Salonflipped into News & PoliticsNowNATO’s summit of love that wasn'tverified_publisherSalon - Heather Digby PartonThere was a time when an elderly president’s behavior in public set off alarm bells in his own party and across the country, leading him to drop out of his reelection campaign. Joe Biden, returning from an arduous overseas trip, appeared in a presidential debate against Donald Trump in June 2024 …
Salonflipped into News & Politics3 hours agoTrump’s slow-motion dismantling of electionsverified_publisherSalon - Chauncey DeVegaThere is a growing sense among many pro-democracy Americans and the public at large that Trumpism and the MAGA are not forever. Several prominent voices have been channeling Winston Churchill, who marked the British victory at El Alamein in World War II by proclaiming: “Now this is not the end. It …
Salonflipped into News & Politics3 hours agoThe race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortionverified_publisherSalon - Shefali LuthraThis story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra and Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Shefali and Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. BANGOR, Maine — As Maine Democrats vie to replace Graham Platner in their state’s Senate race, abortion — a key weakness for …
Salonflipped into News & Politics17 hours agoAn attack on "every sofa in the US": States sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. mergerverified_publisherSalon - Alex Galbraith12 states sued to block a proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the deal between the two mega-studios and streaming giants of violating antitrust law. Bonta said the the $110 billion …
Salonflipped into Culture17 hours ago"Foreign Tongues" is a worthy new chapter for The Rolling Stonesverified_publisherSalon - Kenneth WomackA mere 64 years after their debut, The Rolling Stones make their bravura return with “Foreign Tongues,” their 25th studio album. While “Blue” and “Lonesome” (2016) may still be their elderly high-water mark, “Foreign Tongues” is chock-full of the brand of good-time rock ‘n’ roll that we’ve come to …
Salonflipped into News & Politics18 hours ago"There was never a case": Judge tosses Trump IRS settlement, accuses admin of settling with itselfverified_publisherSalon - Alex GalbraithA federal judge threw out a settlement between the IRS and Donald Trump, concluding that the two parties to the case being settled were one and the same. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused the entire case of being a bit of play-acting between the president and an executive …
