Politics

Ben Carson

Future President Ben Carson Wrote 6 Books. We Read Them So You Don't Have To.

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Netanyahu to American Jews: Get Lost

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In 2014, a Record-Busting Number of People Were Freed After Being Locked Up for Years

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Democrats Accuse Republicans of a Benghazi Cover-Up

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financial spy

The FBI Just Arrested an Alleged Russian Spy Who Wanted to Know How to Trigger an Economic Meltdown

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US Customs & Border Protection Air & Marine agent surveys Texas-Mexico border.

Gaza in Arizona: How Israeli High-Tech Firms Will Up-Armor the US-Mexico Border

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Charles and David Koch

The Koch Brothers' Network Aims to Spend $889 Million on the 2016 Elections

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Ted Cruz Says the GOP Lost in 2012 Because of Two Words: "47 Percent"

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The Pentagon Is Holding an Essay Contest to Honor Saudi Arabia's Brutal King. Here's Our Entry.

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The Obama Administration Pledged to Fix the Asylum System for Women. 6 Years Later…

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Lt. General Russel L. Honoré

How a Hard-Charging General Became an Environmental Crusader

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That Time Badass Feminist Queen Elizabeth II Gave Saudi Arabia's King a Lesson in Power

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No Money Left Behind: Education Entrepreneur Cashes in on Bush Family Ties

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Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Has a New Target People Hate Almost As Much As Wall Street

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Most US Airstrikes in Syria Target a City That's Not a "Strategic Objective"

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Anti-abortion protest at the White House

"20-Week Bans Are Devastating for Women Like Me"

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Why Liberals Should Embrace Romney the Progressive Champion

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Despite Legalizing Gay Marriage These States Forbid Teaching About Gay Sex

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Mississippi Wouldn't Allow This Teacher to Show Kids How to Use a Condom. His Simple Solution Is Brilliant.

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Breaking: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Is Dead

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Barrett Brown Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

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Terrifying Video Shows Black Man "With His Hands Raised" Shot To Death By New Jersey Cop

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Mitt Romney Has a Koch Problem

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CHARTS

How Much Money Does Gun Violence Cost in Your State?

3 Tax Day Charts to Boost Your Blood Pressure

VIDEO

Here's What the Nepalese Earthquake Devastation Looks Like From a Drone

Obama Just Burned GOP Climate Deniers in "Anger Translator" Rant

INTERACTIVES

Map: The United States of Legal Weed

How the Billionaire Brothers Spread Their Web of Influence Across Every Sector of Society

MAPS

Do You Live in a State With Low Vaccination Rates?

This Map Shows the West's Spreading Anti-Terror Crackdown

LONGREADS

My Travels on the Clinton Conspiracy Trail
The True Cost of Gun Violence

The True Cost of Gun Violence in America

PHOTO ESSAYS

gun violence survivors

This Is What It's Really Like to Survive a Gunshot

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Fuck Love

These Photos Show What Life Is Like for Girls in Juvenile Detention

Richard Ross has spent nearly a decade documenting the lives of incarcerated kids.

Some Hopeful Images From Baltimore: Residents Uniting to Clean Up the City

During Monday night's unrest, 15 officers were injured and dozens of businesses destroyed.

Plant Tomatoes. Harvest Lower Crime Rates.

A growing body of research shows that urban farms reduce violence.

"I'm a Man in a Dress, and I'm Not Afraid to Show That"

"Beautiful by Night" captures the transformations of San Francisco's veteran drag queens.

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