February 28, 2017 Archive February 2017

Trump's nominee for Navy Secretary withdraws — after Sean Spicer insisted he would not

Wigs, floats and body paint: eye-popping photographs from the 2017 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Wigs, floats and body paint: eye-popping photographs from the 2017 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Craig Finn keeps the faith: "We live in divided times, but I do believe that people are inherently good"

Tennessee has declared war on same-sex families: Inside the legislation that would eradicate nearly all rights for LGBT couples

"A special prosecutor for what?": Spicer insists that there's nothing to see here about Trump's ties to Russia

Paul Ryan pulls a Boehner: Speaker's latest Obamacare repeal strategy could backfire badly

Look Again: The day's most compelling images from around the globe

President Trump's mortal enemy, Rosie O'Donnell, will speak at protest rally outside White House

POLL: Is engaging in an arms race a smart strategy for the United States?

Jeff Sessions drops DOJ lawsuit against discriminatory Texas voter ID case, reverses 6 years of litigation

Marco Rubio refuses to go to town halls, period

POLL: Which fictional president would you rather have in the White House?

WATCH: Rick Santorum suggests "millions" of sick Americans are defrauding insurance companies

"Are you a Muslim?": Muhammed Ali Jr. recounts recent grilling, detainment by airport customs agents

Digital apps and subscription boxes put books by black authors in readers' hands

"I don’t think as artists we’re supposed to have a very specific mission. . . . We’re supposed to go towards what is meaningless": Songwriter Ben Folds judges Nat Geo photo competition

Sweet charity: From the Governor’s Ball to the streets, post-Oscar food waste feeds many

“Moonlight” is the first LGBT movie to win best picture. Here’s why it matters

"Get Out" taps real-life horrors, draws audiences and dollars

WATCH: Thoreau's classic work "Walden" gets the video game treatment — yes, you heard that right

"It's been very good": Republican strategist on Trump's first 100 days

Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome

"Fake news identity theft:" Former Ms. World Laura Hunter says she was turned into a conservative pundit without permission

The NRA's new gun-sales pitch: America is a war zone and the "violent left" is coming for you

The other right-wing tidal wave sweeping America: Federal and state preemption of local progressive laws

Trump's pledge to "start winning wars again" is ignorant and delusional — and highly dangerous

Malaysia to charge 2 women with murder of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's half brother

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Trump's address to Congress: A look at what he'll say

Paul Krugman: Keep up the outrage — our democracy depends on it

Profile in cowardice: Donald Trump will take no responsibility for the wave of hate crimes he has inspired

The FBI and Donald Trump: Understanding their strange alliance is key to unpacking the Russia scandal

WATCH: President Trump says Barack Obama is "behind" protests, White House leaks

WATCH: Jon Stewart joins Stephen Colbert to talk about President Trump's lies

Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr reeling from phone call on behalf of Trump

Divided Republicans await guidance from Donald Trump

President Trump can't name a time he deserved criticism, ignoring these widely criticized moves

Bill O'Reilly apologizes for interviewing "Sweden security adviser" who never worked for Swedish government

Darrell Issa now says he won't commit to special prosecutor to look into Donald Trump's Russia ties

Social media stars are fighting for the left

WATCH: Tucker Carlson calls Bill Nye a science "popularizer," says he "does a disservice to science"

Trump and his fans are discovering that government is "complicated" — and there's a reason we hire grown-ups to run things

Trump's Yemen raid that left a Navy SEAL dead didn't lead to useful intelligence: report

Photos from pro-Donald Trump rallies show sparse crowds across the country

Forget Kellyanne Conway's feet on the couch: Trump's Oval Office photo op part of a black college visit gone wrong

President Trump's national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, says term "radical Islamic terrorism" is unhelpful