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How a Bad Business Decision May Have Made Boeing’s 737 Max Vulnerable to Crashes

Where Boeing might have gone wrong.

Pelosi Says She’s Against Trying to Impeach Trump Because “He’s Just Not Worth It”

“I’m not for impeachment,” Pelosi said. “I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country.”

Let the Sun Shine in 2020

The bat, vampire, and ninja vote is small enough to ignore.

We Appear to Be on the Path to Another Government Shutdown

Trump’s budget is a blueprint for the next stalemate.

Adnan Syed Deserves a New Trial. It’s a Travesty That He’ll Never Get One.

This ruling weakens the right to counsel in Maryland and inexplicably dismisses the value of alibi witnesses.

What Made Dan Jenkins Great

A conversation with Bryan Curtis about Jenkins’ “sportswriterly state of being.”

A Trump Super PAC That Did Nothing but Post Memes Paid Its Director $42,000 for “Travel” Expenses, LOL

It’s hard work, but someone’s got to be extravagantly compensated for it in a way that draws the attention of federal investigators.

Trump’s Latest Plan to Shake Down U.S. Allies Shows He Still Thinks the Military Is a Protection Racket

Trump wants to spend record amounts of money on the military without any of its benefits.

Tucker Carlson Says Awful Things About Women in Newly Unearthed Radio Clips

Media Matters for America compiled some of the awful things the Fox News host said as a call-in guest to Bubba the Love Sponge.

A Woman Climbed a Barrier at an Arizona Zoo to Get a Selfie. Then a Jaguar Attacked.

The Wildlife World Zoo says the jaguar isn’t to blame and won’t suffer any consequences.