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Why North Korea's Nuclear Test Isn't Business as Usual

"It's not clear that they are really interested in using this as a negotiating tactic."

The Republican War on Obamacare Heads to the President's Desk

It's veto time.

—Delphine d'Amora

Why This Is the Most Unpredictable GOP Race in 50 Years

In past Republican contests, the winner was kind of easy to foresee. Not anymore.

Ammon Bundy

How the Leader of the Oregon Armed Protest Benefited From a Federal Loan Program

Ammon Bundy decries federal "tyranny," but he sought aid from the government to help his company.

Why North Korea's Nuclear Test Isn't Business as Usual

"It's not clear that they are really interested in using this as a negotiating tactic."

The Republican War on Obamacare Heads to the President's Desk

It's veto time.

—Delphine d'Amora

Why This Is the Most Unpredictable GOP Race in 50 Years

In past Republican contests, the winner was kind of easy to foresee. Not anymore.

Ammon Bundy

How the Leader of the Oregon Armed Protest Benefited From a Federal Loan Program

Ammon Bundy decries federal "tyranny," but he sought aid from the government to help his company.

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The Republican War on Obamacare Heads to the President's Desk

—Delphine d'Amora

Marco Rubio

Rubio Slams Obama on Guns—But He Once Backed "Reasonable Restrictions" on Firearms

Why North Korea's Nuclear Test Isn't Business as Usual

Why This Is the Most Unpredictable GOP Race in 50 Years

This Map Shows How Student Debt Is Crushing Your Community

—Delphine d'Amora

The Supreme Court Just Got Deluged With Arguments Against Texas' Stupid Anti-Abortion Law

—Nina Liss-Schultz

This Was the Most Powerful Moment From Obama's Tearful Plea for Gun Control

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Obama Announces New Plan to Strengthen Gun Control Legislation Without Congress

Jeb Bush May Seek a Campaign Boost From His "Very Popular" Brother

—Miles E. Johnson

It's Not Just Militia Members Who Want to Take Over Federal Land

—Stephanie Mencimer

Here’s Obama’s New Plan to Tighten Gun Laws

Ammon Bundy

How the Leader of the Oregon Armed Protest Benefited From a Federal Loan Program

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Everything You Need to Know About the Iran-Saudi Arabia Crisis

—Max J. Rosenthal

Hillary Clinton Pledges to "Get to the Bottom" of UFOs and Aliens

Ben Carson

Why the Heck Is Ben Carson Campaigning in Staten Island?

Trump Just Released His First TV Ad, and It's Ominous

—Miles E. Johnson

Obama Opens 2016 With Another Big Push on Guns

—Mark Follman

3 Anger-Inducing Charts About Kids and Prison

—Madison Pauly

How We Found the People Who Were Sent to Prison for Life as Kids

The War on Women Is About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

—Nina Liss-Schultz

When He Was 16, This Man Threw One Punch—and Went to Jail for Life

—Ken Armstrong and Corey G. Johnson

Ammon Bundy

Armed Militia Occupies National Wildlife Refuge

CHARTS

3 Anger-Inducing Charts About Kids and Prison

This Chart Shows America Has a Unique Problem With Gun Violence

VIDEO

This Is the Most Damning and Acccurate Summary of This Week's GOP Debate We've Seen So Far

This Video Shows How Republican Candidates Talk About Women

INTERACTIVES

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Here Are 3 Gun Control Proposals That Republicans Actually Support

Puerto Rico Crisis Goes From Bad to Worse

MAPS

3 Anger-Inducing Charts About Kids and Prison

Campus Protests Are Spreading Like Wildfire

LONGREADS

When He Was 16, This Man Threw One Punch—and Went to Jail for Life

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PHOTO ESSAYS

Haunting Photos of the Risky Search for Mexico’s Disappeared

A girl with burns is treated at a hospital.

The Human Cost of Saudi Arabia's Air War in Yemen, in Photos

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