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So About That Special Relationship ...

• Krishnadev Calamur
• March 11, 2016

Will Trump's Campaign Manager Face Criminal Charges?

Corey Lewandowski has denied accusations that he grabbed Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, bruising her, but she has filed a police report.

• David A. Graham
• March 11, 2016

Is McDonald's Responsible for Its Franchise Workers?

A court case in New York City between McDonald’s and its workers could change the way employees negotiate their pay.

• J. Weston Phippen
• March 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton Turns Up the Heat in North Carolina

Faced with a stiff challenge from Bernie Sanders in the Rust Belt, the Democratic front-runner works to run up her margin among black voters in the South.

• David A. Graham
• March 11, 2016

Twisting the Media's Arm

Donald Trump’s campaign denied allegations that its campaign manager assaulted a reporter for Breitbart News.

• Matt Ford
• March 10, 2016

Burma’s Proxy President

The country’s military-drafted constitution forbids Nobel Peace Prize–winner Aung San Suu Kyi from serving as president. Her party has nominated a stand-in for her.

• Adam Chandler
• March 10, 2016

The Lurking Menace of a Trump Rally

An undercurrent of violence courses through Trump’s events ​and speeches. In North Carolina, it erupted into the open.

• David A. Graham
• March 10, 2016

The Islamic State’s Orientation Questionnaire

German media said they have a list of 22,000 names of foreign ISIS fighters, gleaned from questionnaires the terrorist organization asks new recruits to fill out.

• J. Weston Phippen
• March 10, 2016

Au Revoir to France’s 35-Hour Workweek?

President Francois Hollande and the Socialist Party are trying to change the country’s labor laws.

• Adam Chandler
• March 10, 2016

A Voter-ID Battle in Texas

As the 2016 elections near, the entire U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider the state’s voter-ID law.

• Matt Ford
• March 10, 2016

Behind the Islamic State’s Chemical-Warfare Plans

The militant group is suspected of using toxic agents in attacks in Syria and Iraq.

• Marina Koren
• March 9, 2016

Iran’s Message on a Missile

The country has test-fired several long-range missiles this week, which may be in violation of a United Nations resolution.

• J. Weston Phippen
• March 9, 2016

Why Did Carly Fiorina Endorse Ted Cruz?

Her backing for the Texas senator looks like another sign of Republicans coalescing around the lesser of two candidates they don’t love.

• David A. Graham
• March 9, 2016

How ‘LOL’ Became a Punctuation Mark

Far from its “laughing out loud” origins, the term now suggests irony and ambivalence—and also the mutability of language.

• Megan Garber
• March 9, 2016