We did it, Joe! Finally, finally, Donald Trump departed the White House and Joe Biden was sworn in as America’s 46th president. Though it wasn’t exactly a peaceful transfer of power, and Trump fled to Florida rather than attend Biden’s inauguration,…

I’ve been seeing a lot of people wearing two masks lately. Honestly, at first I thought it seemed like a strategy that was more performance than science, and that it was just another example of American’s “more is better” approach to basically…

In a moment four years in the making — if not longer — Joe Biden took the rostrum at the United States Capitol shortly before noon Wednesday and delivered his first speech as president of the United States of America, setting the tone for the next…

For one of his final acts as president, Donald Trump dished out more than 140 pardons and commutations — less than half of Barack Obama’s single-day record in 2017. The days leading up to his exit were filled with rampant speculation over which…

Look, no one is happier than me to see that fascist leave the oval office. I ugly cried when Gaga sang — even though I have mixed feelings about the national anthem — and yes, her outfit was great. The Obamas came through like stunning superheroes,…

In the final minutes of his presidency, just moments before he boarded Air Force One to jet off to his Florida resort, tail tucked firmly between his legs, a decidedly downbeat Donald Trump offered the following assessment of his past four years in…

Fun food fact that you might not have known: In the late 1700s, the then French colony of Haiti had become one of the biggest exporters of sugar in the world and was wealthier than the 13 colonies of the United States at the time. I’m going to say…

This week, President Trump's term is finally coming to an end. Calling the past four years eventful would, somehow, still be an understatement. But there is one area where Trump seems to have excelled: A recent poll found that almost half of all…

After an election that we may never truly escape, a new president’s finally dropping on Wednesday. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going to be sworn in the old-fashioned way, with unprecedented pandemic and security measures in place. No matter how…

So, here’s a safety bulletin for anyone in possession of one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s notorious vagina candles: evidently they get a little too excited and explode sometimes. A “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle belonging to a London woman reportedly…

President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as his assistant secretary of health. Levine, who currently serves as the top-ranking health official in Pennsylvania, could become the first openly…

President Trump has made little secret of his penchant for dangling presidential pardons before many of his most legally compromised allies. Still, even by the already-transparently transactional standards enjoyed by Trump and his cronies, the use…

She’ll be only the sixth poet to perform at the swearing-in of a new president, and at just 22, Amanda Gorman will also be the youngest ever chosen to greet incoming leaders with lines of verse. Other inaugural poets have included Maya Angelou and…

Joe Biden's first day in office will keep him mighty busy. The president-elect has a whole stack of executive orders to sign after his inauguration, including a couple that will seek to undo some of the damages of the Trump administration and right…

A fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in at least 20 states, and people are wondering: How do I protect myself now? We saw what the new variant, known as B.1.1.7, can do as it spread quickly through…

The final days of President Trump’s term have seen a return to the garish celebrity fixation from before his political career. He’s picked up the “National Garden of American Heroes,” a project set to feature everyone from Kobe Bryant and Alfred…

Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my house without having to explain to some red-faced moron that science is real. It’s sometimes scary and always emotionally draining. Last week, a store manager in Salem, Oregon refused to allow maskless would-be…

The U.S. Capitol is supposed to be one of the most secure buildings, second maybe only to the White House, in one of the most secure cities in the country. In less than one week, the country's political elite will convene at the steps of the Capitol…

As the details of just what took place during the Trump-instigated insurrection at the United States Capitol this month continue to come into focus, one of the more chilling revelations has been the steady acknowledgement that in the chaotic swirl…