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The federal government has essentially stopped functioning as a federal government.

Dinkins’ tenure was fraught as the city faced high crime and racial tensions.

Parenting advice on bathroom privacy, racism, and annoying neighbor kids.

A playbook for when your family falls down the rabbit hole.

He knows that I didn’t grow up with the holiday and don’t enjoy it.

“We had nowhere near the ground game that the Republicans had.”

The cities at the center of Trump’s crusade are not even the ones that cost him the election.

Plus: A deep dive into “dust,” and what Lyra and Mary Malone are discovering about it.

John Wilson on filming coincidental moments for his new HBO Max docuseries.

Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss just got some seemingly insurmountable rebukes.

Congress has many valid justifications for continuing to seek information concerning Trump’s financial entanglements.

This autocratic power grab could be grabbier.

The Arecibo radio telescope was important for science, but it also has a special place in my heart.

Freddy Adu turned pro at age 14. His career went downhill from there.

I really miss it.

All three volumes of the iconic strip can be yours for about $60.

Financial incentives can save lives.

The delay is viewed by many to be part of Trump’s long shot and desperate attempt to overturn the election results.

There should probably be a ceiling on getting mad at individual non-evil people in an age of rampant systemic failures.

The Biden administration will be on the same page from Day One, but there’s a risk of groupthink.

The most prominent Republican COVID fatality showed how easy it is for the party to tolerate Black suffering.

As coronavirus cases rise in Mexico, residents cited privacy and data protection concerns over having to scan a QR code to enter businesses....

Is there a way to train myself to enjoy mushy stews?

Diana was loved for living the fairy tale, and loved even more for breaking from it.

A fading campaign collapses under the weight of finally having to back up big talk with actual substance.