First execution using fentanyl takes place as America faces opioid epidemic
Tue 7:30pm By Nicole KarlisSome experts call Tuesday’s execution in Nebraska using new drug combination “reckless and irresponsible”Sarah Huckabee Sanders “can’t guarantee” Trump hasn’t used the N-word
Tue 6:30pm By Sophia TesfayeAt Tuesday White House briefing, press secretary lashes out at Omarosa, media; offers tepid Trump defenseMayor calls the brewer of Sam Adams a “complicit” profiteer of “Trump’s white nationalist agenda”
Tue 5:46pm By Clarrie FeinsteinThis is why Mayor Joseph Curtatone of Somerville, Massachusetts vows he “will never drink Sam Adams beer again”Omarosa says Trump casually uses the N-word and there are tapes to prove it
Tue 5:30pm By Matthew ChapmanTrump’s former reality show star and White House official claims there is a record of Trump’s casual racism.“Dead Air” and the true crime boom: What happens when amateurs investigate murder?
Tue 5:00pm By Gwenda BondA new serialized novel and podcast about a crime enthusiast who becomes entangled in the story she’s tellingDef Jam co-founder Russell Simmons sues one woman who accused him of rape for $35,000: report
Tue 4:55pm By Rachel LeahThe music mogul alleges that an unnamed woman accused him “for purposes of publicity, which this case has garnered”Lawyers for Paul Manafort rest their case, federal jury set to hear closing arguments this Wednesday
Tue 4:40pm By Shira TarloWithout a defense, the jury is expected to begin deliberations after hearing closing argumentsWhite House waives ethics rules to allow top staffers access to Fox News
Tue 4:25pm By Matthew RozsaTrump’s deputy chief of staff for communications is being allowed to avoid the usual ethics rulesOmarosa claims Donald Trump knew about hacked Clinton emails before they were released by Wikileaks
Tue 4:15pm By Shira TarloManigault-Newman also says she spoke with Robert Mueller in his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. electionOmarosa won’t save us from Trump: Stop hitching your hope to the stars
Tue 4:00pm By Melanie McFarlandDon’t get too excited about Tom Arnold’s tapes or Sacha Baron Cohen, either. This is reality, not reality TVIssa Rae is not here to compromise: The “Insecure” creator and star on why “this is our time”
Tue 3:00pm By Rachel LeahThe Emmy-nominated actress discusses LA, unapologetic creatives of color and working with her ’90s TV idolsDonald Trump and Richard Nixon: Many parallels, but they don’t go far enough
Tue 2:00pm By Jared Yates SextonForty-four years after a Republican president resigned in disgrace, are we headed for the same conclusion? (No)Now even Glacier National Park is on fire — and yes, climate change is making things worse
Tue 1:13pm By Eric HolthausSaturday was the hottest day in the history of the National Park, and its first recorded time reaching 100 degreesThis Week on SalonTV: Rhea Seehorn of “Better Call Saul,” Wayne Kramer, Masego and more
Tue 1:06pm By Compiled by Salon staffWe’re talking music history across rock and hip-hop and bringing Masego’s TrapHouseJazz genre to “Salon Stage”Trump campaign pursues legal action against Omarosa, claims she violated a non-disclosure agreement
Tue 12:48pm By Shira TarloEarlier, she shared audio of Trump campaign staffers discussing an alleged tape of the president using the “N-word”“Morning Joe”: Trump’s dehumanization of Omarosa as a “dog” is right out of the Nazi playbook
Tue 12:17pm By Travis GettysJoe Scarborough warns the language used to describe black and Hispanic people by the president is “dehumanizing”Stephen Miller’s uncle chastised his nephew’s anti-immigrant agenda “more in sadness than in anger”
Tue 11:44am By Clarrie Feinstein“I felt it was incumbent on me to . . . let people know this is a country of immigrants,” David Glosser claimedPaul Krugman: Why are Republicans trying so hard to demonize Nancy Pelosi?
Tue 11:33am By Cody FenwickMany Republicans are eager to run against the former Democratic speaker of the House, targeting her more than ever.John McCain takes the high road after Donald Trump snub
Tue 11:17am By Matthew RozsaPresident Donald Trump snubs John McCain again, not mentioning his name on defense bill named after himWhite supremacists tried to travel on D.C. transit to Unite the Right 2. This union stopped them
Tue 9:30am By Michael ArriaDC transit wanted to give special transport for white supremacists — this union said hell noStephen Colbert digs into Omarosa’s Trump tell-all: “Shocking details that you already knew”
Tue 9:13am By Rachel LeahColbert responds to Omarosa’s claims that we “finally” have proof that Donald Trump is a racist. Finally?Samantha Bee mocks Don Jr. for being the one who might bring down Trump’s presidency
Tue 8:45am By Sarah K. Burris“He’s like the Forrest Gump of collusion,” Bee saidElection apocalypse: Could Russians actually hack the 2018 midterms? It’s entirely possible
Tue 8:00am By Bob CescaShifting a few votes in a few districts could be enough — and if hackers are subtle, they’ll get away with itTrumped-up justice: New report shows corporate crime going unpunished under Trump
Tue 7:00am By Rick ClaypoolAs enforcement against corporate criminals plummets, “law and order” is an excuse for targeting immigrantsBen Shapiro baits Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: A bad-faith challenge is rejected
Tue 6:00am By Yoav LitvinIn refusing to “debate” a right-wing troll, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows political savvy many liberals lackEx-Trump official blames Bill Clinton for Trump’s Omarosa troubles
Mon 8:47pm By Brad ReedOmarosa was first hired under the Clinton administration and therefore lies the problem, so Marc Short believesGOP House candidate called out by college for lying about degree
Mon 8:30pm By Clarrie FeinsteinRepublican Florida candidate Melissa Howard claims she graduated from Miami University in OhioWhy scientists are taking a more active role in politics and policy
Mon 7:01pm By Prabarna GangulyCognitive neuroscientist thinks scientists need to take visible stances on issues like forced family separationEXCLUSIVE: Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate Julia Salazar challenges Silicon Valley
Mon 7:00pm By Evan MalmgrenThis state Senate candidate articulates an agenda that could help us catch up with technological changes in societyThe son of a top House Republican gave the maximum donation to the Democratic candidate in the race
Mon 6:50pm By Shira TarloThe son of Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia is hoping to help paint Virginia blue in November and flip his district
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