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Donald Trump Has Built a Cave and He Will Pay For...

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2016 Elections

Republicans Light the Fuse to Blow Up the U.S. Economy…and Themselves

AdLib - September 28, 2015

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Congress

Trick or Trick – Republican Halloween Theme Songs

AdLib - October 31, 2013

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Democracy

WATCH: The First GOP/Tea Party Film Festival

AdLib - October 1, 2013

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Congress

The End is Near…for John Boehner and the GOP

AdLib - September 30, 2013

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Congress

Boehner’s Crying Game on The Budget Showdown

AdLib - September 18, 2013

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Activism

TAKE ACTION: Support MN Gov. Dayton in Gov’t Shutdown Over Taxing...

AdLib - July 1, 2011

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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's approach to free speech, draws line on China

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Martin Luther King's daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader

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Trump says U.S. Energy Secretary Perry to step down at end of the year

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said [...]

White House acknowledges strings attached in Trump withholding Ukraine aid

President Donald Trump's withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was linked to h [...]

Two charged in campaign finance case with associates of Giuliani plead not guilty

Two American businessmen charged with conspiring to violate campaign finance laws with former associ [...]

Trump says he has a lot of confidence in acting chief of staff Mulvaney

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has a lot of confidence in his acting chief of staff [...]

White House official denies Ukraine investigation into 2016 election was a condition for aid

Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said on Thursday that the White House had neve [...]

Pentagon official won't testify Friday to House impeachment probe

A top Pentagon official who oversees policy on Ukraine won't testify on Friday before the congr [...]

Trump blasts 'crazy' Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, defends Syria pullout

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his Syria pullout at a campaign rally on Thursday and lashed ou [...]

U.S. Senate fails to override Trump veto of bill to end border emergency

President Donald Trump's emergency declaration, which he says allows him to redirect federal fu [...]

Trump to host G7 summit at his Florida golf resort, sparking criticism

U.S. President Donald Trump will host next year's Group of Seven economic summit of leaders of [...]

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98

Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run [...]

‘Get over it’: Mulvaney’s twin admissions put Trump at the center of emoluments and Ukraine controversies

In admitting that Trump had personally intervened to award a multimillion-dollar summit to his own c [...]

Live updates: Perry won’t to say whether he’ll comply with deadline on subpoenaed documents in Trump impeachment inquiry

A deposition of a key Defense Department official planned for Friday has been pushed back until next [...]

The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is taking a long view on free speech as critics attack company's policies

He is also heading to Capitol Hill again next week. [...]

Elijah Cummings’s legacy of advocacy for urban issues

When President Trump blamed Cummings in July for Baltimore’s challenges, the congressman immediately [...]

Elijah Cummings’s legacy of advocacy for urban issues

When President Trump blamed Cummings in July for Baltimore’s challenges, the congressman immediately [...]

Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey

Romney suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have given Trump an ultimatum — a [...]

A series of images of Pelosi and Trump have made her a meme, and for some, a symbol of a woman in power

The pointed finger. That red coat. These images of Pelosi with Trump are resonating for a few reason [...]

The Energy 202: Why Democrats forced a failed climate vote in the Senate

Schumer wants to put GOP senators on the record. [...]

Impeachment inquiry shows Trump at the center of Ukraine efforts against rivals

Despite weeks of denials from the president and his defenders, a growing body of evidence details ho [...]

Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey

Romney suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have given Trump an ultimatum — a [...]

The Health 202: Cancer patients have steep expenses beyond treatment. This rock band is trying to help.

Imagine Dragons has a foundation to help families with nonmedical expenses. [...]

The impeachment inquiry is making Nancy Pelosi more popular

Speakers usually lose popularity over time. Pelosi's bucking the trend. [...]

Mulvaney Says, Then Denies, That Trump Held Back Ukraine Aid as Quid Pro Quo

Conflicting comments by the acting White House chief of staff threw Washington into turmoil. [...]

Read Mulvaney’s Conflicting Statements on Quid Pro Quo

President Trump has claimed his interactions with Ukraine were not an exchange of aid for cooperatio [...]

Gordon Sondland, E.U. Envoy, Testifies Trump Delegated Ukraine Policy to Giuliani

Mr. Sondland said in his testimony to House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed the p [...]

In ‘Cave-In,’ Trump Cease-Fire Cements Turkey’s Gains in Syria

The agreement, announced by Vice President Mike Pence, may stop the killing in the Kurdish enclave i [...]

Fighting Continues in Syria, Hours After Cease-Fire Deal

A day after Vice President Mike Pence announced a pause in the battle between Turkish and Kurdish fo [...]

European Union’s Message to U.K.: Just Leave Already

Showing unusual flexibility but keeping its red lines, Brussels agreed to a quick Brexit deal with B [...]

A Scotch Maker’s Challenge: First Brexit. Now Tariffs.

The 25 percent U.S. tariffs to be imposed Friday are causing headaches for single malt distilleries, [...]

The Navy Wants to Push Out Problem SEALs. But Trump May Get in the Way.

A push to strengthen discipline in the SEAL teams has been stymied by one sailor’s support in the Wh [...]

N.Y.C. Votes to Close Rikers. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The City Council approved a sweeping $8 billion plan to close the troubled jail complex and replace [...]

The Week Diplomats Broke Their Silence

How several career diplomats illuminated the state of foreign policy in the Trump administration, ev [...]

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The Other Candidates Are Coming for Warren

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Mexico drug wars: Fighting erupts as El Chapo's son goes free

Security forces and cartel gunmen clash after drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's s [...]

Trump impeachment: White House admits aid held up partly over Democrats

A US official says aid to Ukraine was held up to force it to probe Democrats, but later backtracks. [...]

Turkey to suspend Syria offensive 'to allow Kurdish withdrawal'

US Vice-President Mike Pence says the pause in operations will allow Kurdish-led forces to withdraw. [...]

Catalan protests: Why is Barcelona burning?

Catalonia is set for a general strike on Friday, over the jailing of pro-independence leaders. [...]

China economy: Third quarter growth misses expectations

The world's second largest economy is battling a trade war with the US and slowing domestic dem [...]

Australian racehorse slaughter allegations prompt investigation

It will examine allegations of animal cruelty, after a television report caused widespread anger. [...]

Abominable: A DreamWorks movie, a map, and a huge regional row

How a brief scene in a multi-million dollar movie has sparked a regional row between countries. [...]

NBA facing 'substantial' losses over China dispute

The US basketball league pays the price for comments backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. [...]

Trump's National Doral Miami golf course to host G7 summit

The Doral Miami resort will host the summit but the president will not profit, the White House says. [...]

Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council

The same body announced plans to send a fact-finding mission to investigate Venezuela last month. [...]

Alicia Alonso: Legendary ballet dancer dies aged 98

The Cuban was considered one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. [...]

Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space

Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit. [...]

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Donald Trump Has Built a Cave and He Will Pay For...

Republicans Light the Fuse to Blow Up the U.S. Economy…and Themselves

Trick or Trick – Republican Halloween Theme Songs

WATCH: The First GOP/Tea Party Film Festival

The End is Near…for John Boehner and the GOP

Boehner’s Crying Game on The Budget Showdown

TAKE ACTION: Support MN Gov. Dayton in Gov’t Shutdown Over Taxing...

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