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Countries have forged a climate deal in Poland — despite Trump

By Umair Irfan

Migrant girl dies in Border Patrol’s custody

By Aaron Rupar

Tenants today are reportedly still paying for a Trump family tax scheme from the 1990s

By Rachel Withers

Benedict Cumberbatch will star in an HBO movie about Brexit. Here’s why the film is controversial.

By Rachel Withers

Trump’s response to the Obamacare ruling reveals his bind on healthcare

By Rachel Withers

How fascism works

By Sean Illing

The latest Obamacare ruling is part of a larger conservative attack on democracy

By Matthew Yglesias

Ryan Zinke to resign as Interior Secretary at the end of the year

By Umair Irfan

The bizarre story of Democrats helping Republicans stall action on Yemen

By Tara Golshan

The Texas ruling against Obamacare is a boon to Medicare-for-all

By Ezra Klein

Trump names Mick Mulvaney acting White House chief of staff

By Andrew Prokop

Federal court rules Obamacare unconstitutional — but the law stands for now

By Sarah Kliff

New tension between Flynn and Mueller as Flynn’s sentencing approaches

By Andrew Prokop

What the Weekly Standard meant to conservatism

By Jane Coaston

Scott Walker accidentally reveals he doesn’t get Venn diagrams while downplaying GOP’s power grab

By Aaron Rupar

Government shutdowns hurt poor families and low-paid workers

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s incredible ability to bounce back

By Julia Belluz

How Republicans are trying to strip power from Democratic governors-elect

By Tara Golshan

Remember when Giuliani was into cracking down on minor crime as mayor of NYC? Times have changed.

By Aaron Rupar

How rising rents contribute to homelessness

By Gaby Del Valle

New Jersey Democrats are threatening to undermine their state’s democracy

By Zack Beauchamp

The simple reason the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is so wide open

By Dylan Scott

Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl is officially stepping down on December 31

By Li Zhou

2018 was the 4th year in a row with fewer than 30 executions nationwide

By German Lopez

Medicare-for-all’s big problem

By Dylan Scott

Exclusive: Paul Manafort advised White House on how to attack and discredit investigation of President Trump

By Murray Waas

YouTube’s conspiracy theory crisis, explained

By Jane Coaston

How the federal courts have failed victims of sexual harassment

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

Obamacare enrollment is about to end and sign-ups are lagging

By Dylan Scott

Denmark gives new fathers paid leave. Why do so few take it?

By Jillian Weinberger, Sarah Kliff, and 2 others

“He directed me to make the payments”: Cohen says Trump instructed illegal hush money payments

By Emily Stewart

Top House Democrats join Elizabeth Warren’s push to fundamentally change American capitalism

By Matthew Yglesias

How to do good better

By Sean Illing

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

By Jen Kirby

The Trump inauguration is now being criminally investigated

By Andrew Prokop

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

By Jen Kirby

Nancy Pelosi’s red coat is so popular that Max Mara is bringing it back

By E.J. Dickson

Read: accused Russian spy Maria Butina’s plea agreement

By Jen Kirby

Trump: I never directed Cohen to make illegal payoffs. Prosecutors: Yes, you did.

By Jen Kirby

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

By Sarah Kliff and Dylan Scott

The case for raising the alcohol tax

By German Lopez

Elizabeth Warren’s strategic partnership with House Democrats

By Ella Nilsen
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