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The Republican response to the Mar-a-Lago raid should scare you

Leading Republicans are in thrall to a dangerously conspiratorial view of the US government.

Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”

The WNBA superstar has been sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for drug possession. But a prisoner swap might mean she’s free much sooner.

Where climate change has brought too much water — and too little

Floods and droughts are devastating the United States.

What we know, and don’t know, about the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump

Trump is possibly in legal jeopardy, but we don’t know yet what charges he could face, if any at all.

Why Hollywood keeps getting abortion wrong

This researcher interviewed dozens of writers, creators, and showrunners about onscreen abortion. Here’s what she learned.

Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions?

Follow the money.

How Facebook helped Axios sell for $500 million

Money from Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — is pouring into Washington publications.

The fall (and rise?) of unions in the US

We answered a viewer’s question about the decline of unionization.