Sophia Tesfaye

Sophia Tesfaye is Salon's Deputy Politics Editor and resides in Washington, D.C. You can find her on Twitter at @SophiaTesfaye.

Nancy Pelosi; Mitch McConnell
Will Democrats fight? After RBG, how far will they go to stop Mitch McConnell's power grab? Sophia Tesfaye
Donald Trump; Kristi Noem
Is South Dakota's Kristi Noem, a Trump superfan, the nation's worst COVID governor? Sophia Tesfaye
Ed Markey
Ed Markey beats Joe Kennedy in Massachusetts primary — a race that never should have happened Sophia Tesfaye
Mike Pence
Mike Pence's contemptible convention speech: A fable of failure, culture war and corruption Sophia Tesfaye
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Bernie Sanders
As a strange DNC kicks off, are Bernie Sanders and the Squad being left out? Sophia Tesfaye
Eviction notice on door of house
Trump has promised to stop evictions — but the GOP has a powerful incentive not to Sophia Tesfaye
Donald Trump; John Roberts; SCOTUS
Trump's re-election plan keeps hitting a major obstacle: Chief Justice John Roberts Sophia Tesfaye
Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Democrats will hold a virtual convention; Republicans won't: The cruelty is just too obvious Sophia Tesfaye
Donald Trump; Martha McSally; border wall
Trump's Arizona trip: Failed wall, failed COVID testing and a failed presidency Sophia Tesfaye
Denver Riggleman; Steve King
GOP purges right-wing members from Congress — to replace them with even more radical candidates Sophia Tesfaye
Mitt Romney's support for black lives matters. But the bar should be higher for Democrats Sophia Tesfaye
Police; Protest; Kneeling
Copaganda: Most major media is still much too eager to embrace police-friendly framing Sophia Tesfaye
Tom Cotton; Marsha Blackburn; China
Racism meets warmongering: GOP senators push xenophobic bill to bar Chinese students Sophia Tesfaye
Donald Trump
Republican corruption and carelessness led to devastation in Michigan: Does Trump care? Sophia Tesfaye
National Guard; Donald Trump
Another Trump con: Now he's cheating frontline workers and National Guard troops Sophia Tesfaye