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Alex Galbraith is Salon’s nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course. He is based in New Orleans.

Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tom Williams/Getty Images)

“I condemn it in the strongest terms”: MAGA congressman responds after swastika flag seen in office

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Zohran Mamdani campaigns for mayor of New York City on an affordability platform (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“My focus is New York”: Mamdani refuses to take the bait on Fox News

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Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, becomes emotional as she speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

“Is that Charlie?”: Trump questions pacifist Kirk characterization at Medal of Freedom ceremony

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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)

“You did not answer the question”: ABC host cuts Vance’s mic after heated Homan exchange

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

“Saturday Night Live” brings back all-stars Fey, Poehler, Meyers for “Weekend Update” joke-off

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

“What’s up, nerds?”: Poehler, Fey reunite on Bondi-mocking “SNL” cold open

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Drake performs onstage during "Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert" at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images)

Drake’s “Not Like Us” defamation lawsuit against UMG dismissed

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Attorney General Letitia James exits the courtroom during the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his children at at New York State Supreme Court on November 03, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted following Trump push

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to sign the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order in the East Room of the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Blessed are the peacemakers”: Trump announces Israel, Hamas agreement on “peace plan”

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Zach Bryan performs at MetLife Stadium on July 20, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

“Disrespectful”: Zach Bryan’s ICE-critical teaser ruffles feathers in the Trump administration

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Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Rockstar VIP Album Release Party with American Greetings on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings)

“Ain’t dead yet”: Dolly Parton shares health update with fans after social media scare

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In an online livestream this week, Erika Kirk express grief and hope after the death of her husband Charlie, founder of conservative activist group Turning Point USA. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images)

Erika Kirk wants no part in trial of suspected gunman: “I do not want blood on my ledger”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. (OHAD ZWIGENBERG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“Huge reward to terrorism”: Netanyahu lashes out after UK, Canada recognize Palestinian state

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

“Our country is being led by idiots”: Omar responds to Trump attacks

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Roseanne Barr, host of FOX Nation’s "Cancel This!," Visits FOX News Channel’s "Gutfeld!" on February 14, 2023 in New York City. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

“Imagine”: McCain, Roseanne gloat over Kimmel ouster

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Jimmy Kimmel attends the 28th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's "Taste For A Cure" event at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

ABC pulls Kimmel off the air over Kirk comments

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In this handout image provided by the Office of the Governor of Utah, Tyler Robinson stands for a booking photo on September 12, 2025 in Spanish Fork, Utah. (Photo by Office of the Governor of Utah via Getty Images)

“Had enough of his hatred”: Texts from alleged Charlie Kirk shooter revealed

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Image)

“Sending in the big force now”: Trump orders National Guard troops to Memphis

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Stephen Colbert accepts the Outstanding Talk Series Award for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“Stay strong, be brave”: Colbert claims a very “in your face” win at Emmys

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Megan Stalter attends the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

“Hacks” star Meg Stalter demands Gaza ceasefire with Emmys purse

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A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on September 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The 2025 Emmys winners list

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Bill Maher attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

“Don’t know what this kid is”: Maher rejects Shapiro claim that Kirk shooter was a leftist

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Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro reacts during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on July 7, 2024 in Camboriu, Brazil. (Pedro H. Tesch/Getty Images)

Bolsonaro convicted of coup attempt by Brazil’s Supreme Court

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Charlie Kirk (MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Comedy Central pulls rerun of “South Park” episode following Kirk’s death

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