Congress forces Trump's hand
A bill passed by Congress calls for Trump to "speak out" against hate groups
Ted's Twitter troubles on TV
The Texas senator's tech problems provide low-hanging fruit for late-night comedians
Trump's "voter fraud" troll
Vote-suppression specialist Kris Kobach, investigating a problem that doesn't exist, is flailing desperately
Medicare-for-all comes alive
Democrats seeking to be their party's nominee in 2020 are lining up to support the health care bill
Serving in silence
Veteran and author Rob Smith describes hiding his identity in the Army and his activist work for all LGBT troops
Abolish the debt ceiling
The debt ceiling is how much the government is allowed to borrow. It should be abolished.
The Freedom Plea
New evidence pointed to innocence in the cases of these four Baltimore men, yet prosecutors wanted a plea deal
A missing face
The White House has still not provided pictures to the agency in charge of distributing the official portraits
How will history view the Trump era?
Yes, Jefferson was a slave-owner and Teddy Roosevelt a blatant racist. Right now we're in no position to gloat
Next GOP target: Endangered animals
With the trophy-hunting Trumps in power, the Endangered Species Act is under attack from anti-environmental zealots
Corporate media hearts Javanka
CNN, Politico, The New York Times and others have burnished Jared and Ivanka's image in grossly unethical ways
Trump can't turn promise into policy
Seven months into Trump's presidency, it's illuminating to see what of his "big ticket" items he's accomplished
The U.S. should go Dutch
Build up, not out
Cryptocurrencies and cyber extortionists
Many scams involve cryptocurrencies — and more cryptocurrencies are being invented all the time
The Mindy Project and Broad City return
These shows illustrate how our TV companions carry us, and how hard we can be on them nevertheless
A triumph of independent Indian film
Silenced by censors initially, a story of the hardships and triumphs of women living in small town India has soared
"Today is not your lucky day"
"Support the troops" only goes so far for veterans, even those who fought in foreign wars, who aren't citizens
Mayor Murray Resigns
The city's Democratic mayor has previously been accused of sexual abuse, and the new allegations go back decades
Why we love dirty words
The host of "Very Bad Words," a podcast about swearing, dives into the primal nature of taboo language
Gay rights hero Edith Windsor dies
Her Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor, paved the way for marriage equality
Christie mocked again
Mayor Steve Fulop: "They used to say politics in New Jersey is no day at the beach." Rimshot
Senator Mitt Romney?
According to a new poll, Romney would outperform other likely Republican candidates if Hatch leaves office
Preacher claims to have stopped Irma
Lance Wallnau claimed, "It’s an amazing intervention of God and we have to praise God."
Large corporation: Buy the thing
Cupertino-based company announces $1000 piece of metal, glass, to replace last year’s $700 piece of metal, glass