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Why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed?

Salon · Jun 30, 2024

Expert: Replacing Biden "risky" for Dems

"This would lead to a free-for-all" among Democrats and give ammo to the Trump campaign, experts say

Salon · Jun 28, 2024

SCOTUS Jan. 6 ruling won't save Trump

Many Jan. 6 rioters could still face obstruction charges after Fischer ruling — as could the former president

Salon · Jun 28, 2024

Sure, let's drug-test the debates!

MAGA's disinformation machine keeps coming up with excuses — because Trump's a total mess, with or without drugs

Salon · Jun 26, 2024

Big Oil guilty of murder for heat waves?

400 people died in an Arizona heat wave last summer. The nonprofit Public Citizen says this constitutes murder

Salon · Jun 26, 2024

SCOTUS plays "politics" with LGBT rights

SCOTUS announced it was taking up a case on transgender rights on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision

Salon · Jun 25, 2024

Expert calls out Judge Cannon's "hubris"

Trump judge already made "egregiously flawed ruling" and appears to be "in over her head," Bradley Moss told Salon

Salon · Jun 24, 2024

SCOTUS may uphold "unconstitutional" law

Supreme Court could use "blatantly unconstitutional" law to "further undermine the separation of church and state"

Salon · Jun 22, 2024

The complicated legacy of a climate film

Salon spoke with the director and co-writer of the 2004 sci-fi blockbuster about scientific accuracy in Hollywood

Salon · Jun 22, 2024

State abortion bans "just the beginning"

Women in red states know just how bad things can get when Republicans are in charge of healthcare decisions

Salon · Jun 21, 2024