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Marin Scotten is a news and politics fellow at Salon.

Participant holding a sign outside the the Supreme Court on October 08, 2019. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

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Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth leaves a meeting with Republican Senators at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2024. (Allison Robbert for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Expect Pete to get drunk”: Hegseth accused of “embarrassing” incompetence as head of veterans group

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US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks to reporters on her way to a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2024. (ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

“Deeply concerned” Democrats ask Biden to prevent Trump from using the military on US soil

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U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump team debates “how much” they should invade Mexico, Rolling Stone reports

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Jack Smith | US Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith

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John Phelan and Amy Phelan attend the amfAR Palm Beach Gala 2024 on March 02, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Ryan Emberley/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR)

Trump taps art collector with no experience to lead US Navy

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey Peach, along with an alternate Blossom, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on November 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Former FBI agent urges Biden to order background checks on Trump’s Cabinet picks

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Prosecutor Jack Smith of the US waits for the start of the court session of Kadri Veseli's initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, on November 10, 2020. (PETER DEJONG/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Trump

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during a town hall event at the Crown Complex in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on October 4, 2024. (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

“No public transparency”: Trump still hasn’t disclosed who’s funding his transition team

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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters as he leaves the Russell Senate Office Building on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Fox News contributor says Pete Hegseth’s nomination “is a problem” for her as a rape victim

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump ally says the president-elect has begun a “hostile takeover” of Washington

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Former administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) arrives with President-elect Donald Trump's motorcade at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Matt Gaetz paid witnesses in House ethics investigation more than $10,000 over Venmo

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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz walks up the House steps of the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Hacker obtains files from House Ethics Committee detailing explosive claims against Matt Gaetz

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President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)

“No mistake on who they’re serving”: Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attend the House Oversight and Accountability hearing titled "Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump," in Rayburn building on Monday, July 22, 2024. Kimberly Cheatle, director, of the U.S. Secret Service, testified. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House Republican leaders poised to deny bathroom access to trans lawmaker Sarah McBride

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U.S. Border Patrol agents watch over immigrant families waiting to be transported from the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images)

“Terrifying prospect”: Trump confirms he will use the US military to carry out mass deportations

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Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough attend Forbes x Know Your Value 50 Over 50 on December 15, 2021 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

“Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski meet with Trump to “restart communications”

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Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Kash Patel would be “extremely dangerous” as FBI director, former agent says

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Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

“Knife fight”: As contenders battle, Trump still debating who will lead the Treasury Department

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Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr speaks during the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, United States on February 24, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author as next head of the FCC

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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump and Biden agree to “smooth transition” at White House meeting

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Protestors demonstrate on Capitol Hill on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

“Tools of tyranny”: House rejects bill that would expand Trump’s power to target critical NGOs

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Arizona Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) (C) poses for a selfie with supporters after speaking at the Arizona Democratic Election Night Watch Party on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

“Hidden good news”: Nate Silver predicts 2024 election loss will spur a Democratic comeback

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