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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.

Sean "Diddy" Combs attends Black Tie Affair For Quality Control's CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas at Fox Theater on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

“I’m coming home, baby!”: Diddy celebrates, prays in courtroom following verdict

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Former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

“I mean, people die”: Homan waves off death of 75-year-old in ICE custody

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United States President Donald Trump (R) hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in the White House in Washington DC., United States on February 04, 2025. (Avi Ohayon (GPO) /Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Worked very hard to bring peace”: Trump says Israel has agreed to Gaza ceasefire conditions

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A protester in a Trump mask during the No Kings demonstration in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 2025. (LAUREN PUENTE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

“Singling out the feds”: Trump admin accuses LA of “discriminating” against ICE agents in lawsuit

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Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Economic Club of New York on September 5, 2024. (DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)

“Not getting any money”: Trump says he’ll pull NYC’s federal funding if Mamdani wins mayorship

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DJ Próvaí of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 11, 2025. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

“We know we’re on the right side of history”: Kneecap play Glastonbury despite BBC blackout

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US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“Who gave it?”: Trump threatens journalists, Democrats over Iran leaks

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Rod Stewart performs onstage at the 2025 American Music Awards. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

“How is it ever going to stop?”: Rod Stewart takes on Trump, Musk and the war in Gaza

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A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens
Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays looks on during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Tropicana Field. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Former Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo waits to speak at the West Side Institutional Synagogue on April 1, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

“An interesting situation”: Cuomo considers independent run against Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her first news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Low-level loser”: Hegseth, Leavitt deny reports that U.S. Iran strikes were ineffective

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“The 12 Day War”: Trump says Israel, Iran have reached tentative ceasefire agreement

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Donald Trump | The U.S. Supreme Court Building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Inexcusable”: SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport migrants to countries that are not their home

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“They would use it if they could”: Trump justifies attacks on Iran with nuclear hypotheticals

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US actor Johnny Depp arrives at the start of the day during the 50 million US dollar Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 28, 2022. (MICHAEL REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“Some f**king guy from f**king Podunk”: Depp trashes reality TV stars, influencers

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2025. (REBECCA DROKE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“Back then we had dumb presidents”: Vance explains key difference in current Middle East war

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

“Bold and brilliant”: Hegseth praises Iran attack as GOP splits on Trump’s war

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Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks during a Turning Point PAC town hall at Dream City Church on June 06, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“You will find a husband”: Charlie Kirk tells 14-year-old girl to get an “MRS degree”

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Pope Leo XIV meets media representatives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on May 12, 2025. (Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Standing on family business: Pope Leo XIV is related to Justin Bieber, Madonna

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Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on September 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Antonio Perez - Pool via Getty Images)

“His life is in jeopardy”: R. Kelly hospitalized for overdose, attorney alleges murder-for-hire plot

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Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at a rally to kick off his "Driving Forward" Blue Wall Bus Tour at the KI convention center on October 14, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

“He’s a mess”: Trump mocks Walz after shooting of Minnesota Democrats

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“Evacuate Tehran!”: Trump sends frightening warning to Iran on Truth Social

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech during a ceremony on the eve of the Memorial Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron), at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem on May 12, 2024. (DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“Was US intel wrong?”: Fox News’ Baier doesn’t buy Netanyahu’s justification for attacking Iran

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