Politics

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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Iran protest

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

It could affect everything from the Syrian civil war to oil prices.

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Obama Opens 2016 With Another Big Push on Guns

Could an emboldened president really shake up the chronic gun debate in his final year in office?

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Ammon Bundy

Armed Militia Occupies National Wildlife Refuge

The group is led by the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

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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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Iran protest

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

It could affect everything from the Syrian civil war to oil prices.

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Obama Opens 2016 With Another Big Push on Guns

Could an emboldened president really shake up the chronic gun debate in his final year in office?

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Ammon Bundy

Armed Militia Occupies National Wildlife Refuge

The group is led by the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

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

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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

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

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

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

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Ammon Bundy

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

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Iran protest

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

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

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Ben Carson

Why the Heck Is Ben Carson Campaigning in Staten Island?

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

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Obama Opens 2016 With Another Big Push on Guns

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3 Anger-Inducing Charts About Kids and Prison

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

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

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

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Ammon Bundy

Armed Militia Occupies National Wildlife Refuge

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Janet Cooksey, center, is Quintonio Legrier's mother.

Updated: Neighbors and Family Recount Chilling Details in Chicago Police Shooting

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Deadly Missouri Flooding Forces Town Evacuations as Water Continues to Rise

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Meet "Sledgehammer Shannon," the Lawyer Who Is Uber’s Worst Nightmare

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This Year, States Took the War on Uteruses to the Next Level

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Donald Trump Has Bad News for the GOP Establishment

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Planned Parenthood protest

Why Planned Parenthood Had an Even Worse Year Than You Think

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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

Assault weapons on sheet

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

Meet "Sledgehammer Shannon," the Lawyer Who Is Uber’s Worst Nightmare

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

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Army Spc. Natasha Scheutte, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant.

Women Who Risked Everything to Expose Sexual Assault in the Military

"I knew he was a repeat offender the moment he touched me."

Spy Camp: Photos From East Germany's Secret Intelligence Files

A new book documents the absurd and terrifying history of the Stasi.

A herder and his ealge watch over sheep and yaks in the mountain pass below.

You Have to See These Photos of Mongolian Men Hunting With Eagles

Photographer Palani Mohan captures the last of the burkitshi, holders of an ancient tradition.

A man floats in the 57th floor swimming pool of the Singapore's Marina Bay Sands

The View From the Top

Photos of how the richest 1 percent lives.

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