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The Supreme Court Justices Are in a Jam on Immigration

Oral arguments in an immigration case foreshadow a big mess.

—Stephanie Mencimer

These Are the Stakes in the New York Primary

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look for big wins in their home state.

Anti-Refugee Bill Sets Off Church-State Debate in South Carolina

Religious charities could be held liable if refugees they sponsor commit violent crimes or terrorist acts.

9/11 workers

How Cruz and Trump Dissed 9/11 Rescue Workers

This should be a big issue in the NY GOP primary. But it isn't.

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Justices Are in a Jam on Immigration

Oral arguments in an immigration case foreshadow a big mess.

—Stephanie Mencimer

These Are the Stakes in the New York Primary

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look for big wins in their home state.

Anti-Refugee Bill Sets Off Church-State Debate in South Carolina

Religious charities could be held liable if refugees they sponsor commit violent crimes or terrorist acts.

9/11 workers

How Cruz and Trump Dissed 9/11 Rescue Workers

This should be a big issue in the NY GOP primary. But it isn't.

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These Are the Stakes in the New York Primary

Anti-Refugee Bill Sets Off Church-State Debate in South Carolina

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Justices Are in a Jam on Immigration

—Stephanie Mencimer

9/11 workers

How Cruz and Trump Dissed 9/11 Rescue Workers

Donald Trump's New York: Racially and Politically Polarized

Bernie Sanders' Secret Weapon in New York

Behind the Pricey San Francisco Ad Campaign Pushing "Craft, Small-Batch, Sustainable" Pot

—Josh Harkinson

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Here Are the 6 Most Niche Lobbying Groups in America

— By Dave Gilson; illustrations by Phil Foster

Christie's Broke Campaign Sells Its Old Furniture for an Enormous Profit

Justice Department Is Investigating Treatment of Gay and Trans Prisoners

—Samantha Michaels

The 6 Best Moments From the Democratic Debate in New York

—Patrick Caldwell

Teens Are Having Uneducated Sex

—Becca Andrews

Samantha Bee Answers All of Your Superdelegate Questions

—Grace Wilson

The Case Against the Sandy Hook Gunmakers Gets a Legal Lifeline

—Grace Wilson

Trump Campaign Manager Won't Face Prosecution

Clinton, Sanders Will Sue Arizona Over Botched Election

I'm a Transgender Man in North Carolina. Here's What the Bathroom Law Means for Me.

—Samantha Michaels

Ted Cruz's Daughter Schools Him on Taylor Swift

—Hannah Levintova

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Complained to the Mayor of New York About Hot Dogs

The Time Ted Cruz Defended a Ban on Dildos

The Little-Known Movers Behind North Carolina's Anti-Gay Law: Ted Cruz's Advisers

—Hannah Levintova

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Inside 2016's Weirdest Republican Delegate Fight

CHARTS

This Might Be a Better Way to Track Police Shootings

3 Troubling Ways the Charter School Boom Is Like the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

VIDEO

Disturbing Video Shows Cop Body-Slamming 12-Year-Old Girl at School

Martin O'Malley

Watch Martin O'Malley Sing the "Iowa Waltz"

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The 2016 Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker

Donald Trump and Mitt Romney

Who Said It: Donald Trump or Mitt Romney?

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The 2016 Presidential Primary Delegate Tracker

3 Anger-Inducing Charts About Kids and Prison

LONGREADS

"They Had Created This Remarkable System for Taking Every Last Dime From Their Customers"

The World Bank Is Supposed to Help the Poor. So Why Is it Bankrolling Oligarchs?

PHOTO ESSAYS

Photos From Around The World Capture the Outpouring of Support After the Brussels Attack

25 Years Later: Photos From the First Time We Invaded Iraq

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