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A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the high court hears arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Democrats can’t ignore trans rights

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as US President Donald Trump speaks before swearing in the new Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

"We love Pam": Trump fires AG Pam Bondi

An American flag outside the US Supreme Court building on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

SCOTUS could make new noncitizen class

Cleta Mitchell attends the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith," in Rayburn building on Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

The woman behind the SAVE Act

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Attendees listen to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaking at a "Only Citizens Vote" Bus Tour rally at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Trump is all in on the SAVE America Act

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) talks to reporters after meeting with some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers at the U.S. Capitol on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Big money shapes Illinois Senate primary

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as she speaks during a news conference in the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters on January 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Kristi Noem out at DHS as chaos worsens

Democratic candidates Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, who are competing for their party’s nomination in the Texas U.S. Senate primary ahead of the 2026 general election. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / John Medina / Richard Rodriguez)

Texas primary could rewrite Dem playbook

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President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Judges: Trump is a threat to rule of law

President Trump holds a press briefing on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his global tariffs on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Lawmakers demand tariff refunds

Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a press briefing held at the White House February 20, 2026 in Washington. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

Pam Bondi’s brother keeps on winning

Jesse Jackson speaks to reporters in regard to his appearance on the late night NBC television show, "Saturday Night Live." (Jacques M. Chenet/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson took his humor seriously

Melanie McFarland

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President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on "reciprocal" tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court rebukes Trump's tariffs

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

Why GOP wants a Charlie Kirk holiday

Jeremy Carl speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP / Getty Images)

Racist Trump pick gets Senate hearing

Laura Loomer shows her support for former President Donald Trump outside a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at The Vault on October 05, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Arizona GOP revives sharia law panic

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US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump posts video of Obamas as apes

Donald Trump | Voting Booth (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is already nationalizing voting

Analilia Mejia, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy, speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A role reversal in New Jersey’s 11th

Former President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive to attend the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

Clintons to testify on Epstein files

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Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Philly sues over slavery exhibit removal

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 20: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Canada PM rails against US economic rule

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, on January 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images)

"Absurd": Machado gifts Trump Nobel

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 8: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks alongside Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) (R) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) during a news conference after a vote on healthcare subsidies at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives passed legislation for a three year extension of expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The legislation will now go to the Senate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Republicans pass ACA subsidies

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