Joe Walsh Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh may run against President Trump in the Republican primariesSalon - Matthew RozsaFormer Rep. Joe Walsh, who served a single term as a congressman from Illinois before becoming a right-wing radio host, is contemplating opposing President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primaries.
Greenland GOP Sen. Tom Cotton claims buying Greenland was his ideaSalon - Shira TarloRepublican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas announced Wednesday that he was one of the first people who proposed the idea of purchasing Greenland to President Donald Trump, even meeting with the Danish ambassador
Mulan China is now using "Mulan" as a weapon against Hong Kong protestersSalon - Jude DryLiu Yifei as Hua Mulan in "Mulan" (Walt Disney Studios) As Twitter and Facebook took steps earlier this week to mitigate the alleged state-sponsored misinformation campaign against anti-government protesters,
trump news update Trump hasn't followed through on his promises — yet continues to deflect blame to the mediaSalon - Matthew ChapmanPresident Donald Trump, like all politicians, came into office promising to make bold and dramatic changes. On Wednesday, Axios ran through some of the major things Trump promised to do as president —
Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell embraces hypocrisy on the filibusterSalon - Shira TarloSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a warning against killing the legislative filibuster, as a growing number of Democrats on the 2020 campaign trail and on Capitol Hill have signaled they would
Criminal Justice Brian Banks, the man behind the movie, on his wrongful conviction and the fight to clear his nameSalon - D. WatkinsI sat in a courtroom back when I was in my early twenties. I was anxious and my palms were sweaty and sticky as I waited for the outcome of my future. I wasn’t on trial, but my best friend Tavon was. were
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Another former Trump administration official joins Fox — Sarah Huckabee SandersSalon - Matthew RozsaSarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House press secretary for President Donald Trump, has joined Fox News as a contributor, increasing the list of administration alumni who are employed by the Fox
Rudy Giuliani State Department facilitated Rudy Giuliani's secret meeting with Ukrainians about Joe BidenSalon - Igor DeryshThe State Department assisted President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, in setting up a meeting with a Ukrainian official to “strongly urge” the new administration in Ukraine to launch an investigation
Culture Watch "Succession" to understand why media companies reward the worst peopleSalon - Melanie McFarlandFormer White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer; Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen in "Succession" (AP/Evan Agostini/Peter Kramer/HBO) Chalk it up to watching too much “Succession”: On Wednesday morning,
trump news update Evangelicals told Trump he was "chosen" by God. Now he says it himselfSalon - Amanda MarcotteEven for a bottomless pit of narcissism like Donald Trump, Wednesday was an exceptional day for self-aggrandizement. Early in the day, Trump tweeted quotes from one of his more sycophantic — and unhinged
Jeff Merkley President Trump wants internment camps for migrants at the southern border, Sen. Jeff Merkley saysSalon - Matthew RozsaPresident Donald Trump; Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (Getty/Nicholas Kamm/Alex Wroblewski) Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., says President Donald Trump is proposing internment camps for undocumented migrants who
Greenland President Trump once joked about trading Puerto Rico for Greenland: reportSalon - Shira TarloUS President Donald Trump smiles during a phone conversation with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto on trade in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 27, 2018. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty
Hickenlooper Democrat John Hickenlooper announces campaign for Senate after exit from crowded presidential fieldSalon - Matthew RozsaFormer Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential race last week, is going to run for the Senate seat currently held by incumbent Republican Cory Gardner. "Look, I'm
Citizenship Trump again says he is "seriously" considering ending birthright citizenship despite 14th AmendmentSalon - Shira TarloPresident Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at U.S. Bank Arena, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP Photo/John Minchillo) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he
Jay Inslee Jay Inslee, the candidate who focused his presidential bid on climate change, drops out of 2020 raceSalon - Matthew RozsaWashington Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Wednesday that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race amid reports indicating he plans to seek a third term as governor. "It's become clear that I'm not
Jewish Culture Progressive Jews hit back at Trump after smear: "Bullhorn to his white nationalist base"Salon - Jake JohnsonProgressive Jews accused President Trump of blaring "straightforward anti-Semitism" after he said from the Oval Office on Tuesday that Jewish Americans who vote for the Democratic Party are either ignorant
Politics Trump administration revives public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the USSalon - Laurel LeffUS President Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 15, 2019. (Getty/Nicholas Kamm) During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000
U.S. Constitution Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe: Framers would tell us to impeach him right nowSalon - Chauncey DeVegaIn an effort to answer these questions and many others, I recently spoke with Laurence Tribe, a leading scholar of constitutional law and the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. Tribe
Rabies A brush with a notorious cat, my rabies education and the big bill that followedSalon - Caitlin HillyardI was just petting an orange tabby cat in my Falls Church, Va., neighborhood, a cat I’d never met before. He was very cute. And he was purring and butting his head against my hand. Until he wasn’t. He
Eric Garner Firing NYPD cop Daniel Pantaleo over Eric Garner's death is not justiceSalon - D. WatkinsProtestors calling for the firing of Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo (Getty/Spencer Platt) The reaction to the termination of now-former NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, the five years it took to see him after
Rick Perry Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who's in charge of U.S. nukes, falls for seven-year-old Instagram hoaxSalon - Igor DeryshRick Perry, US Secretary of Energy (Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images for Concordia Summit) Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday became the latest victim of an Instagram hoax that dates back years. Perry,
Emails show the VA took no action to spare veterans from a harsh Trump immigration policySalon - Yeganeh TorbatiFILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP) Top officials of the Department
FEMA Why FEMA isn’t prepared for the next major U.S. disasterSalon - Paola Rosa-AquinoAccording to every climate prediction model, our rapidly warming world is slated to experience more frequent and severe weather-related disasters. But according to a new investigation from E&E News, the
Muslim Brotherhood How two Islamic groups fell from power to persecutionSalon - Ahmet T. KuruFILE -- In this June 11, 2015 file photo, Egypt's Interior Minister Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar, center, visits the site of a suicide bombing near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. In a televised appearance state
Mitch McConnell A Republican group is pressuring Mitch McConnell to stop obstructing election security legislationSalon - Matthew RozsaA Republican group is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to stop obstructing election security legislation — and is running ads about his Republican colleagues to exert pressure on them
Culture "Bombshell" first trailer: Kidman, Theron, and Robbie take on Fox News scandalSalon - Jude DryCharlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil in "Bombshell" (Hilary Bronwyn Gayle) Nicole Kidman. Charlize Theron. Margot Robbie. A cast almost
Politics As many as five Republicans may challenge Trump in the primariesSalon - Igor DeryshFour former Republican lawmakers are considering joining former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld in the primary battle against President Donald Trump. Former Reps. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and Mark Sanford, R-S.C.,
Migrant Children Trump administration unveils plan to indefinitely detain migrant childrenSalon - Shira TarloPresident Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday that it intends to hold migrant families in detention for the duration of their immigration court proceedings, with no limit on the amount of
Ecstasy (Drug) Curing alcoholism with molly? MDMA study shows promiseSalon - Nicole KarlisA small bag of Ecstasy (Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs/Newsmakers) MDMA is known for its popularity in the rave and music festival scene, but doctors are testing whether or not the powerful empathy-inducing
Mark Kelly Mark Kelly tops Martha McSally in new poll: Could Arizona soon have two Democratic senators?Salon - Matthew RozsaFormer astronaut Mark Kelly has pulled ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Martha McSally in a new poll for Arizona's special Senate election in 2020. OH Predictive Insights, a Phoenix-based polling company,
