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Trump's renewed Epstein problems, plus takeaways from the shutdown
The House Oversight Committee released a tranche of emails from the estate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that give us more information about…
2 months ago
What's behind Trump's moves in Latin America?
For months, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been fraught. President Donald Trump has targeted enemies in the region …
2 months ago
From al-Qaeda to the White House
It’s an improbable path, from al-Qaeda to the West Wing. The U.S. had once designated Ahmed al-Sharaa a terrorist. He fought U.S. forces in Iraq and …
2 months ago
Kathryn Bigelow on ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the nuclear ‘elephant in the room’
Kathryn Bigelow has been thinking about the threat of nuclear war ever since she was a kid. “I come from the era of duck and cover,” she says, “where…
2 months ago
Why some Democrats defected to end the shutdown
After weeks of holding out, a small group of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans over the weekend to start the process of reopening the governmen…
2 months ago
How far can a sense of purpose take us?
Jordie Poncy was about to start a job counseling cancer patients when he learned he had cancer himself. Three years later, his health is stable — and…
2 months, 1 week ago
She couldn't win as a Democrat. Will running as a Republican work?
Kate Barr ran for state Senate in North Carolina’s 37th District as a Democrat last year, expecting to lose. She even branded her campaign with the w…
2 months, 1 week ago
How some veterans exploit the VA disability system
This year, taxpayers will spend about $193 billion to compensate almost 7 million disabled veterans. Some of the conditions prevent veterans from wor…
2 months, 1 week ago
How Democrats swept Tuesday’s key elections
There was little suspense after polls closed yesterday. Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the governor’s office in New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger easily de…
2 months, 1 week ago
How to get enough protein — without going overboard
These days, just about any food you could possibly imagine now has “added” protein. There’s protein popcorn, protein muffins and even protein water. …
2 months, 1 week ago