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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.

The Angle: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dismissed Calls to Resign During the Obama Years

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The Leaders of the Women’s March Are Not the Women’s Movement

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It’s Time for Lindsey Graham to Lead Republicans in Calling for the President’s Removal

David R. Lurie

The European Union Just Canceled McDonald’s Trademark for Big Macs. Wait, What?

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

Mary Harris and Dahlia Lithwick

All the Crimes Donald Trump May Have Committed if He Instructed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress About Russia

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Business

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

It Was a Bad Week to Work for Elon Musk

Shutdown

Pelosi Cancels Trip, Says Trump Admin. Leaked Commercial Travel Plans

Hate

The Joy and Thoughtlessness of a Prank on an Anti-Muslim Activist

Trump World

So, I Got an Email From Matthew Whitaker’s Wife. She Says Mueller’s “Wrapping Up.”

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

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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.

The Angle: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dismissed Calls to Resign During the Obama Years

The Leaders of the Women’s March Are Not the Women’s Movement

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

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

R. Kelly Has Been Dropped by His Record Label

It’s Time for Lindsey Graham to Lead Republicans in Calling for the President’s Removal

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

Republicans Tuned Out During House Vote on Bill to End the Shutdown. Now They Want a Redo.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Government Shutdown Stunt Is a Slap in Trump’s Face

Potty Training Is Driving Us Crazy

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Wild and Precious Life

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

Neflix’s High Flying Bird Brings Attention to a Different Kind of Shutdown

In HBO’s Brexit Movie, Benedict Cumberbatch Is the Man Who Broke Europe

Music Trivia: Grammys and Gaga Edition

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 Boys Are Watching

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

The Troubling Thing About the “Fit Mom” Instagram Community

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?

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

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California Used to Classify Bus Lanes and Bike Racks as Bad for the Environment. Not Anymore.

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

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

The Angle: Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dismissed Calls to Resign During the Obama Years

The Leaders of the Women’s March Are Not the Women’s Movement

It’s Time for Lindsey Graham to Lead Republicans in Calling for the President’s Removal

The European Union Just Canceled McDonald’s Trademark for Big Macs. Wait, What?

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

All the Crimes Donald Trump May Have Committed if He Instructed Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress About Russia

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