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Charles R. Davis

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Charles R. Davis is Salon's news editor. His work has aired on public radio and been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review.

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Democrats still haven’t learned their lesson as they target Iran leaker instead of Trump’s lies

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President Donald Trump arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Ban Trump? Top genocide scholar issues dire warning

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Law enforcement officials are on scene to investigate an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Boulder police say “makeshift flamethrower” used in antisemitic attack that injured 8

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters outside of the White House West Wing on May 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Stephen Miller’s deportation machine is failing — and he’s furious

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Elon Musk during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, March 24, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Musk, splitting with Trump, says he’s “disappointed” by the GOP’s “massive spending bill”

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Demonstrators gather outside United States Federal Court House in New York City to show support for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and demand his immediate release from ICE detention. New York, U.S., March 12, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Mahmoud Khalil holds infant son for first time, over objections from Trump administration

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speak at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Wasting our time”: Democrats dismiss Trump impeachment — revealing their cynicism

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U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, dies of cancer at 75

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Former Trump voter Kyle Sweetser speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

He voted for Trump, twice. Now he wants to take down MAGA and the “pathetic” Tommy Tuberville

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. (TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost, an American, is the new head of the Catholic Church

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Whole Foods Market external store sign (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

“Whole Foods lost, the workers won”: NLRB officer sides with union in certification fight

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez waves to a cheering crowd while making the stage at the Fighting Oligarchy rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on April 12, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Democrats get a do-over: Connolly resignation is an opportunity to promote youth

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump is not invincible: Democrats, immigrants and the politics of due process

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US President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President JD Vance as they meet with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Why not tyranny? JD Vance says he’s fine with the “inevitable errors” of abandoning due process

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (C) looks on during a press conference outside of the Governor's Mansion after a portion of the property was damaged in an arson fire on April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

“Harboring hatred”: Police say Shapiro arson suspect confessed to targeting Democratic governor

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A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 2020. (PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)

From the Confederacy to the Gilded Age: Manisha Sinha on the “sorry history” that inspires MAGA

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Founders dining room is seen at Ned's Club Washington, DC on Wednesday January 15, 2025. There are other locations in New York, London and Doha. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A billionaire’s club — and you’re not in it: What drama at a swanky bar says about Washington

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Demonstrators wave a Palestinian flag outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building during the 'Fight for Our Rights' protest in Washington, DC. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DHS detains grad student who advocated for Palestine and the “humanity of all people”

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Jamaal Bowman participate in a ''Get Out the Vote'' rally in support of Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman's re-election campaigns on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Bronx, New York City, United States. (Photo by (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

AOC tops list of Democrats who best reflect party’s “core values”: CNN poll

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US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump and Putin to discuss ceasefire, “dividing up” Ukraine’s assets

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President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)

Federal employees union tells Congress: Don’t just give Musk and Trump more money

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The US and Canadian flags are pictured at Peace Arch Historical State Park in Blaine, Washington, on March 5, 2025.) (Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump pledges to escalate economic war on Canada, saying annexation is “only thing that makes sense”

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“A whole new level of cruelty”: Health experts decry “devastating” cuts to HIV treatment programs

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump arrive for a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump administration refuses to back UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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