Trump Aides Didn’t Want to Tell Him About ‘Russian Bounties’

By Erin Banco, Asawin Suebsaeng

Trump doesn’t like intel outside his comfort zone, and officials are reluctant to push information in person that he’ll resist. The chance he’ll read the briefs? “Basically zero.”

By Oliver Jones

The comedy genius, who died at 98, paved the way for everyone from Steve Martin to Larry David—and was even able to turn his first brush with the obituary page into laughs.

By Nicole Phillip

Sometimes it feels like even Black people too easily forget about Black women. Actually, “forget” is doing a lot of work here: Too many people just don’t care. At least not enough.

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By Rick Wilson

He’s tired of the job, but he knows that without the power of his office (and Bill Barr to protect him), every conceivable chicken will come home to roost. 

By Brendon Hong

The Chinese Communist Party’s controls the mainland population partly by creating situations where people self-censor. Already there are signs of that in Hong Kong. Many signs.

By Kelly Weill

A notorious clip tweeted by the president of a man yelling “white power” didn’t come out of nowhere. “Now anywhere we go, they’re waiting for us,” a local Democrat said.

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By Justin Baragona

The far-right Fox star received plaudits in March for forcing Trump to take the coronavirus seriously. But since then, Carlson has sung the exact opposite tune on the pandemic.

By Marlow Stern

Over a dozen crew members on the 2015 film “Condemned” open up about the alleged sexual harassment and chaos on set—with many placing the blame on producer Dallas Sonnier.

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