The future for legal pot and drug reform is very much in doubt
Attacker at large
One day after the terrorist attacks in Turkey and Berlin, one country mourns while the other continues a man hunt
Next year's inductees include the late Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Journey and more
Pearl Jam makes history
Haters, never fear: In the coming years, hip-hop pioneers and non-rock icons are due to have their turn
Missing Michelle Obama already
Black women like Obama have set the tone and laid the foundation for everything I’ve accomplished and aspire to be
Casey Affleck wants to be nice
Do Affleck and Trump have something else in common besides hosting SNL? Is the show a safe space for naughty boys?
Protest that feels powerful
For some, activism in the face of the Trump presidency is not enough: Only intense and passionate artivism will do
Bullsh**ter of the Day
The president-elect has some hazy memories of the '92 and '96 electoral maps
One historian lamented that Trump's win would “hearten fascists all over the world.”
Surreal is the word of 2016
Searches for the word surreal spiked after the election night results in November; nobody can say why
trump brings dc traumas
D.C.-area psychotherapists say the thought of Trump's impending presidency is causing some "to rethink their lives"
John Nixon says the CIA is too eager to please the president — giving him answers he wants to hear
Look Again
Fascinating world views from the assassination of a Russian ambassador to meerkats opening gift-wrapped mealworms
Trump once said "I don't settle cases," but it turns out he actually does
Trump's terror posturing
Based on zero information, our president-elect lumps distinct acts of violence into a struggle for civilization
Trump: Prince of lies
Trump's bewildering, inconsistent statements are not accidents — they're part of a large and dangerous pattern
Flynn's scaring NSC staff
Apparently career employees of the NSC aren't keen on working for a notorious conspiracy theorist
Obesity on the rise
U.S. life expectancy has dropped for the first time since 1993 and chronic conditions linked to weight don't help
look, a tech bubble!
Borrowing allows start-ups to avoid dilution, but carries the risk of a swift wind down if a payment is missed
Americans split on College
Americans have had two presidential elections since 2000 in which the popular vote winner didn't become president
scott walker's power grab
Wisconsin's Gov. Walker writes a letter to President-elect Trump urging more state autonomy and fewer federal rules
trump meets Nazis
Yes, there is a worldwide fascist movement, and both Trump and Putin are playing their part in Austria
hillary berned sanders staff
"We were street activists," one prominent Sanders supporter told The Daily Beast, "and they don’t get that"
Michelle: I support Trump
Obama said she wants to make the transition of power as smooth as possible