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In her message, Marci Whitaker says the Mueller investigation is “wrapping up” and that the government shutdown is affecting her family’s ability to earn a living.

Four Young Men Arrested and Charged in Apparent Terrorist Plot Against Muslim Community in Upstate New York

Elliot Hannon

Will #MeToo Face the Music?

Mike Pesca

“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress

Christina Cauterucci

Kamala Harris Raised a Bernie-esque Boatload From Small Donors in Just One Day

Josh Voorhees

The Angle: Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban Still Isn’t in Effect

Slate Copy Desk

The Shutdown Could Finally End. Or Not.

Jim Newell

Notable topics

The Shutdown Could Finally End

SCOTUS Is Taking a New Second Amendment Case. Get Ready for Guns to Be Everywhere.

Kamala Harris Raised a Boatload From Small Donors in Just One Day

There’s No Medical Reason to Get Your Period While on the Pill

Terrorism

Four Men Charged in an Apparent Plot Against a Muslim Community in Upstate New York

MAGA Teens

Report That Main Teen Was Invited to White House Appears to Have Been False

New Footage of the Incident Doesn’t Exonerate the Kids

Tech

Why Did Spotify Tell Customers Far From Iowa That They’d Have to Pay Iowa Sales Tax?

The Feds Shouldn’t Just Fine Facebook. They Should Fine Mark Zuckerberg.

What it’s like to escape when your every move is policed by men.

No #MeToo in the Bedroom

The Age of the Self-Own

The Oscars

A Star Is Born Is No Longer the Best Picture Front-Runner

The Academy Has Snubbed the Weird Annihilation Noise

Roma, Black Panther, and More 2019 Nominees Mark Some Historic Firsts

What will happen 20 years from now if we’re still in this pattern?

Help! How Do I Break Up With My Doctor?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Wife’s Secret Past

Help! My Wife Asked Me to Destroy Evidence of Her Secret Past. I Didn’t.

Help! My Husband Is Incapable of Remembering to Buy His Mom a Gift.

The Sopranos Prequel Film Casts Michael Gandolfini as Young Tony Soprano

Chris Brown Released From Police Custody in Paris With No Charges Filed After Denying Rape Allegations

Four Young Men Arrested and Charged in Apparent Terrorist Plot Against Muslim Community in Upstate New York

Will #MeToo Face the Music?

The Saints Were Robbed. The NFL Still Shouldn’t Make Pass Interference Reviewable.

Oscar Is Starting to Look Beyond His Navel

New Footage of the Incident at the Lincoln Memorial Doesn’t Exonerate the MAGA Teens

Dear How to Do It: My Girlfriend Is Outspoken About #MeToo but Wants Me to Degrade Her

The Supreme Court Is Preparing to Make Every State’s Gun Laws Look Like Texas’

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Tax Plan Would Change the NBA

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A Star Is Born Is No Longer the Best Picture Front-Runner. What Is?

The Sopranos Prequel Film Casts Michael Gandolfini as Young Tony Soprano

Chris Brown Released From Police Custody in Paris With No Charges Filed After Denying Rape Allegations

The Saints Were Robbed. The NFL Still Shouldn’t Make Pass Interference Reviewable.

Oscar Is Starting to Look Beyond His Navel

The Boys of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Learn How to Communicate (in Song, Of Course)

The 2019 Oscar Nominees Include Some Historic Firsts

The Shutdown Has Already Made Us Less Prepared for This Year’s Hurricane Season

It’s Not Enough to Fine Facebook. The Feds Should Fine Mark Zuckerberg.

There’s No Medical Reason to Get Your Period While On the Pill

The NYPD’s 14 New Drones Will Soon Take to the Sky

Everything You Need to Know About Sunday’s Super Blood Wolf Moon

It’s Been a Bad Week to Work for Elon Musk

It’s January, and Three African Countries Have Already Had Internet Blackouts This Year

Why Did Spotify Tell D.C. Customers That They’d Have to Pay Iowa Sales Tax?

My Girlfriend Is Outspoken About #MeToo but Wants Me to Degrade Her

Help! My Boyfriend Refuses to Do Any Housework.

The Many Meanings of Truth

The Best Makeup Removers Are These Reusable Bamboo Nursing Pads

The Self-Own Is the Defining Maneuver of Our Stupid Times

My Parents’ Work-Life Balance: When Your Parents Are a NASA Scientist and a Geophysicist

Rabbit Holes: Why I Collect Complicated Recipes I Know I’ll Never Make

The Lesson of Wealthy Americans’ Rich History of Dodging Super High Income Tax Rates

MOMA Runs One of the World’s Most Famous Museum Stores. Here’s a Behind-the-Scenes Look at How It Operates.

The Failed Art of the Deal

Student Debt Is Keeping Millennials From Buying Homes. But How Many?

Cities Used to Help All Americans Find Prosperity. Not Anymore.

No, a Panel of Respected Economists Did Not Just Dismiss AOC’s 70 Percent Tax Plan

California Could Use PG&E’s Failure to Get Wildfire Prone Areas to Adopt Solar

Forget Reagan and the Air Traffic Controllers Strike: Four Reasons the TSA Could Stop Working Tomorrow

So, I Got an Email From Matthew Whitaker’s Wife

Four Young Men Arrested and Charged in Apparent Terrorist Plot Against Muslim Community in Upstate New York

Will #MeToo Face the Music?

“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress

Kamala Harris Raised a Bernie-esque Boatload From Small Donors in Just One Day

The Angle: Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban Still Isn’t in Effect

The Shutdown Could Finally End. Or Not.

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