica

Nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down

From Paris Fashion Week to TikTok stars, Labubus are the toy craze of the moment and raking in thousands of dollars to retailers and resellers. Enough for some criminals to steal $7,000 worth of them. (Edward Berthelot / Getty Images)

Labubu toy craze turns criminal

CK Smith

From Cabbage Patch to Labubu: history repeats as toy theft fuels shopping frenzy

Outspoken Trump supporter Dean Cain announced he will join ICE now that they've removed the age cap. He'll also get a $50,000 signing bonus. And Hollywood has thoughts. (DOMINIC GWINN / Contributor / Getty Images)

Dean Cain signs up with ICE

CK Smith

The former Superman star’s enlistment comes as ICE drops age limits, offers bonuses and faces gender gap criticism

Jen Pawol makes her debut Saturday as the first female umpire to work a regular season MLB game. (Brandon Sloter / Getty Images)

First female MLB umpire takes the field

CK Smith

A first for MLB history, a woman will umpire a regular-season game when Jen Pawol takes the field Saturday

Martha Stewart attends the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs) 2024 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Footwear News via Getty Images)

The search for the next Martha Stewart

Joy Saha

Martha set the bar high. Is anyone today prepared to claim the lifestyle crown?

Jim Lovell died this week at age 97. The former astronaut is most well-known as the cool-headed commander of the storied and problematic Apollo 13 mission. He was a lifelong promoter of space exploration. (Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images)

Apollo 13 hero Jim Lovell dies at age 97

CK Smith

Astronaut Jim Lovell, whose Apollo 13 mission became a story of courage under pressure, dies at age 97

President Donald Trump speaks in the newly decorated Oval Office on April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

How in God's name did we get here?

Mike Lofgren

Our culture turned on itself, stagnated and went rancid — that's how

New poll says 3 of 4 Americans believe democracy is at risk and trust their political leaders even less. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump escalates his racist attacks

Chauncey DeVega

Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity

Greg Gutfeld (left) and Stephen Colbert (right) on the sets of their respective shows. (Photo illustration by Salon / Roy Rochlin / Getty Images / Scott Kowalchyk / CBS )

Greg Gutfeld will never outshine Colbert

Sophia A. McClennen

Fox News tries to credit Gutfeld's show for Colbert's cancellation — but the facts tell a different story

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (L) and Texas Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (R) listen as Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu speaks to reporters during a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Texas Dems may lose but have bigger plan

Kayla Guo - The Texas Tribune

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps

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