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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The dystopian dream fueling Elon Musk

Amanda Marcotte
Former US president Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following his court appearance over an alleged 'hush-money' payment, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 4, 2023. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump, master of the impossible?

Chauncey DeVega
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WH mocks judge as Trump breaks order

Alex Galbraith
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

MAGA runs defense against recession talk

Alex Galbraith
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk calls for judge's impeachment

Alex Galbraith
Visitors walk past the iconic Olympic rings at the United States Olympic Center in Colorado Springs during a tour of the facility. (Glenn Asakawa/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

New legal battle behind sports scandals

Irvin Muchnick
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin presents President Trump with a bowl of clover during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House, March 12, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Trump loves the Irish: Um, great news!

Andrew O'Hehir
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump revises bold Ukraine peace claim

Ashlie D. Stevens
A 17th-century view of "New Amsterdam," before the British takeover that turned it into New York. (Courtesy of W.W. Norton)

America's fatal division: Not new

Russell Shorto
People gather outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square on March 12, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

How the right hijacked Jewish resistance

Katherine P. Blumstein
Protesters rally against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) outside the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images)

How the left wins: Tell the right story

Paul Rosenberg
Hundreds turn out outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and recent Columbia graduate who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests at the university on March 12, 2025 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Lawyers: Khalil arrest was "retaliatory"

Griffin Eckstein
Hundreds of people gathered in Brooklyn, New York, to protest Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on March 14, 2025. (Griffin Eckstein/Salon)

Dems to Schumer: Fight back or get lost

Griffin Eckstein
Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden speak outside of Bath Iron Works on April 18, 2022. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Why a centrist Dem sided with the GOP

Russell Payne
Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How much corruption can MAGA stomach?

Heather Digby Parton
Tourists stand in front of the White House on September 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

"The new normal": ICE detaining tourists

Tatyana Tandanpolie
A stop sign is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington DC, United States on June 01, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Will SCOTUS kill birthright citizenship?

Griffin Eckstein
House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., conducts a news conference on the "Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes (RESPECT) Act, markup in Longworth Building on Monday, March 28, 2022. The bill aims to "codify into law that federal agencies must consult with tribal governments before taking federal actions that will impact tribal lands, rights, resources, or citizens." (Photo by Tom Williams/Getty Images)

Dem Rep. Raúl Grijalva dies at age 77

Griffin Eckstein
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Judge orders Trump to rehire fed workers

Griffin Eckstein
Donald Trump | Trump Tower (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Protesters flood Trump Tower for Khalil

Griffin Eckstein
Tigray people in northern Ethiopia receive food aid distributed by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on March 8, 2021. (Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

USAID cuts mean starving kids will die

Russell Payne
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel (R) shows his phone to Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Bettina Anderson in the House Chamber before U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How the FBI could harass Trump critics

Nicholas Liu
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump in his truest form

Brian Karem
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)

Federal workers union lobbies against CR

Charles R. Davis
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