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Trump’s looming downballot disaster

Trump's unpopularity is putting Republican dominance in state legislatures at risk

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Russell Payne

Trump has a new avenger in chief

Joseph diGenova will pursue charges in the Florida "grand conspiracy" case against the president's perceived foes

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Heather Digby Parton

Trump’s cruel “dual state” runs into a legal wall

The president touted his judges. Now they're standing up on immigration and democracy

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Chauncey Devega

RFK Jr.’s medical racism is to be expected

Black doctors and medical community say RFK Jr.'s rhetoric poses real dangers to public health

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Garrett Owen

Trump pardoned nursing home owner who owed almost $19 million to a grieving family

The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago

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Jeremy Kohler

Trump Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct probe

The Trump Cabinet pick was in the midst of an internal investigation into alleged misconduct

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Alex Galbraith

“Shocking and appalling”: Singer D4vd charged with first-degree murder of 14-year-old girl

The missing teen's remains were found in the trunk of a car belonging to the singer in September

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Alex Galbraith

American Music Honors bridges generations as Springsteen Center expands its vision

Dionne Warwick, Dr. Dre and Patti Smith were honored as icons, culminating in an all-star finale led by Springsteen

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Kenneth Womack

“Crossed the legal line”: Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic

The FBI director accused the outlet of publishing a "hit piece" about his tenure at the agency

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Alex Galbraith

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” feels more like a product than a movie

The massive marketing campaign for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is degrading the film's earnest, chic legacy

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Coleman Spilde

The label wars for Trump miss the point. Look at the wreckage

What really matters is the destruction the president leaves behind

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Chauncey Devega

MAGA wants more teen births. It won’t work

Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way

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Amanda Marcotte

Big winners at the Democrats’ national meeting: Israel and AIPAC

Democratic leaders side with Israel again, over the wishes of their own voters

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Norman Solomon

A $12 commute becomes a $150 World Cup ride

NJ Transit’s pricing plan is drawing backlash over affordability and access for incoming fans and local commuters

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Ck Smith

How the “SNL” sausage gets made

In the new documentary, "Lorne," director Morgan Neville reminds us why "SNL" never fails to capture our curiosity

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Coleman Spilde

Obama and Mamdani read and sing with Bronx pre-K students

Their first in-person meeting highlights early education, and Obama’s promise to advise the city’s new mayor

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Ck Smith

MAGA lost big in Hungary — but the battle for Europe isn’t over

Donald Trump has turned toxic and Viktor Orbán is toast. But the authoritarian threat isn't going away

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Andrew o'hehir

You should be freezing your garlic

Prepping and storing fresh garlic doesn’t have to be a hassle, thanks to these tips from a professional chef

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Joy Saha

How the death of middlebrow culture led to Trump’s barbarism

All the cool people hated middle-class suburban culture — but it looks a lot better compared to what came next

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Mike Lofgren

Clarence Thomas’ attack on progressivism should alarm you

In a speech celebrating America's 250th, the Supreme Court justice gave a dishonest and dangerous read of history

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Heather Digby Parton

How working-class white Southerners can help defeat MAGA

Rural whites can be fierce fighters for economic and racial justice — if they are welcomed by progressives

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Beth howard

Politics is shaken by a new wave of #MeToo reckonings

Eric Swalwell's downfall is driving a renewed focus on sexual misconduct and abuse in Washington

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Grace Panetta

Clarence Thomas blames progressivism for Hitler. Historians aren’t having it

Experts say the justice’s remarks misrepresent the causes of authoritarianism while inflaming political rhetoric

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Ck Smith

From campuses to classrooms: Turning Point USA’s next frontier

The expansion into high schools with political backing is intensifying a national fight over education and ideology

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Ck Smith

How Cheech & Chong lit up the film industry

Stoner buddy comedies like "Up in Smoke" and "Harold & Kumar" make the grass greener on all sides

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Coleman Spilde

If Pope Leo can’t be soft on crime, who can be?

Trump’s attack on the pontiff shows how little daylight exists on the issue between Democrats and Republicans

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Alex Galbraith

Conservative publishing is trading politics for piety

From Ann Coulter’s bestsellers to Tucker Carlson’s new imprint, right-wing books have descended into lifestyle slop

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Sophia Tesfaye

Trump won’t touch the one thing that could fix fertility rates

Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare

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Nicole Karlis

GOP House majority shrinks as Democrat wins New Jersey special election

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia, who campaigned on affordability, will finish out Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s term

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Marissa Martinez

What happened to Dave Chappelle: The cruelty of “Sticks & Stones” is a sign of the times

Dave Chappelle is completely attuned to the mean spirit of 2019. That's what's throwing off his old fans

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Melanie Mcfarland

How Bob Dylan and The Beatles pushed each other to evolve

"Where the Music Had to Go" tracks Dylan and The Beatles’ creative clash

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Kenneth Womack

Steven Soderbergh’s AI contradiction

Soderbergh is "mystified" over AI backlash, but his latest film, "The Christophers," proves art needs a human touch

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Coleman Spilde

Republicans edge toward a breaking point on Trump

DC whispers about impeachment — but forget the 25th Amendment

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Brian Karem

Trump’s DoorDash Grandma isn’t a plant — the truth is much darker

Sharon Simmons made $22,000 last year — her boss made $313 million

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Amanda Marcotte

DeSantis’ national security power grab

Florida Republicans bet Sharia law fearmongering can distract from constitutional violations

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Russell Payne

DOJ Presidential Records Act argument threatens to send us back to time of presidents burning papers

The Trump administration wants to undo the reform that put presidential papers in the hands of the public

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Austin Sarat, Opinion Contributor

Former Virginia lt. governor killed wife in murder-suicide while their children were home: police

The couple's kids called 911 after shooting, police say. Justin Fairfax had been served with divorce paperwork

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Garrett Owen

My best corn chowder starts with crushed chips

Don’t treat corn chips as just a garnish. They’re the secret base of a richer, more cohesive soup

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Cate Blanchett to star as Martha Stewart in upcoming biopic “Good Thing”

The latest project comes after "Martha," a 2024 Netflix documentary focused on Stewart's life and career

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Joy Saha

Trump’s Middle East envoys are partners in duplicity

Special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are proof of what happens when conflicts of interest meet diplomacy

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Heather Digby Parton

Reports of a MAGA civil war over Iran are greatly exaggerated

Loud feuds among right-wing figures mask a base that still largely falls in line

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Chauncey Devega

Curbing social media to protect kids online could backfire

Efforts to rein in the negative aspects of kids online could usher in a new era of censorship, without helping kids

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Jelinda Montes

GOP states are taking up voting laws modeled after Trump’s SAVE America Act

The measures could impact married women, trans people and others who change their names

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Marissa Martinez

“Never seen spending like this”: House Dems grill Vought on war spending

Some Representatives criticized the Trump administration's spending on war instead of healthcare

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Garrett Owen

DOJ pushes to vacate Proud Boys’ and Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 convictions

The Trump administration requested that the convictions of 12 key members of far-right militias be vacated

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Jelinda Montes

Why Fox News is so mad at Abigail Spanberger

Virginia’s new governor accused of bait-and-switch by right-wing media

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Sophia Tesfaye

Trump is right: He is MAGA’s Jesus

The president's blasphemy exposes the truth about the Christian right

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Amanda Marcotte

Tax refunds are up. Americans still paid higher taxes

Even though tax refunds are up this year, Americans paid higher prices due to tariffs all year, and that money isn’

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Russell Payne

As arrests at anti-ICE protests piled up, prosecutions crumbled

Analysis of ICE arrests under Donald Trump found hundreds of cases that fell apart under scrutiny

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A.c. Thompson

Chinese oil tanker breaks US blockade in Strait of Hormuz

World leaders say that the U.S. blockade will only deepen economic woes worldwide

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Garrett Owen