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Nicholas Liu is a reporter for the National Affairs desk. A former News Fellow at Salon, he grew up in Hong Kong and majored in history at the University of Chicago. Beyond writing and reporting, Nick loves mayonnaise, anteaters, 16th-century cabinets, Rafael Nadal’s down-the-line forehand passing shot and mayonnaise. You can find him on Substack at https://www.angrypeasants.com/

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Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges that his ex-wife lived in fear of him

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Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Trump picks “Stop the Steal” activist Ed Martin to oversee Jan. 6 cases

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A "For Rent" sign is seen on a building Hollywood, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Exploiting disaster: Renters accuse Los Angeles landlords of “abusive and illegal” price hikes

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

“It was a Nazi salute”: Historian dismisses claim that Musk’s raised arm was mere “awkward gesture”

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President Donald Trump being sworn in on January 20, 2025. (Morry Gash/Getty Images)

Trump fails to place hand on Bible when being sworn into office

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President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden issues clemency to family, Democratic politicians and Leonard Peltier

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Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Elon Musk’s DOGE immediately sued for allegedly violating federal transparency rules

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Let's not watch the Presidential inauguration this time (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Turn the channel on the inauguration with these counterprogramming suggestions

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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves the New York Federal Courthouse on November 7, 2024 in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Giuliani a no-show at court hearing over his $148 million defamation judgment

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens as Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida AG pledges to “fight for President Trump” after DeSantis picks her to fill Senate vacancy

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) special agent preparing to arrest alleged immigration violators (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process

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This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke plumes rising from explosions above destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal reached, US, Israeli and Hamas officials say

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House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) participates in a hearing with Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell during an Oversight Committee Hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Shocking criminal scheme”: Raskin says Jack Smith’s report shows Trump is an authoritarian threat

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South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the complex building housing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon on January 15, 2025. (STR/KOREA POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea’s right-wing president arrested over attempt to impose military rule

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Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama will not attend Trump inauguration

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault, senator says

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds up a chart showing what he say's is home ownership rates as he speaks during an address to the National Association of Home Builders at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel on August 11, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump could tamper with government data to make his administration look better, ex-official warns

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) heads to the Senate Chamber for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Key Senate Democrats come out in favor of “Laken Riley” bill that could enable mass deportations

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Maxar shortwave infrared closer satellite image of burning buildings on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Getty Images/Maxar Technologies)

Wildfires rage across Los Angeles, forcing more than 130,000 evacuations

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada on January 6, 2025. (DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Justin Trudeau resigned and what that means for Canada and the coming trade war

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People watch the smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on January 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)

Emergency declared as “apocalyptic” fire engulfs wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood

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Melania Trump, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wife, arrives on New Year's Eve at his Mar-A-Lago Club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to a Melania Trump documentary directed by an alleged abuser

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Mark Zuckerberg tells Fox News that Meta will “get rid of fact checkers” in latest appeal to Trump

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) arrives for the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson flips enough votes after initially coming up short

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