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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.

Pipeline Explosion Kills at Least 66 in Mexico

Daniel Politi

Mueller Team Disputes Aspects of BuzzFeed Report Claiming Trump Told Cohen to Lie

Daniel Politi

Not Your Usual Foreign Asset

Dahlia Lithwick

A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day

Molly Olmstead

Republicans’ Reaction to Steve King Is Pragmatic, Not Moral

Mike Pesca

The Possibility of a Shutdown Agreement Plunged Toward Absolute Zero This Week

Jim Newell

Notable topics

The Most Cartoonish Week of the Shutdown Yet

Divisions in the Women’s March Movement Are a Strength, Not a Weakness

How to Fix the One Flaw of Super High Tax Rates

Why RBG Didn’t Retire During Obama’s Presidency

Crushes

The Author of a Lusty Letter to Mueller Explains Herself

Business

The EU Just Canceled McDonald’s Big Mac Trademark. What?

It Was a Bad Week to Work for Elon Musk

Reality

That Fake Washington Post Wasn’t Fake News. It Was a Valuable Parody.

Censorship

Three African Countries Have Already Had Internet Blackouts This Year

AOC is charting a new way to be a woman in politics.

Benedict Cumberbatch Is the Man Who Broke Europe

I’m Worried My Cat Will Be Traumatized by Loneliness While I’m Away on Vacation

CULTURE

The Bonkers Twist Ending of Glass, Explained

R. Kelly Has Been Dropped by His Record Label

Seth Meyers Takes a Closer Look at Rudy Giuliani’s Roller-Coaster CNN Confession

After all this time, I don’t want to do anything to hurt her feelings or make her think I don’t trust her.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Wife’s Secret Past

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

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! Should I Tell My Wife That Our Neighbor Tried to Kiss Me?

Help! I’m Not Sure My Nephew Realizes That His Dad’s a Pedophile.

Pipeline Explosion Kills at Least 66 in Mexico

Mueller Team Disputes Aspects of BuzzFeed Report Claiming Trump Told Cohen to Lie

Not Your Usual Foreign Asset

A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day

These Lingerie Bags Have Saved Me From Hours of Hand-washing Delicates

Catie Lazarus Interviews and Honors Catherine Burns and Jo Firestone

Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Didn’t Retire During Obama’s Presidency

Dear Care and Feeding: Potty Training Is Driving Us Crazy

Far Worse Than Watergate

You Say You Sell “Le Big Mac,” but Why Should We Believe You?

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Wild and Precious Life

Catie Lazarus Interviews and Honors Catherine Burns and Jo Firestone

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Mule?

In Praise of Hitchcock and Scully, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Perfect Punching Bags

R. Kelly Has Been Dropped by His Record Label

Kamala Harris on Trump’s Tantrums and Leadership (or Lack Thereof)

Seth Meyers Takes a Closer Look at Rudy Giuliani’s Roller Coaster CNN Confession

Don’t Abandon Sunscreen Just Yet

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

It Might Be Aliens. But We Have No Idea What to Do About It.

The Fake Washington Post Wasn’t Fake News

China Grew a Plant on the Moon. It’s Already Dead.

Science Gets Shut Down Right Along With the Federal Government

Could the #10YearChallenge Really Improve Facial Recognition Tech?

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

The Troubling Thing About the “Fit Mom” Instagram Community

These Lingerie Bags Have Saved Me From Hours of Hand-washing Delicates

The Author of a Lusty Love Letter to Robert Mueller Explains Herself

Help! How Do I Break Up With My Doctor?

This Clothing Steamer Is as Inexpensive as It Is Reliable

Dear Care and Feeding: Potty Training Is Driving Us Crazy

Why Did Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Take His Oath of Office on a Casual Stack of Nine Bibles?

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

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

Wired Laid Off Five Staffers. Who’s Next at Condé Nast?

It’s Their Job to Get Up Close and Personal With the Art

The Failed Art of the Deal

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

Pipeline Explosion Kills at Least 66 in Mexico

Mueller Team Disputes Aspects of BuzzFeed Report Claiming Trump Told Cohen to Lie

Not Your Usual Foreign Asset

A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day

Republicans’ Reaction to Steve King Is Pragmatic, Not Moral

The Possibility of a Shutdown Agreement Plunged Toward Absolute Zero This Week

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