Goodbye from Salon  —  It has been an extraordinary privilege.  —  Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.  —  It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people.  Salon was never just a website.

Dhillon Plans DOJ Civil Rights Exit After Democrats' Sweep  —  Harmeet Dhillon plans to step down from her role leading the Justice Department's civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats' massive midterm wins.  —  Dhillon, who has vastly transformed …

Trump says he's declaring Oval Office and Cabinet Room national landmarks to prevent future changes  —  President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he said would designate the White House's Oval Office and Cabinet Room as national landmarks — a move he said would protect the two West Wing spaces from future changes.

Rubio Weighs Leaving Administration After GOP's Midterm Loss  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is weighing whether to leave the Trump administration, people familiar with the matter said, as he considers his next moves following Republicans' midterm elections wipeout this week.

Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California's 548 Death Row Inmates  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one of his last acts, commuted the sentences of all prisoners with death sentences, calling capital punishment morally objectionable.  That's about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.

Lafayette County's Affidavit Ballots Break for Scott Colom 69%-29%, Far Exceeding His Overall Margin  —  Unlock exclusive, in-depth stories that go beyond headlines.  —  Affidavit ballots broke for Democrat Scott Colom by a 69%-29% margin in the U.S. Senate race in Lafayette County …

White House Warns Conservative Groups It Is ‘Monitoring’ Their Statements  —  Trump's advisers are moving to hold together a coalition that is beginning to splinter  —  WASHINGTON—The White House delivered a warning to conservative groups on Thursday: We're watching you.

Chuck Schumer's Revenge  —  The Senate majority leader, long a left-wing punching bag, is now the architect of a historic landslide.  —  Over the past two grim years, Chuck Schumer emerged as the symbol of everything that Democrats despised about themselves: the last aging Boomer who wouldn't let go …

Hegseth expands National Guard presence in DC  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in the nation's capital — an escalation of the Guard's presence that could further blur …

Trump discussing possible Hegseth replacements, sources say  —  The defense secretary has frustrated members of Congress from both parties and could face impeachment.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told some of his allies in recent days that he's considering replacing Defense …

The Right's Election Meltdown Is Just Getting Started  —  THE POLLS HAD BEEN PREDICTING DOOM for his party for weeks, if not months.  But as the first election results began rolling in on Tuesday afternoon, pro-Trump pundit Benny Johnson couldn't help feeling good.

Justice Dept. Steps Up Criminal Inquiry of Supreme Court Abortion Decision Leak  —  Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.  —  The Justice Department is pursuing …

Trump's Putin Claim Crumbles as Secret Deal Revealed … Donald Trump's claims that Vladimir Putin is doing “very little, if anything” to help Iran have been blown apart by fresh details of Moscow's support for Tehran's war machine. … The export order was for the very same systems used by Russian forces …

I'm a Republican.  We Have Let Too Many Weirdos Into Our Party.  —  For the past two years, President Trump and his core supporters have governed by the mantra “We can just do stuff.”  On Tuesday, voters replied, “So can we.”  It did not go well for the Republican Party.

Appeals court questions if Trump's conviction survives presidential immunity  —  A New York appeals panel questioned on Thursday whether presidential immunity or federal law bars President Trump's criminal conviction stemming from a hush money payment made during his 2016 campaign to cover up an alleged affair.

Texas Governor-Elect Requests Pause on SpaceX Land Talks  —  Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa used her first news conference since winning election to spotlight her scrutiny of the potential sale of state park land to Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Rahm Emanuel knows how congressional Democrats can keep winning  —  Democrats had a better night than anyone expected on Tuesday, winning sweeping majorities in both the House and the Senate as voters turned away from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any time  —  Bluesky is a niche Twitter-clone frequently accused of being an echo chamber for progressives.  After the blue tsunami of this week's midterms, however, its inhabitants don't seem to be echoing themselves so much as the vast majority of American voters.

The Real Reason Ossoff's and El-Sayed's Suits Were Just a Little Too Tight—and Other Midterm-Fashion Hot Takes  —  Plus: Investigating a Free Press reporter's dubious post about Valentino heels and a Chanel bag at a Michigan election night party.  —  On Monday night, the eve …

Wall Street Gets $2.5 Trillion AI Reality Check With Historic Rout of Tech Stocks  —  The Nasdaq composite closes in correction territory in the stock market's worst day since last April's tariff turmoil  —  Two days after the midterm elections swept a bloc of artificial-intelligence skeptics into power …

America Finally Has the Votes to End the Electoral College  —  After more than 200 years, the midterm results could change how we pick presidents.  —  Tuesday's wave election swept Democrats into power in Congress.  But the most seismic result for American politics and democracy may come …

Nemesis  —  The Great Balancing  —  Almost on a whim, the day before election day, I visited Franklin Delano Roosevelt's birthplace in Hyde Park.  I didn't consciously attach any symbolic meaning to the visit or connect it to the events in the country; it was almost an ironic side trip to a piece of hokey Americana.

Democrats continue midterm blowout, picking up seats in North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona  —  Democrats have extended their midterm dominance in North Carolina, notching four more victories — including three flips — in districts affected by Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push last year.

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman ousts embattled Mayor Karen Bass  —  Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nation's second-largest city.

CAIR shuts down in Florida after court upholds foreign terrorist designation  —  The Council on American-Islamic Relations has suspended its operations in Florida as the state's designation of the Muslim civil rights organization as a domestic terrorist group takes effect …

It's so over for AIPAC  —  The rapid demise of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus … I used to have a bit where I would tell people that the real secret to AIPAC's power wasn't their famous (or infamous) financial clout — it was that voters basically agreed with them on the issue.

The moment Donald Trump blew the midterms  —  Democrats just partied like it's 1974.  On Tuesday night, they pulled off the largest midterm victory since the post-Watergate wave.  Democratic Senate candidates conquered longtime Republican strongholds like Kansas and Texas — and probably …

Trump says voters should blame themselves for stock market rout  —  President Trump said Thursday night that voters had themselves to blame for the stock market's historic sell-off. … - Investors are skittish about the future for AI development — and the data centers that power the technology …

Grassley denies rumors he'll resign in the lame-duck session  —  Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, 93, has refuted rumors he will step down during the lame-duck session to prevent incoming Democratic Gov. Rob Sand from having an opportunity to appoint his successor.