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Cory Booker Says the Filibuster Saved Obamacare. Is He Imagining Things?

The 2020 candidate’s point is debatable at best.

Don Winslow’s The Border Is a Thrill

A fitting conclusion to a sprawling trilogy.

Ongoing Struggles of Warren Campaign Provide Yet More Evidence That Voters Are Full of It

Hypocrisy-policing the 2020 primary electorate.

Today in Brexit: Parliament Couldn’t Decide on a New Brexit Plan, but They Did Get to See Some Naked Butts

A new daily look at the Brexit madness.

Why Baltimore’s Mayor is Taking a Leave of Absence Over a Scandal Caused by Her Children’s Books

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will leave office at midnight over a scandal caused by her self-published Healthy Holly books.

Zion Williamson Is Gone, but the UConn Women Play On

Should Duke have done better with all that talent?

Kid Activists Aren’t Political Pawns—They’re Essential to the Future

How parents can raise civically engaged kids—and help inoculate them from violent radicalism.

The Twist in Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone Is There’s Not Much Jordan Peele

The Get Out and Us director hosts the CBS series, but he saved his best work for the big screen.

From Rihanna to LeBron James, Musicians and Fans Pay Tribute to Slain Rapper Nipsey Hussle on Social Media

“He was so gifted, so proud of his home, so invested in his community.”

Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot to Death in Los Angeles

He was 33 years old.