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“80 sets of invisible eyes rolling”: senators unimpressed by White House North Korea brief

The Senate’s field trip to the White House appears to have gone ... poorly.

Donald Trump is fumbling his real chance at tax reform

To overhaul the code, he needs to start sweating some details.

What a federal government shutdown actually means

Hundreds of thousands of people go without pay.

If America becomes a dystopian hellscape, it might look like this

A haunting new novel lays out a nightmarish vision of America’s future.

The Cassini spacecraft’s dive in between Saturn’s rings, explained

The spacecraft begins its “grand finale” before crashing into the gas giant later this year.

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Trump’s leaks on torpedoing NAFTA could just be a negotiation tactic

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The fate of the Republican health bill is in House moderates’ hands

Trump's FCC chair just declared war on Obama's net neutrality rules

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A cybersecurity group thinks Russia is trying to hack the French election

Senate Democrats embrace a $15 minimum wage — which they once called hopelessly radical

A powerful senator has no clue what the White House North Korea meeting is about

A court had to explain to a drug dealer that his religious beliefs don’t let him legally deal heroin

Jonathan Demme, Silence of the Lambs director and master of the concert film, has died at 73

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“You will not have my hate”: watch the eulogy to the Paris police officer killed last week

House Republicans inch closer to repealing Obamacare

Politics has invaded America’s classrooms since Trump. 7 teachers describe the new reality.

Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal correspondents explain how Trump’s victory upended the show

The White House won’t say if it will keep making key Obamacare payments

The Handmaid’s Tale’s first 3 episodes are brilliant, terrifying television

An exemption for Congress roils Republicans’ latest health care effort

Margaret Atwood explains how to know if you’re living in a totalitarian state

Alex Jones’ child custody battle has turned into a referendum on “fake news”

The opioid epidemic may be even deadlier than we think

The Handmaid’s Tale is a handbook for surviving oppressive systems

It turns out Trump is open to a border adjustment tax after all

The 1979 Alien trailer has influenced countless horror trailers — because it’s a microcosm of horror itself

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is Marvel’s funniest film, and much braver than the original

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A clash is brewing at the Justice Department: is drug addiction a public health crisis or a crime?

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Normal presidents downplay the 100 days cliché. Trump is letting it control him.

Elizabeth Warren: Obama was wrong. The system is more rigged than you know.