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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Antonin Scalia,the influential conservative and most provocative member of the...

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A heavily armed man and woman dressed for battle opened fire on a holiday banquet for his...

paris officials launch manhunt for possible...

Updated 1:29 PM Eastern,November 15, 2015:A series of attacks in Paris dealt France its deadliest...

former un secretary general boutros boutros ghali...

Boutros Boutros-Ghali,a veteran Egyptian diplomat who helped negotiate his country's landmark...

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Rep. Paul Ryan captured enough House votes Thursday to become the chamber's next speaker,as a...

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Click on the audio player above to hear the full interview.In the days after last month's...

john hockenberry accused of sexual harassment

Late final night, unique York Magazine reported that several women are alleging that they were...

politics with amy walter: the future of american...

After four tumultuous years of the Trump presidency, President Joe Biden promised to assign the...

isis claims responsibility for deadly attacks in...

A series of attacks in Paris dealt France its deadliest blow in decades. The Paris prosecutor now...

senate republicans split from trump, what does...

Two things happened on the Hill this week. The most tall profile of course came on Thursday when the...

after the memo, where does the fbi stand?

Coming up on nowadays's show:On Friday,Representative Devin Nunes, chairman of the House...

u.s. poet laureate juan felipe herrera on a year...

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obama decries countrys routine response to...

A grim President Barack Obama says the U.S. has "become numb" to mass shootings like Thursday's...

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Coming up on today's show:Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference...

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Coming up on today's exhibit:Total solar eclipse day is here! The Takeaway checks in...

the global fight for press freedom

Coming up on nowadays's demonstrate:The most destructive wildfires in Northern California...

an angry trump takes to phoenix, the gops money...

Coming up on today's explain:On Tuesday night,President Trump held a campaign-style rally in...

voices of the fight: 45 years since roe v. wade

Coming up on today's explain:Monday marks 45 years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its...

the new blue wave?

Coming up on nowadays's exhibit:Democrats won big on Tuesday,with candidate Ralph Northam...

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Coming up on today's prove:Though it’s been more than three weeks since Hurricane Maria made...

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Coming up on nowadays's explain:As the country collectively considers how to prevent shootings...

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Coming up on nowadays's explain:A brutal hurricane season across the Gulf means that the...

poll: for women at work, harassment complaints...

Coming up on today's show:A original Takeaway/Harris Poll finds that a majority of Americans...

parsing the science on mental illness and mass...

Coming up on nowadays's exhibit:Very little right now is known about the Parkland,Florida...

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Coming up on nowadays's show:After the violence on display final weekend at a white...

metoo hits home: john hockenberry accused of...

Coming up on today's indicate: Late Friday night, current York Magazine reported that...

the united nations under nikki haley

Coming up on today's display:On the campaign trail,President Donald Trump said he wanted to...

competing against sexism at the olympics

Coming up on today's show:One hasty,one slow: What finish China and the United States look like...

the myths and realities of white racism

Coming up on today's show:The results of a new poll shows that 55 percent of whites feel they...

a violent year for the trans community

Coming up on today's prove:A federal corruption investigation into the Baltimore City Police...

texas church massacre shows the new norm in...

Coming up on today's exhibit:A mass shooting on Sunday shook the small town of Sutherland...

how google shapes the opioid crisis in america

Coming up on nowadays's show:On Thursday,a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation...

where do we stand, a week after charlottesville?

Coming up on nowadays's reveal:After the violence on display last weekend at a white...

the long evolution of the nra

Coming up on nowadays's show:The National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in the aftermath...

what we can learn from the 1994 assault weapons...

Coming up on nowadays's explain:The final time Congress passed significant gun control...

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Coming up on nowadays's show:On Friday,the Wall Street Journal reported that billionaire hotel...

states could see more election hacking in 2018

Coming up on today's show:In some parts of the United States,midterm primaries are just eight...

mexico city trembles at the foot of nature

Coming up on today's point to:A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on Tuesday. It...

pursuing the ms 13 gang; shortcomings in election...

Coming up on nowadays's show:The gang Mara Salvatrucha,better known as MS-13, grew out...

fighting the preschool to prison pipeline

Coming up on today's expose:On Wednesday,two more womencame forward to say they...

in the trump era, who decides what patriotism...

Coming up on today's exhibit:As cleanup from Hurricane Maria continues in Puerto Rico,the...

battles over free speech, from the football field...

Coming up on nowadays's prove:Puerto Rico is still reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria....

mexico city trembles under the shock of nature

Coming up on nowadays's show:A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on Tuesday. It...

golf: its a little window into his soul.

Coming up on nowadays's present:If baseball is America’s pastime,you might say that golf is...

refugee organizations stressed, aca replacement...

Coming up on nowadays's show:Organizations that help refugees have been scrambling since...

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Coming up on nowadays's show:Mass evacuations are happening across Southern California,where a...

white racism: who feels it, and why it matters

Coming up on nowadays's show:The results of a unusual poll shows that 55 percent of whites...

a roaring defense of old glory

Coming up on today's show:unusual York has the highest Puerto Rican population in the United...

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Coming up on nowadays's indicate:The White House announced nowadays that it would rescind...

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Coming up on nowadays's show:whether baseball is America’s pastime,you might say that golf...

the state of the union: our new american moment

Coming up on today's show:On Tuesday night,President Donald Trump delivered his first State of...

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Coming up on nowadays's expose:There are dozens of gun control measures to choose from,but...

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Coming up on today's show:Over the course of the next two weeks,The Takeaway's new...

whats the best way to crack down on gang violence?

Coming up on today's reveal:The gang Mara Salvatrucha,better known as MS-13, grew out of 1980s...

a new travel ban, a secret cyberwar, actor danny...

Coming up on nowadays's show:The Trump Administration issueda new,updated immigration ban via...

the parkland shooting: a rallying cry for students

Coming up on nowadays's show:Since news of last week's shooting broke,teenagers and...

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Coming up on today's point to:The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 341084 people along the...

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Coming up on nowadays's show:The GOP's tax overhaul could lead to the repeal of the...

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Coming up on today's display:Darren Soto is a congressman representing Florida’s 9th...

tension among neighbors, fighting anti semitism,...

Coming up on today's point to:The Department of Homeland Security released documents...

flynn out, atrocities in syria, oroville dam

Coming up on today's indicate:Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned...

voices from solitary confinement

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.On any given day,upwards of 80000 inmates in...

police evict trump organization from panama hotel

Coming up on nowadays's show:Nearly 3000 delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing...

a family on the verge of being torn apart

Coming up on today's show:The Pukri family has been in the United States for 17 years. Now,they...

bots and the battle for american democracy

Coming up on nowadays's expose:final Friday,the Justice Department indicted 13 Russian...

mlk and the fierce urgency of now! 2021 01 18

A special broadcast and online edition of WNYC’s 15th Annual MLK celebration.Monday,January 18,...

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Coming up on nowadays's prove:Thursday,March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day marked...

in california, a familys struggle for recovery

Coming up on today's note: In California,mudslides have blanketed the coast and killed at...

the ar 15: the story of an american love affair

Coming up on nowadays's indicate:A modified version of an AR-15 rifle was used in the Texas...

a massacre on the las vegas strip

Coming up on today's reveal:On Sunday in Las Vegas,a gunman carried out the worst mass shooting...

breaking the glass ceiling in tech

Coming up on today's show:Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday,with early...

trump meets putin at g20, remembering slain dallas...

Coming up on today's point to: President Donald Trump is at the G20 Summit in Hamburg,Germany,...

flynn under scrutiny, ranchers on trial,...

Coming up on today's show:National security adviser Michael Flynn faces scrutiny for...

politics with amy walter: the worlds most...

In his 1957 book, Citadel, journalist William White refers to the Senate as “the world’s most...

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Coming up on today's show:There are approximately four million Americans who fill some kind of...

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Coming up on today's show: Experts fill indicated that a ballistic missile launched by North...

supreme court gives ice permission to throw away...

Coming up on today's explain:Earlier this week,the Supreme Court ruled that detained immigrants...

making sense of the data on gun violence

Coming up on today's present:The United Nations General Assembly is holding its annual assembly...

salman rushdie abandons fantasy in his new novel

Coming up on nowadays's show:In the wake of the Trump Administration's current...

the g20 summit is underway in germany, and trump...

Coming up on today's point to: President Donald Trump is at the G20 Summit in Hamburg,Germany,...

politics with amy walter: the x factor: will joe...

Joe Biden officially announced that he is running for the nation's top job on Thursday. As...

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Coming up on nowadays's indicate: Republicans in the House and Senate believe been working for...

what trump shared with russian officials, the...

Coming up on nowadays's show:According to widespread media reports,President Donald Trump...

fighting for women, the cia and wikileaks, an...

Coming up on today's demonstrate:On International Women’s Day,The Takeaway looks back at the...

after horror in south florida, rep. says america...

Coming up on nowadays's explain:At least 17 people were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...

the oceans are suffocating

Coming up on nowadays's demonstrate:For the first time in two years,the two governments that...

after harvey weinstein, women everywhere say metoo

Coming up on nowadays's show:As the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and abuse scandal...

what changes in health care could mean for you.

Coming up on today's show: Republicans in the House and Senate have been working for months to...

trumps meeting with russian officials; history of...

Coming up on today's show:According to widespread media reports,President Donald Trump shared...

the economist caught between climate deniers and...

Coming up on nowadays's show:President Donald Trump’s speech from the United Nations General...

trump ties to russia; kushner and netanyahu; a...

Coming up on nowadays's show:More details are emerging around the dismissal of national...

nationalism vs. globalism: cohns departure shows...

Coming up on nowadays's demonstrate:White House officials said Tuesday that Gary Cohn,President...

horror in south florida

Coming up on nowadays's show:At least 17 people were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas tall...

running the numbers of black unemployment

Coming up on today's present:As workers in white-collar industries are increasingly...

read my lips: exploring the origins of americas...

Coming up on nowadays's show:When looking at other developed economies, U.S. tax rates are...

the rise of the alt right

Coming up on nowadays's show: Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is under fire for...

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Coming up on nowadays's display: As tensions with North Korea escalate, the people most...

obama to announce supreme court nominee today

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will reveal his Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy...

making harassment visible through film

Coming up on today's demonstrate:President Trump often touts the health of the U.S. economy....

a deadly error

Coming up on nowadays's show:Just five days ago,Devin Kelley walked into the First Baptist...

the other charter review commission; gov. cuomo on...

Coming up on nowadays's point to:Gale Brewer,Manhattan Borough President, and Letitia James,...

harassment captured on screen

Coming up on nowadays's expose:President Trump often touts the health of the U.S. economy. But...

what to expect from the u.n. general assembly

The United Nations General Assembly is holding its annual meeting in unique York this week,and there...

how legal gun owners fuel violent crime

Coming up on nowadays's prove:Every two minutes a gun is stolen in America. In fact,in 2016...

drone rules, pivoting politics, documenting serena...

Coming up on nowadays's explain:On Tuesday,the Federal Aviation Administration announced...

politics with amy walter: those who draw the...

On this week's Politics with Amy Walter: The fight over redistricting and who gets to wield the...

a very special juneteenth episode 2021 06 18

This week, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially establishing Juneteenth as a...

disappointment with democrats as spending bill...

Coming up on today's note:Yesterday,Congress passed a spending bill to avoid another government...

fear and tragedy in new york city

Coming up on nowadays's indicate:On Tuesday afternoon in unique York City,a man in a rented...

reporter, cameraman fatally shot on live...

A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday...

obama immigration plan blocked by 4 4 tie at...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama's...

thanks, internet: the best five things online this...

This week in “Thanks,Internet” — Wikipedia does GIFs, steal an aural whistle stop tour of...

transportation safety rules stalled under trump...

President Trump has made it clear that he is not a fan of what he considers to be needless...

states push back on voter data requests.

Coming up on nowadays's present: Last week,a voter fraud commission set up by President Trump...

setbacks to trumps voter fraud commission, yemens...

Coming up on nowadays's indicate: Last week,a voter fraud commission set up by President Trump...

episode 6: the new, old white supremacist movement

At the height of the election season final September,Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump’s...

the stanford rape case thats gripping the nation

You might've seen it all over the internet,Facebook, or newspapers lately: the recent case...

how they voted: local lawmakers weigh in on syrian...

Twenty-two members of Congress from New York,New Jersey, and Connecticut voted in favor of a House...

in newark, a fight to police the police

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Recent scandals within the...

putin, the united nations, and syria: what you...

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.After 10 years,Russian President Vladimir...

some are striking, some are leaving: one teacher...

Lawmakers Reach a Tentative Framework to Avert Another Shutdown President Trump may not accept the...

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McKay Coppins,staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the...

across the u.s., republicans express hesitancy...

Across the U.S.,Republicans Express Hesitancy approximately Getting COVID-19 VaccinesAccording to a...

politics with amy walter: to impeach or not to...

Amy Walter talked to Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi,a Democrat from Illinois, who serves on both...

putin has no master plan

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. On Tuesday,Attorney General Jeff...

very fortunate: california wildfire survivors...

'Very lucky': California Wildfire Survivors Remain Thankful This ThanksgivingWhat...

panama papers highlight secretive banking on us...

Matthew Gardner,Executive Director of The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, an arm of...

the nevertrump view of the future of the gop

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentToday,The Takeaway begins its look...

podcast: us census in crisis: as supreme court...

US Census in Crisis: As Supreme Court Weighs Citizenship Question,New Study Finds Key Groups May Be...

obama aims to close the gender pay gap

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.The Obama Administration issued an executive...

delta variant on track to becoming dominant strain...

Delta Variant on Track to fitting Dominant Strain WorldwideThe World Health Organization also warns...

supreme court prepares for busy june of decisions...

This week marked the start of June,which is the final month of the Supreme Court’s current term....

podcast: a small step for trump, a giant leap for...

A Small Step for Trump,A Giant Leap for North KoreaDonald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president...

podcast: displaced planet: un reports record...

Displaced Planet: UN Reports Record Number of Global Refugees 70 Million. That's how many...

podcast: parkland school officer is arrested,...

Parkland School Officer is Arrested,Forcing novel Questions approximately Police in SchoolsCritics...

jane mayer and koch industries

When Jane Mayer was reporting her 2010 New Yorker story approximately Charles and David Koch and...

podcast: the children are dirty, theyre sick:...

“The Children are Dirty,They're Sick": Extreme Overcrowding and Unsanitary Conditions...

podcast: is the u.s. immigration policy inhumane?...

Is the U.S. Immigration Policy 'Inhumane?' final week,the Trump administration announced...

crimes of the presidents men: cohens plea and...

President Trump’s former personal attorney,Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to several counts of bank...

sports commission suggests russians should be...

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Call it cheating or nationalism's...

podcast: a former border patrol agent on the...

A Former Border Patrol Agent on the Culture of CBPWe speak with a former Border Patrol agent...

trump russia; racial justice legalizing pot;...

On today's present:David Corn,Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones and MSNBC analyst, and...

on paul manafort, ukraine says i told you so

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Monday’s 12-count...

season two of serial debuts

The podcast 'Serial' debuted its second season Thursday. The original program will...

as some states move to abolish the death penalty,...

As Some States coast to Abolish the Death Penalty,South Carolina Brings Back Firing Squadsfinal...

netanyahu says no clear end in sight for israel...

Netanyahu Says No Clear End in Sight for Israel-Palestine ConflictThe clash between Israel and...

as states expand vaccine eligibility, incarcerated...

As States Expand Vaccine Eligibility,Incarcerated Populations Are Not PrioritizedInsufficient...

podcast: two iranian american voices give...

Two Iranian American Voices Give Perspective to US-Iran Conflict Two Iranian-Americans who maintain...

podcast: rethinking the response to mass shootings...

Rethinking the Response to Mass ShootingsAfter a mass shooting in Virginia Beach left 12 people...

u.s. pauses johnson johnson vaccine following...

U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following Six Cases of Rare Blood ClottingFederal health...

celebrating one year of amy walter

Five times in history,the candidate elected president of the United States was not the winner of...

podcast: e.u. elections results reveal a continent...

E.U. Elections Results Reveal a Continent DividedWith the highest number of votes cast in more than...

how is the u.s. military losing weapons? 2021 06...

How Is the U.S. Military Losing Weapons?A unusual investigation from the Associated Press found that...

what you need to know about kids and the covid 19...

What You Need to Know About Kids and the COVID-19 VaccineThousands of children,some as young as six...

the first step towards reparations in evanston,...

The First Step Towards Reparations in Evanston,IllinoisThe first phase of the reparations program in...

podcast: plant based meat alternatives are beefing...

Plant-Based Meat Alternatives are Beefing Up in Popularity Plant-based meat has seen a boom in...

politics with amy walter: the impact of black...

When it comes to elections there’s always a key voting bloc that gets the media attention. whether...

north carolina launches investigation into...

North Carolina Launches Investigation into Possible Election FraudA Republican victory is in limbo...

teenage activism: then and now

After some conservatives have implied that students from Parkland organizing on gun control are...

questions remain following assault on sen. rand...

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. A somewhat perplexing yarn...

beyond trump: the issues you may have missed at...

All this week,193 leaders and diplomats at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly have been...

new york approves pandemic relief for undocumented...

New York Approves Pandemic Relief for Undocumented WorkersLast week,lawmakers in New York state...

domestic workers hit hard by the covid 19 pandemic...

Domestic Workers Hit tough By the COVID-19 PandemicThere are an estimated 2.5 million domestic...

podcast: rifts emerge between progressive and...

Rifts Emerge Between Progressive and Moderate Democrats Heading into 2020Recent tensions within the...

theresa may stays, as a messy brexit continues

Theresa May Stays,as a Messy Brexit ContinuesOn Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May...

puerto ricos unruly financial crisis: what you...

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Puerto Rico is facing a major...

trump is still trump in pennsylvania

Pundits believed that Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would be pivoting by now to a...

democrats release rebuttal to nunes memo

On Saturday,Democrats from the House Intelligence Committee released a rebuttal to the disputed...

investigation: two of president trump s children...

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. The Trump Soho has had a long...

supreme court fight: will chief justice roberts...

The Republican Senate isn't budging on President Obama's modern Supreme Court nominee....

whats in the 2,000 page tpp agreement

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been released - and it's over 2000 pages...

biden rolls out plans for closing racial wealth...

Biden Rolls Out Plans for Closing Racial Wealth Gap,Advocates See More Work to Be DoneDespite the...

is legislation the answer to removing extremists...

Is Legislation the acknowledge to Removing Extremists from Police Departments?Since George Floyd was...

the role of anxiety in post pandemic life 2021 03...

The Role of Anxiety in Post-Pandemic LifeThe trauma of the final year will linger beyond the mass...

minneapolis prepares for trial of derek chauvin...

Minneapolis Prepares for Trial of Derek ChauvinThe jury selection begins nowadays in the trial of...

cuba gooding, jr., and jeffrey toobin talk about...

More than twenty years ago,the L.A.P.D. chased O. J. Simpson’s white Bronco, kicking off a murder...

tell us the state of your block; obamas guests of...

Coming up on nowadays's reveal:The State of the Union is just around the corner,but we want to...

whats next for the minneapolis police department?...

What's Next for the Minneapolis Police Department?After the guilty verdict in Derek...

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Aging Infrastructure,Vaccine Appointments, And MoreGovernor...

breaking down the biden administrations...

Breaking Down the Biden Administration's Immigration PoliciesDespite pledging a different...

podcast: what does responsible tourism look like?...

What Does Responsible Tourism gawk Like?Across the globe,tourism is on the rise, and our planet is...

how deutsche bank became trumps biggest lender

Examining Michael Jackson's Legacy Through the Lens of His AccusersA modern HBO...

the biggest threats to america today, according to...

The Biggest Threats to America nowadays,According to YouWhat are the major threats facing America...

new report says the va underspent on suicide...

unique Report Says the VA Underspent on Suicide Prevention OutreachA unique report just out from the...

how inadequate prison care adds to the u.s. opioid...

Very few state prisons offer adequate treatment for inmates who are addicted to opioids. We report...

los angeles unified schools closed due to threat

All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District have been ordered closed due to a...

podcast: venezuelans stream into an uncertain...

Venezuelans Stream into an Uncertain Future in ColombiaWith inflation atnearly one million...

us prosecutors place charges in panama papers...

US Prosecutors position Charges in Panama Papers ProbeIt was the biggest leak in history. And it...

senate unveils competing tax reform plan

On Thursday,Senate Republicans put forward their version of a tax reform bill, and it has some...

unmasking new york states blindfold law

John Schoeffel,staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society's Special Litigation Unit, and Peter...

looking back: obamas state of the union addresses

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Tonight,President Barack Obama, in front of a...

california attorney general has an aggressive...

California Attorney General Has an Aggressive Reform AgendaRob Bonta is the first Filipino American...

what advances in mdma assisted therapy mean for...

What Advances in MDMA-assisted Therapy Mean for People with PTSDA new study out this week examines...

vaccine versus variants: the state of the covid 19...

Vaccine Versus Variants: The State of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.More than 61 million...

the race between the vaccine and the variants 2021...

The Race Between the Vaccine and the Variants More than a dozen states have seen increases in their...

decisive georgia senate runoffs enter final stage...

Decisive Georgia Senate Runoffs Enter Final StageIn just about a week,Georgia will hold two Senate...

as shutdown drags on, can americans afford to go...

As Shutdown Drags On,Can Americans Afford to Go Without a Paycheck?There isn't good data on the...

why dont more americans vote?

On this week that marks the 53rd anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act,The Takeaway...

witnessing the rohingya refugee crisis

An issue on the minds of many at the U.N. General Assembly this week is the hundreds of thousands of...

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