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How universal, free preschool in DC helped bring moms back to work

A new study finds universal preschool is good for parents, kids, and, potentially, the economy

The Judiciary Committee scheduled a vote on Kavanaugh for Friday. Ford hasn’t even testified yet.

The vote’s just one day after a hearing scrutinizing sexual misconduct allegations.

An Ebola “perfect storm” is brewing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC’s most dangerous region is facing the seventh-largest Ebola outbreak in history.

How computer software can make policy, explained by family separation at the border

And the power that tech workers wield in government policy.

Why US public transportation is so bad — and why Americans don’t care

How American mass transit measures up against the rest of the world’s.

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Mel Gibson has set the blueprint for a #MeToo comeback. Expect other men to follow it.

We have a pretty good idea of what the men planning their #MeToo comebacks will do. Gibson already did it.

Trump’s UN speech: America First with a side of patriotic word salad

"We will find new purpose, new resolve, and new spirit flourishing all around us," Trump said.