GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage
GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard
The debate over synthetic 'shrooms
You can't patent naturally-occurring molecules like psilocybin. That's led to a rush to find a synthetic blend
Google wants to digitize troops' samples
The tech giant seeks access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and organ slices
Why being a farmworker is a health risk
Both the nature of the work and flaws in the support system cause injuries and illness
Half of community moved after Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina devastated St. Bernard Parish, many residents didn’t receive enough money to rebuild
For years, low-income residents of New Orleans said the state’s Road Home program paid them less. They were right
Momentum to "replace Sinema" builds
"She should join her friends on Wall Street in 2024," said one progressive
The harms of ultra processed foods
"In general, it would be preferred to purchase foods with five ingredients or less in them."
The myth of "green hydrogen"
Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid
Special counsel "moving fast" on Trump
Don't expect the same approach as Bob Mueller from the new special counsel leading probes into the former president
People don't mate randomly
Cross-trait assortative mating helps us find genetic links and understand why certain traits find each other
Judge Cannon reverses pro-Trump order
Judge Aileen Cannon was forced to toss Trump's special master order after a court said she never had jurisdiction
A desert icon faces near-certain doom
Desert tortoises are facing multiple extinction threats, including from climate change
MTG claim may land her before grand jury
"If Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won," MTG said. "Not to mention, it would've been armed"
The worst film performances of 2022
We wish Tom Hanks were unrecognizable, but hey, at least he gave us one of the greatest memes (he's white?) of 2022
Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show
The video of the booing was mysteriously taken down on Twitter
Sinema defection could boost Kari Lake
Sinema's move could split the Democratic vote in 2024 and help elect a Republican
Ex-RNC chief: Matt Gaetz punked McCarthy
MSNBC panel devolves into laughter after Gaetz posts unflattering photo of GOP leader
Kevin McCarthy makes a devil's bargain
McCarthy now faces a speakership battle he can only win as a sock puppet for the most dangerous member of Congress
Hill rebukes Trump's Paul Whelan boasts
Paul Whelan's brother also called Trump's comments "offensive," adding that he never mentioned him in office
The 5 biggest GOP faceplants of 2022
Donald Trump's brand of stupid fascism led to a whole bunch of losing for Republicans in Biden's second year
Trump is damaged, but very dangerous
When an abuse victim decides to break away, the abuser often turns to violence. That's where we are right now
MTG says she would have "won" Jan. 6
"We would have been armed"
Republican group welcomes insurrection
"We want total war"