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Joe Biden’s Defense Doesn’t Work in 2019

To give Biden a pass for extrapolating one woman’s comfort onto every other woman is to ascribe to him all the social intelligence of a tree stump.

Why Stories of Biden’s Creepy Touching Won’t Bother His Supporters

Regardless of whether his behavior should be disqualifying, there’s little reason to believe it will be.

Shazam! Is Like Big if Tom Hanks Woke Up as Superman

The new comic-book movie brings unabashed, goofy escapism to DC’s cinematic universe.

No, Millennials Aren’t Sick of Drinking

Let us live.

Trump’s New Legal Strategy Is to Lose and Then Blame the Courts

This is some next level cognitive jujitsu.

Today in Brexit: Seems Like Theresa May Really, Really, Really, Really Doesn’t Want to Do a No-Deal Brexit

The Labour Party will get a chance to put its stamp on Brexit. Brexiteers are going to lose their minds.

The Angle: Republicans Just Bucked Trump on Obamacare

Trump wanted to tackle health care again. This time, it was his own party that talked him down.

I Saw the Hit Anti-Abortion Movie That the “Social Media Masters” Don’t Want You to See

It was quite a trip.

Seth Meyers: No Matter What the Mueller Report Reveals, Betsy DeVos Is Awful

Really, really awful.

Trevor Noah Weighs in on Joe Biden’s Creepiness Problem

“The former Vice President is putting out feelers to find out where he stands, and apparently the answer is ‘too close to women.’ ”