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Centrist Democrats Won’t Let Biden Crack Down on Tax Cheats

The Democratic agenda is getting eaten alive by lobbyists. By Jonathan Chait

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Should Democrats Gamble on Immigration Reform in 2021?

By Ed Kilgore If the parliamentarian lets Democrats put immigration reform in the reconciliation bill, they’ll have to choose between principle and midterm fears.

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When School Is Back, But School Buses Aren’t

By Sydney Pereira A pandemic shortage of drivers forces parents to pick up the slack.

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Robert Durst Found Guilty of Murdering Friend

The real-estate heir was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Susan Berman in 2000 in an attempt to conceal how he had murdered his wife.

FDA Panel Recommends Booster Shots for Those 65 and Over, But Not Everyone

By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner

The panel’s vote against authorizing third shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for those 16 and over may derail the Biden administration’s booster plan.

U.S. Admits Deadly Kabul Drone Strike Was ‘Horrible Mistake’

The air strike killed ten civilians, including seven children — not an ISIS-K car bomber.

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california dreaming

Post-Recall, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Next Big Win Is Against NIMBYs

By Alissa Walker

California also says “no” to single-family-only zoning.

Should Democrats Gamble on Immigration Reform in 2021?

If the parliamentarian lets Democrats put immigration reform in the reconciliation bill, they’ll have to choose between principle and midterm fears.

Republican Trump Critic Quits Congress As Cult of January 6 Grows

Trump is changing the Republican narrative of the Capitol Riot from an outrage in which he was a bystander to a patriotic triumph.

Climate Change Is Putting More Poop in New York’s Waters

By Lauren Vespoli

A crappy side effect of all this rain.

the national interest

the national interest

Centrist Democrats Won’t Even Let Biden Crack Down on Tax Cheats

By Jonathan Chait

The Democratic agenda is getting eaten alive by lobbyists.

Will America Finally Get National Paid Family Leave?

What to expect when you’re expecting the U.S. Congress to pass a paid family-leave law in 2021.

When School Is Back, But School Buses Aren’t

By Sydney Pereira

A pandemic shortage of drivers forces parents to pick up the slack.

Can Joe Biden Build Back a Better Approval Rating?

The president’s poll numbers are getting ugly.

Occupy Wall Street Changed Everything

By Astra Taylor and Jonathan Smucker

Ten years later, the legacy of Zuccotti Park has never been clearer.

trump administration

trump administration

Lawyer Indicted in Durham Probe on the Beginnings of Trump-Russia Investigation

One charge of lying to the FBI could mark an underwhelming end to an inquiry looking for misconduct among officials investigating Trump.

Why a Troubled Polling Industry Whiffed on the California Recall

Big 2020 polling errors nationwide were followed by big 2021 polling errors in California — but in the opposite direction.

A Very, Very Crypto Insider-Trading Scandal

By Kevin T. Dugan

Did an executive at the world’s largest NFT marketplace front-run his customers?

The Right-Wing Divisions Over Texas’s Abortion Law

By Irin Carmon and Benjamin Hart

Not everyone who advocates for strict abortion laws is thrilled. But eventually, everyone in the movement might get what they want.

Democrats Won the California Recall, But There Are Warning Signs for Midterms

Newsom matched Biden’s 2020 performance, but their party needs to do even better to claw back desperately needed House seats.

South Carolina Police to Re-Investigate Death of Alex Murdaugh’s Housekeeper

By Benjamin Hart

Murdaugh recently surrendered to South Carolina authorities for staging his own killing as part of an insurance-fraud scheme.

White House to Talk With Minaj About Cousin’s Friend’s Balls

By Benjamin Hart

For science, of course.

Simone Biles Says the FBI ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ to Larry Nassar

By Danielle Cohen

Testifying in a Senate hearing, she blamed “an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse.”

Georgia Now Grows Politicians to the Right of Marjorie Taylor Greene

One Republican congressional candidate is co-headlining the rally for the “political prisoners” of January 6. And he’s not the most extreme.

the national interest

the national interest

No, the Richest One Percent Don’t Pay 40 Percent of the Taxes.

By Jonathan Chait

A misleading conservative talking point that refuses to die.

SpaceX Launches First Ever All-Civilian Crew Into Orbit

For the next three days, the tourists will live in a 13-foot-wide capsule 360 miles above the Earth.

trump administration

trump administration

Did Gen. Mark Milley Actually Go Rogue at the End of the Trump Administration?

Reporting on Robert Costas and Bob Woodward’s book suggests the journalists may have inflated the severity of a call from Milley to a Chinese general.

Pope Francis Is Not a Fan of Conservative Effort to Deny Communion to Joe Biden

After some oblique warnings, Francis is clearly telling telling conservative bishops to behave like pastors, not politicians.