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Killer Mike Inflames the Democrats' Intergenerational Struggle

The rapper and Bernie Sanders backer is the latest surrogate to get into hot water, quoting an activist who said, “A uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States.”

• David A. Graham
• February 17, 2016

Another Terrorist Attack in Turkey

The blast, which Ankara’s governor attributed to a car bomb, has killed at least 28 people.

• Krishnadev Calamur and Adam Chandler
• February 17, 2016

Apple vs. the FBI

The company says it will fight an order that instructs it to provide “reasonable technical assistance” to unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers.

• Krishnadev Calamur
• February 17, 2016

The Senate Awaits Its Doomed Nominee

Charges of judicial hypocrisy broke out among lawmakers as President Obama weighed naming a replacement for Antonin Scalia, who might not even get a vote.

• Russell Berman
• February 16, 2016

Roger Goodell's $34 Million Salary

The NFL commissioner made tens of millions of dollars in bonuses in a scandal-plagued 2014.

• Adam Chandler
• February 16, 2016

Antonin Scalia's Secrets

The late justice once discussed running for vice president and later gave President Obama an unsolicited recommendation for the Supreme Court.

• Russell Berman
• February 16, 2016

Ted Cruz's Hugely Expensive Plan for a Huge Military

Attacked by rivals for being soft on defense, the Texas senator lays out a program to guarantee peace through strength.

• David A. Graham
• February 16, 2016

Deconstructing Kendrick Lamar's Grammys Performance

With a jailbreak, massive bonfire, and new song, he shed light on an internal struggle caused by external conflict.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• February 16, 2016

Remembering Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The Egyptian diplomat and former UN secretary-general was 93.

• Adam Chandler
• February 16, 2016

Cuba and the U.S.: An Ongoing Thaw

The two countries signed an agreement that allows American commercial flights to return to the island for the first time in almost 60 years.

• J. Weston Phippen
• February 16, 2016

What Will Become of Public-Sector Unions Now?

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, organized labor may be spared—for a little while.

• Charlotte Garden
• February 16, 2016

Allegations—and Denials—in the Syrian Conflict

Russia is dismissing as baseless claims that its airstrikes hit three hospitals and a school, killing 50 people.

• Krishnadev Calamur
• February 16, 2016

Can George W. Bush Save Jeb?

With the crucial South Carolina primary nearing, the former president is finally campaigning for his brother.

• David A. Graham
• February 16, 2016

Kendrick Lamar Saves the Grammys

• Spencer Kornhaber
• February 15, 2016