America is richer than ever. Why is it so unhappy?
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Republican women in Congress are tired of Mike Johnson
Frustrations are mounting in the Republican conference despite the GOP controlling the House, the Senate, and the White House. There ...
The mass shooting on Australia’s Bondi Beach, briefly explained
Two gunmen opened fire on a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, ...
The global shadow economy behind Trump’s latest move on Venezuela
Following this week’s seizure of a sanctioned ship off the coast of Venezuela, the Trump administration says it will be ...
Trump’s support is collapsing — but why?
The second Trump administration started off with a bang: riding the high of 2024’s historic levels of new multiracial and ...
Trump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess
Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a ...
The “Trump Gold Card,” briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence
From the moment the Republican Party gained a 6-3 supermajority on the Supreme Court, in late 2020, the Court has ...
Where lab-made DNA is created — and barely policed
Almost 20 years ago, James Randerson ordered a sequence of smallpox DNA. Smallpox is the only human disease to have ...
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