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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.

Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), speaks to the media after casting her vote on November 4, 2025. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Trump critic Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey

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Virginia Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger waits to speak at a canvass launch event on November 02, 2025 in Lake Ridge, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Spanberger becomes Virginia’s first female governor

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Fully complying”: White House walks back Trump comments on SNAP freeze

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“I’m more conservative than people think”: Colbert pushes back against “lefty” perception

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Diane Ladd attends SiriusXM Studios on April 24, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Diane Ladd, Oscar-nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, dead at 89

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US comedian Michael Che (ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

“Ain’t as glamorous as it sounds”: Che shares history with assistance as SNAP benefits freeze

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Chloe Fineman as First Lady Melania Trump and James Austin Johnson as President Donald Trump during "White House Makeover." (Photo by: Nora Rockwell/NBC)

“Our forever home”: HGTV takes on Trump’s White House ballroom on “Saturday Night Live”

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Charlie Kirk in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Problem solved”: AZ teachers’ bloody, Charlie Kirk-esque Halloween costumes raise eyebrows

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James Austin Johnson as President Donald Trump during the "NYC Mayoral Debate" Cold Open on Saturday, November 1. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

“We all know it’s about me”: Trump takes over “Saturday Night Live” NYC mayor debate

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing an executive order creating a White House task force to help coordinate logistical issues related to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump administration restricts annual refugee admissions to historic low

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Prince Andrew (Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prince Andrew stripped of titles amid Epstein fallout

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., arrives for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. Senators in the Capitol on Thursday, September 21, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Don’t close the book on him”: Tuberville says Trump could serve third term

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Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

“In it for the long haul”: Stewart shares Trump’s “tell” that he’s running in 2028

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“Rigged and stolen”: Trump calls for ban on mail-in, early voting ahead of midterms

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Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images)

“I’ve felt pain too”: Bessent claims to be a soybean farmer while defending Trump trade war

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Former Vice President Mike Pence attends the unveiling ceremony for the statue of Rev. Billy Graham in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Wimp”: Trump tried to bully Pence out of certifying election on Jan. 6

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Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker speaks during the March on Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/Getty Images)

McGrath, Booker neck and neck in hypothetical Kentucky Senate primary: poll

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U.S. President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his proposed $250 million White House ballroom as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on October 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

“Never thought of as much”: Trump downplays demolition of White House’s East Wing

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President Donald Trump attends the men's singles final during the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump sanctions Russian oil companies, calls for immediate ceasefire

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Bernie Sanders attends during "Bernie Sanders: It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism" at Royal Geographical Society on February 22, 2024 in London, England. (Joe Maher/Getty Images For Fane)

“Allowed Trump to win”: Sanders points out Harris campaign flaws on conservative podcast

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a re-election rally at Maceachron Park on June 21, 2024 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. (Joy Malone/Getty Images)

“Excellent candidate”: Sanders defends Maine Senate candidate amid Nazi tattoo controversy

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The facade of the East Wing of the White House is demolished by work crews on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Crews demolish White House facade to make way for Trump ballroom

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National Guardsmen are surrounded by thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C., on August 16, 2025. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Judges OK Trump deploying National Guard to Portland

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Bill Maher visits The Megyn Kelly Show at the SiriusXM Studios on May 20, 2024 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

“If you’re racist, you’re probably Republican”: Maher weighs in on group chat scandal

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