Politics

kelly ayotte

The Senate Voted to Outlaw Indefinite Detention...or Did It?

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2012's Most Loved and Hated Attack Ads

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2012's Least Horrible Super-PACs

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Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson Mulling Whether to Be Next Todd Akin (UPDATE: He Won't)

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Lindsey Graham Wants the Government to Be Able to Lock You Up Forever Without a Trial

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White House Makes Laughable Defense Bill Veto Threat

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same-sex marriage hug

The Supreme Court's Big Gay-Marriage Week, Explained

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Why the Latest GOP Attack on Susan Rice Is Bogus

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America Needs to Stop Sucking Up to Generals

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 29, 2012

Study: ALEC Is Bad for the Economy

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Good Government Group: No Corporate Cash for Obama's Inauguration

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Will Congress End Indefinite Detention of Americans?

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Tim O'Flaherty

NH Produces Weirdest Political Story of 2012, All Time

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The Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama's Third Term

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The 10 Best And Worst Tweets From Obama's #MY2K Campaign

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Women with Keep Abortion Legal signs

Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Might Soon Disappear

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Canceled Nukes Meeting: A Setback for Obama?

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Will Congress Protect Your Inbox From Warrantless Snooping?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 28, 2012

Obama: Whistleblowers' New BFF

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Sheryl Nuxoll

Idaho Lawmaker Promotes Bold New Plan to Elect Romney

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Obama and Boehner

10 Ways to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff

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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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