Shooting of National Guard Officers in D.C. Is Not a Partisan Problem

O n a Friday afternoon in October, I got off the Metro at Waterfront Station in Washington, D.C. As in…

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Thanksgiving Food Prices Aren’t What Trump Says They Are

President Donald Trump made a big announcement before the Thanksgiving Holidays: This year's spread would be cheaper than last year's.…

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The Digital Tactics the Gun Industry Is Using to Try to Convince You to Buy Weapons

This story is published in collaboration with The traila nonprofit newsroom that covers gun violence. Subscribe newsletters. How have arms…

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A Brief History of the President’s Remarks

donald trump is not known for sticking to the topic. Ask about…

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Trump’s Plan for Syria and Ahmad ash-Sharaa: Boots on the Ground

DAMASCUS — The U.S. is plunging deeper into a geopolitical and sectarian maelstrom…

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Trump Wants to Test Nuclear Weapons, Despite Devastating Legacy

MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS — Lemeyo Abon learned about snow from the movies played…

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Gun Industry’s Suicide Prevention Effort Isn’t What They Say It Is

This story is published in collaboration with The traila nonprofit newsroom that…

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GOP Says They Have a Healthcare Plan But Won’t Tell You What’s in It

Republicans seem determined to destroy the Affordable Care Actbut what will go…

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Self-Deportation and the Heartbreaking Impact of ICE’s Crackdown

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone…

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Congress Receives Premium Health Care as It Shuts Down the Government

If the republic were Titanic and the year-end government shutdown is over…

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Texas Senate Race Isn’t Out of Reach for Democrats

I have long argued that to do Texas Making state races consistently…

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Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys Says He’ll ‘Go to the Mat’ for Bad Bunny

Massachusetts has a rich history of giving the middle finger to tyrants…

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Protesters Speak Against Trump’s ‘Authoritarianism’

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of protesters flocked to Washington. DC and…

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‘No Kings’ Protest Organizers Aren’t Scared of Trump, GOP

One of the first things you'll see upon entering the ornate Union…

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J.D. Vance and the Right’s Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections

The following is adapted from Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize…

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Trump’s CBP Disappears Portland Mom and U.S. Citizen Kids

Jackie and her kids had been missing for four days.  When Mimi…

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Gun Industry-Backed Program to Reduce Suicide Failed — and Shut Down

This story is published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering…

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Trump’s NPSM-7 Memo Could Enable Crackdown on Opposition

Tuesday, Donald Trump He stopped in front of more than 800 generals…

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