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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.

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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Former U.S. Rep. George Santos gives a statement after a court hearing on August 19, 2024 in West Islip, New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Santos compares himself to Jesus Christ in CNN post-clemency interview

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

“Am I going to heaven, chat?”: Carpenter-hosted “SNL” imagines Trump on tween podcast

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Fans are seen waving rally towels during Game Two of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/Getty Images)

“I feel bad for her”: Brewers fan fired for threatening to “call ICE” on Dodgers fan during NLCS

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National Security Advisor John R. Bolton and White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listen as President Donald J. Trump participates in a meeting with Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Bolton compares Trump’s DOJ to Stalinist police after classified docs indictment

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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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