Supreme Court strikes down party spending limits
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on how much political parties may spend in coordination with candidates, handing party committees a major win and reshaping…
A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent.…
“Pig Lab,” by Will Mackin
In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
Trump wins climate battle at the World Bank - Politico
Trump wins climate battle at the World Bank Politico
Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Other Old Internet Brands, Is Going Public
Bending Spoons, an Italian company that buys aging internet companies, is going public this week at a potential value of $19 billion.
New Report Highlights Growing Partnership Between Surveillance Tech and ICE
DHS doesn't just buy surveillance tech, but also helps create it through a billion-dollar research incubator.
How American Experiment Could Last Another 250 Years
America has accomplished amazing things in the first 250 years of its nationhood. It went from being a peripheral colony to being the richest and most powerful country in the…
Paraguay shock Germany in shootout win for one of all-time World Cup upsets - Al Jazeera
Paraguay shock Germany in shootout win for one of all-time World Cup upsets Al Jazeera
Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits - CBS News
Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits CBS News The Supreme Court’s New 6–3 Elections Case Was Not Nearly As Bad As Expected Slate Magazine Supreme Court…
Steve Bannon rips Trump official for spouting statistics 'nobody believes' - Alternet
Steve Bannon rips Trump official for spouting statistics 'nobody believes' Alternet
Nearly 6.8 million people may be affected by Venezuela quakes, UN says
Nearly 7 million people may have been affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, the United Nations said on Saturday, as the death toll approached 1,000 and…
House cuts work short for second week as rebels freeze floor - WKRN News 2
House cuts work short for second week as rebels freeze floor WKRN News 2
U.S. murder rate approaches a record low
A few years ago, experts worried about a "new normal" of elevated violent crime in the U.S. Now the country is flirting with breaking its all-time low murder rate
The great wealth transfer rattling Wall Street
Tens of trillions of dollars are moving between generations — and younger heirs feel little loyalty to traditional advisers
The Contradiction at the Heart of Media Responses to the Trump/Iran Memo
Iran is at once a behemoth that threatens the Middle East and United States, and yet somehow also so weak that the US can and should dictate how it operates.