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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.

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

Ruth Graham

Student at Center of Face-Off With Native American Elder Defends Himself

Daniel Politi

One in Ten TSA Employees Called Out Sick Over Holiday Weekend Amid Shutdown

Daniel Politi

Trump’s Social Media Photos Reportedly Altered to Make Him Look Thinner and His Hands Bigger

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The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For

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Kamala Harris Makes it Official: She’s Running for President

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The MAGA Teens Aren’t Innocent Victims

The Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence—but Why?

Did Trump Take Federal Workers Hostage Because They’re Mostly Democrats? That’s Illegal.

Giuliani Says Trump Admits Moscow Project Talks Went Until Election Day but Later Backtracks

Our President

Trump’s Social Media Photos Reportedly Altered to Make Him Look Thinner, His Hands Bigger

NFL Playoffs

Was the No-Call at the End of Saints-Rams the Worst Call in Other Universes or Just This One?

Beefs

Tomi Lahren Picked a Twitter Fight With Cardi B. Big Mistake.

AOC Spent Her Weekend Dunking on Aaron Sorkin and Raising Money for Trans Kids

Workplace Advice

What Employees Should Do if They Hate the Open Office

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

My Daughter Has No Friends

These “Fit Mom” Photos on Instagram Conceal an Ugly Truth

Movies

The Bonkers Twist Ending of Glass, Explained

Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird Presents the Reality of the NBA’s Exploitation

What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Clint Eastwood’s The Mule

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.

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

Student at Center of Face-Off With Native American Elder Defends Himself

One in Ten TSA Employees Called Out Sick Over Holiday Weekend Amid Shutdown

Trump’s Social Media Photos Reportedly Altered to Make Him Look Thinner and His Hands Bigger

The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For

Kamala Harris Makes it Official: She’s Running for President

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

Trump’s Social Media Photos Reportedly Altered to Make Him Look Thinner and His Hands Bigger

Tomi Lahren Picked a Twitter Fight With Cardi B. Big Mistake.

The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For

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Don’t Abandon Sunscreen Just Yet

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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

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

The Troubling Thing About the “Fit Mom” Instagram Community

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

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5 Chefs on Their Must-Have Salts

Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Stop Myself From Hassling My Daughter About Her Introversion?

Open Office Plans Are Terrible for Workers, so Why Do They Persist?

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

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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

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

Student at Center of Face-Off With Native American Elder Defends Himself

One in Ten TSA Employees Called Out Sick Over Holiday Weekend Amid Shutdown

Trump’s Social Media Photos Reportedly Altered to Make Him Look Thinner and His Hands Bigger

The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For

Kamala Harris Makes it Official: She’s Running for President

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