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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

El-Sayed says he'd back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer  —  Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)  —  In an interview on “CNN News Central …

In Alaska, Ranked-Choice Ballots Are Unlikely to Be Enough for the Republican  —  An analysis shows Mary Peltola is likely to keep her lead in the Senate race in part because of ballots she'd accumulate in ranked-choice tabulation from supporters of the other Dan Sullivan.

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.

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 …

Trump's Lawyers Appear Before Appeals Court as He Fights Hush Money Conviction  —  They are are seeking dismissal of his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to obscure a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump's lawyers are trying …

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.

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.

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 …

Jeffries opposes Senate permitting deal, demands more House input  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is opposing the Senate permitting reform bill, raising concerns Thursday about the legislation's proposed changes to bedrock environmental laws and protections for tribal sovereignty.

Fox Finds Itself In a ‘Hell of a Pickle’ as America Turns on Trump  —  Fox went to painful lengths to blame everything but the president for the GOP losses last night.  Plus, The Atlantic and an Islamophobic writer who went after Mehdi finally parted ways.  —  ∙ Paid

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.

Trump Tried to Undermine the Nation's Elections.  It Didn't Work.  —  Millions of Americans cast their ballots on Tuesday in an election that showed the resiliency of democracy.  The president said he would accept the results.  —  “America, We lost last night.

These Democratic Senate candidates won their races before Election Day  —  Even if no ballots were cast for them on Election Day, Democrats Jon Ossoff in Georgia, James Talarico in Texas and Roy Cooper in North Carolina would have won their Senate races.  —  The early votes alone cast …