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Key Moments from the Democratic Town Hall Meeting in Iowa

Their last time together before the caucuses was pretty interesting.

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A Shady Conservative Group Is Fundraising Off the Death of a Ben Carson Volunteer

The Carson camp says it's "disgusted and appalled."

Ted Cruz

How Ted Cruz Began Plotting His Path to the White House in High School

His 1988 bio is really eerie.

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Supreme Court be damned.

—Josh Harkinson

Key Moments from the Democratic Town Hall Meeting in Iowa

Their last time together before the caucuses was pretty interesting.

Ben Carson

A Shady Conservative Group Is Fundraising Off the Death of a Ben Carson Volunteer

The Carson camp says it's "disgusted and appalled."

Ted Cruz

How Ted Cruz Began Plotting His Path to the White House in High School

His 1988 bio is really eerie.

5 Unlikely Industries Where Workers Are Clamoring to Join Unions

Supreme Court be damned.

—Josh Harkinson

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—Hannah Levintova

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—Nina Liss-Schultz

The Supreme Court Did Something Great for 1,000 Kids Who Were Sentenced to Life in Prison

—Madison Pauly

Ben Carson

A Shady Conservative Group Is Fundraising Off the Death of a Ben Carson Volunteer

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Ted Cruz

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Is Ted Cruz Really an Awful, Terrible Jerk?

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—Josh Harkinson

How Roe v. Wade Survived 43 Years of Abortion Wars

—Hannah Levintova

Islamic State

The Pentagon Has No Clue How Many Weapons It Has Lost to ISIS

—Max J. Rosenthal

This Map Shows Which States Make It Easiest and Hardest to Obtain a College Degree

—Kristina Rizga

Clinton Opens a New Front in Her Attacks on Sanders

How the US Blew Millions of Dollars Airlifting Cashmere Goats to Afghanistan

—Bryan Schatz

Little Did These Adorable Kids Know That Carly Fiorina Was Using Them as Anti-Abortion Props

—Nina Liss-Schultz

Report: Putin "Probably" Ordered the Murder of Kremlin Critic

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Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio Really, Really Wants You to Know He’s Anti-Abortion

—Hannah Levintova

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