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CNN obtained thousands of messages to and from Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows between Election Day 2020 and Biden’s inauguration. Here’s what they reveal about the communications of Trump’s inner circle in the weeks before and after January 6. Will the former president ever tweet again? CNBC looks at the selloff of stock tied to Trump’s social-media venture following new...

A high school coach who lost his job after praying on the field has taken his case to the Supreme Court. He spoke recently with ABC News . Texas Monthly profiles Greg Abbott. The two-term governor has influence far beyond his state — and may be the future of the GOP. Some people in Congress say the expanded child tax credit isn’t needed because of existing welfare aid for families. But...

On Earth Day, Vox has the story of a massive environmental crisis that the world actually solved. CNBC reports that a bill passed by Florida Republicans to dissolve Disney’s special district could leave local taxpayers with more than $1 billion in debt. The Atlantic goes inside the covert network of abortion-rights activists preparing for the end of Roe v. Wade . The summer of “revenge...

Putin just tested an intercontinental ballistic missile NATO has dubbed “Satan 2” — but that’s not the scariest move he’s making around nuclear arms. The Washington Post explains. The Post also looks into how the West is sending heavier weaponry to Ukrainian forces, and what that tells us about where the conflict is going. The Wall Street Journal reports on how homeow...

BBC News explains why Russia is attempting to capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. The Wall Street Journal takes us inside one of Shanghai’s mass quarantine centers, where there are no showers and lights are on 24/7. Reuters details how the city’s strict coronavirus policy is pitting neighbor against neighbor. It took Vice less than 24 hours to order an endangered tiger on Fa...

Many people are confused by the latest news about masking on planes and transit. USA Today breaks down what’s changed and what health officials recommend. Before Jerry Sandusky, Penn State football had another serial sexual predator. ESPN has the untold story of his crimes and the fight to bring him to justice. Politico visits Alaska to cover Sarah Palin’s congressional run and finds m...

A Russian Orthodox bishop is justifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with religious dogma. The Washington Post reports that this religious figure is creating a rift in the global Orthodox Church.   An investigation by ProPublica looks into the tax filings of the top 400 earners in the U.S. — and lays out how the ultrawealthy are able to pay a much lower tax rate than most other Am...

When Amber van Moessner was growing up, she never questioned whether the man who raised her was her biological father. But when she was in her late 20s, she took a 23andMe genetic test and discovered that she was conceived via a sperm donor. Van Moessner’s story kicks off the podcast series BioHacked: Family Secrets , hosted by T.J. Raphael. Shumita Basu interviews Raphael and van Moessner a...

Elon Musk has launched a hostile-takeover bid for Twitter. The Verge explores how Musk might change the app.   COVID is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The Atlantic spoke to people who have lost loved ones to the virus and experienced intense isolation and a lack of societal support.     Today Major League Baseball commemorates the 75th anniversary of Jack...

Holding Putin accountable for alleged war crimes may be difficult because of how the International Criminal Court works. Vox explains. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has been removed from North Carolina voter rolls while under investigation for potential election fraud. It follows a New Yorker story looking into questions around the address he reg...

Police have named suspect in the shooting attack on the subway in Brooklyn. CNN has the story. Biden has a new plan to keep gasoline prices under control. Critics say it could damage the environment and some cars. Bloomberg explains. Many colleges waived standardized-testing requirements during the pandemic. NBC News checks in and finds that some universities say their classes have become more div...

The Washington Post explains what the appointment of a new top commander says about Russia’s potential war plans in Ukraine. NBC News reports on his controversial battlefield reputation. Many polling officials are considering leaving their roles after a difficult couple of years. At an election workers conference in Georgia, NPR finds a new crop of public servants who are stepping in to fill...

The Texas Tribune reports on what happened to the woman who was recently jailed and charged with murder over a self-induced abortion. America has a shortage of doctors. Vox looks into what’s holding so many medical-school graduates back from becoming physicians. Major political developments have been taking place in two countries that have major implications for the U.S. CNN reports on the f...

The Wall Street Journal looks at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic confirmation to the Supreme Court and some of the key cases she’ll hear in her first term. A half-century ago, pioneering civil-rights attorney Constance Baker Motley could have been the first African American justice on the highest court. Politico examines her career. Bloomberg explores how rising food and fuel pr...

NPR reports on how millions of Ukrainian children are staying in school even as conflict rages. The return of Tiger Woods raises the stakes for the Masters. The Wall Street Journal sets the stage. Apple News has a complete guide to Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. A Rolling Stone reporter gets a look inside the lavish, top-secret world of super-private concerts, where rock stars earn mil...

The execution of a Ukrainian mayor is getting attention as the actions of Russian troops come under global scrutiny. The Wall Street Journal tells her story. An NPR investigation found that a federal program to help low-income people with student loans failed them in many ways. American nurses are speaking out against the conviction of RaDonda Vaught, who faces eight years in prison after a fatal...

The Washington Post reports on the Ukrainian refugees trying to get into the U.S. by crossing its border with Mexico. The Cut speaks to an immigration advocate who says Ukrainians and Russians are receiving very different treatment than people from Latin American, Caribbean, and African countries. Bloomberg Businessweek has the story of how Trump’s favorite postmaster managed to hang on to h...

New evidence of war crimes is reportedly emerging as Russians retreat from areas around Kyiv. The Wall Street Journal has an on-the-ground dispatch. The City has the inside story of how NYC workers pulled off an unexpected labor victory over Amazon. Vox explains the role that local jails play in America’s mass incarceration. Afghan girls fear they won’t be able to continue their educat...

When it came to light that the blood-testing technology behind the biotech startup Theranos didn’t work, the enigmatic founder, Elizabeth Holmes, became the subject of intense scrutiny. While Holmes has been in the spotlight, there’s another person at the center of this story: Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. Balwani and Holmes dated in secret for more than a decade, and he eventual...

Politico reports on new U.S. sanctions against Russian tech companies, and examines how the ruble’s recent rebound has some analysts wondering whether existing sanctions are tough enough. American workers are testing positive for drug use at the highest rate in decades. The Wall Street Journal explains why. What’s the point of all these new shows about scammers? A Vox critic has though...

Politico poses six questions about Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, and Supreme Court conflict of interest, and also looks at what Democrats might do next . Some politicians want to enact gas-tax holidays to make gas cheaper for drivers. The Wall Street Journal looks at how the debate cuts across the usual political divides. And Vice talks to an economist who says such moves have a mixed rec...

The Atlantic argues that the so-called Great Resignation is more of a Great Job Switcheroo. Ukraine is offering to become a neutral country. Vox explores what that might look like. Children who fled Afghanistan without their families are now in federal custody, many in facilities that have struggled to meet their needs. ProPublica investigates. Politico looks at how the rise of NFTs is creating ta...

Culture wars over what’s taught in schools are nothing new. The New Yorker looks at how parents and teachers clashed in the 1920s. An anti-lynching bill is being signed into law after more than a century of failed attempts. The Washington Post has the story of how it finally got to the president’s desk. The war in Ukraine has seen a rise in hobbyist intelligence analysts who develop an...

Biden is proposing a new minimum tax on America’s wealthiest families. The Washington Post has details of the plan. The sitcom that propelled comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Ukrainian presidency is now streaming again in the U.S. A critic writes in NBC News on the surreal experience of watching it while the war in Ukraine rages. Criminals are using cheap hardware sold online to convert g...

Joshua Barbeau lost his fiancée, Jessica, nearly a decade ago. For Joshua, getting over her death felt impossible. He was still grieving when he came across a website that allowed him to feel like he was communicating with Jessica again — by creating a customized, A.I.-powered chatbot. San Francisco Chronicle journalist Jason Fagone spoke with Shumita Basu about how the Jessica bot he...