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The biggest #MeToo betrayal yet: why the Eric Schneiderman allegations are so chilling

Schneiderman went after men who abuse their power. Now he’s accused of the same thing.

May 8 primary elections: live results for West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina

Don Blankenship, Dennis Kucinich, Todd Rokita, and many more are on the ballot in Tuesday’s primary elections.

6 questions about the Iran deal you were too embarrassed to ask

President Trump may soon remove the US from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s how we got to this point.

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Congress wanted to grill the Trump official responsible for the census citizenship question. He didn’t show up.

Indiana primary elections 2018: Republicans vie to unseat Joe Donnelly

Cynthia Nixon called marijuana licenses a “form of reparations” for black people. Not exactly. 

Why killing the Iran deal makes Trump’s North Korea talks much, much harder

Netanyahu’s allegedly huge Iran revelation, explained

West Virginia primary elections 2018: coal boss Don Blankenship shakes up a Senate race

This Is the Best Met Gala Red Carpet in Years — Here’s Why

Richard Ojeda, a champion of West Virginia’s teachers, could flip a House seat for Democrats

North Carolina primary elections: live results for key House races

Live results for Indiana’s Senate and House primary elections

Live results for West Virginia’s Senate and House primary races

Live results for Ohio’s governor, Senate, and House primary races

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is squirting lava and toxic gas through new cracks in the earth

How to watch Trump’s Iran speech, and what to expect

The Iran deal, explained in 9 graphics

Republicans are deploying troll feminism to try to get Gina Haspel confirmed

The Ohio gerrymandering reform going for a statewide vote today, explained

North Carolina’s extreme gerrymandering could save the House Republican majority

Gina Haspel, Trump’s controversial pick for CIA director, explained

Why Trump hates the Iran deal, explained in 400 words

Why India’s pollution levels are so high

Presidential rescission, the obscure way Trump wants to cut government spending, explained

How Republicans are undermining the 2020 census, explained with a cartoon

Trump’s DHS is using an extremely dubious statistic to justify splitting up families at the border

Your state’s teachers are underpaid. Find out by how much.

Why Rihanna is the Met Gala’s reigning red-carpet MVP

Republicans are paying for teacher raises with taxes and fees that hit working- and middle-class taxpayers

Every May 8 primary election you should know about, briefly explained

Don Blankenship’s surge in the West Virginia Senate race, explained

Why Ohio has one of the most bizarre — and important — governor’s races in 2018

Bullshit jobs: why they exist and why you might have one

The next House special election Republicans are terrified they might lose

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Ohio’s very high-stakes, under-the-radar Senate race, explained

Indiana’s expensive and nasty Republican Senate primary, explained

A quick guide to May 8 primaries in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina    

4 women accuse New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of physical abuse

You’re going to pay a lot more at the gas station if Trump kills the Iran deal

Jim and Deborah Fallows recommend 6 books that depict “the heart of America”

She defended herself with a legally owned (and unloaded) gun. Now she’s facing two years in prison.