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How the Kavanaugh allegations became a test for #MeToo

The #MeToo movement exposed the myths around assault. What happens with Brett Kavanaugh will show if anything has really changed.

By Constance Grady and Anna North

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s future in question

If he leaves the Justice Department, that could jeopardize Mueller’s Russia probe.

By Alex Ward

“Public charge,” Trump’s new proposal to restrict legal immigration, explained

Immigrants could be barred from green cards based on use of food stamps or Medicaid.

By Dara Lind

The rise of YouTube’s reactionary right

How demographic change and YouTube’s algorithms are building a new right.

By Ezra Klein

Europe has a plan to force academic publishers to make research free to read

It costs a fortune to read scientific research. Pressure is mounting for that to change.

By Brian Resnick

What does Michael Avenatti have on Brett Kavanaugh? What we know so far.

Avenatti claims to have more information on Kavanaugh and his friend, Mark Judge.

By Emily Stewart

Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ad sparked a boycott — and earned $6 billion for Nike

The Kaepernick "gamble" has turned into a big win.

By Alex Abad-Santos

After 2 years of increases, the US murder rate officially fell in 2017

The FBI’s new report on crime has good news across the board.

By German Lopez

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By Li Zhou

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Republicans just don’t take sexual assault seriously

By Matthew Yglesias

At least 600 Yale alumnae stand with new Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez in open letter

By Tara Golshan

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By Emily Stewart

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The first source of the New Yorker bombshell wasn’t Deborah Ramirez. It was Yale alumni.

By Ella Nilsen

Brett Kavanaugh’s habit of dissembling makes it hard to take his word over Ford’s

By Matthew Yglesias

What we know — and still don’t — about the sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

By Li Zhou

Republicans reportedly knew about Brett Kavanaugh’s second accuser — and then tried to speed up his confirmation

By Emily Stewart

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By Todd VanDerWerff

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By Julia Belluz

The waiting list for organ transplants is finally shrinking — for a grim reason

By Ted Alcorn

Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court’s looming legitimacy crisis

By Zack Beauchamp

What the rise of men’s makeup means for masculinity

As cosmetics for men become more mainstream, they could give men more opportunities for self-expression — and more pressure to live up to unrealistic beauty standards.

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Another woman has accused Kavanaugh of misconduct. Here’s why that matters so much.

By Anna North

A second woman comes forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh

By Tara Golshan

Ted Cruz tweets out viral Beto O’Rourke video in a bizarre move

By Emily Stewart

Don’t sleep on Sorry for Your Loss, a terrific new half-hour drama airing on Facebook

By Todd VanDerWerff

Ford will testify on Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations in front of Senate on Thursday

By Li Zhou and Emily Stewart

6 siblings of an Arizona Congress member endorse his opponent in attack ads

By Emily Stewart

Support for Brett Kavanaugh is dwindling among voters amid sexual assault allegations

By Emily Stewart

Americans have a longstanding love of magical thinking

By Sean Illing

Netflix’s Maniac, with Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, is either too weird or not weird enough

By Todd VanDerWerff

Alyssa Milano: I was sexually assaulted as a teen. Here’s why I didn’t report.

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Conservatives are skeptical of the New York Times’s Rod Rosenstein story

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