• Politics & Policy

The fiery meeting between Trump, Schumer, and Pelosi about the border wall, explained

No deal. But lots of burns.

The First Step Act, Congress’s criminal justice reform bill, explained

Congress may pass actual criminal justice reform — and Trump supports it.

Aquaman goes for broke and lands somewhere between overstuffed opera and comic book fun

Aquaman has everything: feral Nicole Kidman, kaiju-sized English-speaking crustaceans, boring exposition, salty manes, and a charismatic hero.

Advertisers can easily track you, your kid, your doctor, and the president

This week in "your entire life is for sale."

Trump’s labor secretary once helped a sex offender stay out of prison

Jeffrey Epstein got the "deal of a lifetime" from Alexander Acosta. Senators from both parties want to know why.

Kevin Hart’s Oscars controversy feeds the stereotype of the black homophobe

What it’s like to be black and gay watching the Kevin Hart controversy unfold.

White supremacist who drove into a Charlottesville crowd sentenced to life in prison

A jury sentenced James Fields Jr. to life in prison plus 419 years for 10 charges, including the murder of Heather Heyer.