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Sophia Tesfaye is a senior writer (and former senior politics editor) for Salon. She resides in Washington, D.C.
You can find her on Twitter at @SophiaTesfaye.

Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy get hit with a hard MAGA truth

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The "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2025. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Massive “No Kings” protests short-circuit MAGA’s mockery

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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani visits "The Story With Martha MacCallum" at Fox News Channel Studios on October 15, 2025 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

How the left can win on cable news

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring

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Joe Rogan and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Podcast bros criticize Trump — and sports bros step in

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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, 2025. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo takes aim at MAGA’s false gospel

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Stephen Miller prepares for a live TV interview with CNN at the White House on Oct. 6, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem’s shambolic ICE tour

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The Free Press' Bari Weiss hosts Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., for her "Honestly with Bari Weiss" podcast. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)

From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss? How far CBS News has fallen

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From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

Trump’s commerce secretary creates a big Epstein mess

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Fox News host Jesse Watters appears on air on March 4, 2025. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Do Fox News hosts support political violence? Yes, no, sort of

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House on Sept. 26, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Did Donald Trump get duped by Fox News?

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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after Trump signed an executive order on TikTok. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

The art of the steal: Trump’s TikTok deal is not what it seems

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Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ( Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

“That backfired bigly”: Kimmel’s return is a defeat for Project 2025

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Brian Glenn interviews Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on camera during a campaign rally for Donald Trump on March 9, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Meet the White House reporter egging on Trump’s crackdown

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Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens speak at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Oct. 3, 2018. (Paul Aiken/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)

Inside MAGA’s fight over Charlie Kirk’s legacy

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How Pam Bondi became MAGA’s patsy

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Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

War or peace? GOP divided on the path forward after Kirk’s killing

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

“They” killed Charlie: The right’s rush to assign blame for Kirk’s killing

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Donald Trump; Jeffrey Epstein (Getty/Nicholas Kamm/New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

White House spin on Epstein spirals out of control

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Donald Trump chats with Fox News host Sean Hannity following a town hall on Sept. 4, 2024. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Newsmax lawsuit shows Fox News is bigger than Donald Trump

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Fox News reporter Peter Doocy shows President Donald Trump his phone during an Oval Office press availability on Sept. 2, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump, who weaponized age-based mockery, is now its target

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Love Island USA cast members (l-r) Bryan Arenales, Amaya Espinal, Iris Kendall, Huda Mustafa, Nicolas "Nic" Vansteenberghe, Ace Green (Kim Nunneley/Peacock)

America’s “Love Island” fantasy couldn’t survive Trump

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.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro delivers remarks with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Fox News star’s jump to the Trump administration is backfiring

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President Donald Trump answers questions while departing the White House on July 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Fox host offers bizarre response to network’s video debunking Trump

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