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Even some Republicans have begun calling for the Homeland Security secretary’s resignation.
President Trump helped create a US version of the app, which now appears to be censoring people.
Trump’s many attacks on Somali Americans, briefly explained.
The Republican justices already upheld Texas’s gerrymander, now we’ll find out if the same rules apply to blue states.
The Doomsday Clock is keeping time for a world that no longer exists.
Never forget how this administration misled you.
The Trump administration is sweeping Alex Pretti’s death under the rug.
The money behind Trump’s immigration crackdown, briefly explained.
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
Xi Jinping is eliminating the people who might be willing to say no to him.
A federal judge just threatened to hold the agency’s leader in contempt.
A baby-step back from the brink.
Trump to Minnesota: Give me your voter data, or else.
Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.
The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.
Plaintiffs from the religious right are asking the Republican justices to seize control of public schools.
Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.
It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?
How the Trump administration pushed Minneapolis to the brink.
Federal agents just shot and killed another person in Minneapolis.
And 3 other takeaways from a conversation with the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison.
The president’s retreat, explained.
What Mark Carney said in Switzerland, briefly explained.
You just need to care about your own constitutional rights.
Why forecasters struggled to see this extreme winter storm coming.
The surprising truth about corporate investment in housing.
Trump’s nascent police state is coming into focus.
Yes, food can be medicine — just not the way RFK Jr. means it.
A moment of truth in Minnesota.
The Greenland crisis appears to be ending, but the trans-Atlantic relationship may never be the same.
Did Trump just back down on Greenland?
Trump’s attempt to bully the Federal Reserve got an icy reception from the justices.
Another weird press conference, briefly explained.
It’s obvious that the Court isn’t actually trying to come up with a legal rule that makes sense.
Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.
Entertainment got too good.
What comes after “peak protein”?
A small but meaningful split among Republicans is emerging.