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Medicare-for-all’s big problem

Passing single-payer means disrupting health insurance for 160 million people who get coverage through their jobs.

By Dylan Scott

The Senate just passed a resolution to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen

It’s a bipartisan rebuke of the Trump administration in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

By Jen Kirby

What you need to know about accused Russian spy Maria Butina’s plea deal

Butina pleaded guilty to conspiring to be a foreign agent in the US, and is cooperating with prosecutors.

By Jen Kirby

The Trump inauguration is now being criminally investigated

The president has yet another investigation to worry about.

By Andrew Prokop

We read Democrats’ 8 plans for universal health care. Here’s how they work.

By Sarah Kliff and Dylan Scott

Congress just legalized hemp. That’s huge for the CBD industry.

Legalizing hemp may also be important for scientists who want to study CBD’s effects.

By Chavie Lieber

The spare button represents all the ways we fail to be good consumers

"Maybe spare buttons are just aspirational, designed to make us believe something about ourselves that’s not really true anymore."

By Alden Wicker

Roma is now on Netflix. You should still see it in a theater.

The awards-season favorite is a visual feast that rewards attention.

By Alissa Wilkinson

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