How the DNC chair election works

Whoever wins will become a leading voice of the Democratic Party.

Why the country is having a big debate about empathy after Donald Trump’s election

It’s about how to reach out to Trump voters.

Jeff Sessions, Trump’s attorney general pick, would be a massive setback for civil rights

A man who once said the KKK “was okay until I found out they smoked pot” could guide the nation’s top law enforcement agency.

Donald Trump isn't president yet. But he's already making 740,000 immigrants live in fear.

The immigrants Obama protected through executive action could be pushed back into the shadows — or worse.

The Minnesota police officer who shot Philando Castile has been charged with manslaughter

Another police shooting in America.

It's official: Election Day 2016 was marijuana legalization's biggest day ever

Four states legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, and three more legalized medical pot.

Starbucks’s red cup controversy, explained

The war over Starbucks's red cups is American outrage at its finest.

Moving to Canada, explained

The reasons Americans want to move to Canada are the reasons it's really hard to do it

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Here’s all the racism many Republicans ignored before finally dumping Trump

Trump regularly tells reporters that he’s "the least racist person that you’ve ever encountered." But his record tells another story.

Once you know Trump's history, what his campaign has done is unsurprising. That makes him scarier.

The candidate has a long history of racism, misogyny, and corruption. It’s who he is.

The anti-Clinton insurgency at the FBI, explained

It isn’t just bad for Clinton. It’s also a disaster for the FBI.

The lawsuit accusing Trump of raping a 13-year-old girl, explained

The anonymous plaintiff dropped her lawsuit against Trump, the circumstances around which have been bizarre.

The debate over FBI Director James Comey's new Clinton email letter, explained

Comey has gotten stuck in a big political mess.