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Trump’s removal of President Nicolás Maduro could tilt international court proceedings and provide a windfall to corporate plaintiffs.

Why 2026 is a year for the big, bold and brazen

Happy New Year 2026 🥳

In the wake of the temporary renaming of the Kennedy Center and Richard Grenell’s threat to sue Chuck Redd for cancelling his performance, more artists have cancelled their performances at the Kennedy...

but, like always, his limited brain got in the way

Plus looking ahead to Season 2 of Trump's Second Term

Worldwide movie star George Clooney is saying au revoir to his life in the United States.� France announced last week through the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published, ...

The Republican Party is famous for its big lies.

and more importantly, I must do something

Breaking down what a typical full-time worker might experience under Trump

A former Biden-era financial regulator accused of going easy on banking supervision has a new job as a venture capitalist.

How the CDC quietly announced funding a study for global vaccine research that has questionable ethical considerations

Racist flailing is so gross

WM just announced “outsized shareholder returns” after admitting its higher prices may be driving customers away.

Test your knowledge of meatpacker price-fixing, revolutionary political philosophy, and other issues that really matter.

...incompetence

The Antivaxer playbook that is winning

Collective bargaining is unbanned, a rideshare giant gets sued, a new player takes on surveillance pricing, and water runs free.

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How policy shifts are being sold as scientific breakthroughs

Despite controversies and safety concerns, biotech firm Humacyte is pushing its cutting-edge lab-grown blood vessels for uses far beyond what regulators have allowed.

We knew this was coming.

The memes are funny but they're masking the big picture.

In eastern Congo, where rape is widespread, the cancellation of USAID funding for PEP kits has left many victims vulnerable, according to nearly 50 interviews.

I have to say, after a decade of listening to Tucker Carlson‘s bullshit, I’ve become pretty numb to it.

Echoing a young Brett Kavanaugh, Trump workplace regulators say jobs in entertainment, sports, and other fields are too dangerous to be covered by safety protections.

As the next financial crisis looms, Trump has ordered banking regulators to recite a “humility pledge.”

Disclosure documents show the tech giant treated state legislators to a perk-filled Chicago junket this fall; now those officials are considering legislation that could impact Google’s bottom line.

Upstarts are taking on establishment politics, companies turn against Trump’s tariffs, underage workers get protections, and the phone company dials up pharma payback.

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John Waters shares his annual top films list, with picks from Ari Aster's 'Eddington' to 'Final Destination,' 'Misericordia,' and 'My Mom Jayne.'

Are you on Trump's naughty list?

Are you on Trump's naughty list?

Próspera: the tiny island built by billionaire tech bros, and the trail that leads straight back to Donald Trump.

A recording from Molly McPherson's live video

Hegseth just can't stop failing. It's hard to keep track.

Talk, in fact, is not cheap.

Internal documents suggest Trump aims to undercut a key program for unaccompanied children and potentially outsource those legal services to a for-profit ICE contractor and Angelina Jolie’s NGO.

The tailspin is real, and it won't get better.

"Both My Opponents Take Money From the Same Health Insurance Company That Was Using AI to Deny People's Claims"

Coffee workers see the money, thousands score a permanent basic income, an alleged Democratic turncoat feels the heat, and a city adopts radical housing reform.

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And why it endangers public health

Because I already have kids

To kill alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, the Trump administration is weaponizing a power grab forged by Dick Cheney and expanded by Barack Obama.

Internal emails reveal U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on the student movement for Palestine.

The war on drugs has failed, and Trump’s deadly boat strikes are only doubling down on decades of failed policy.