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Washington state just passed the country's first 'public option' plan, and its difficult birth carries a warning for national reformers.

The long, sordid history of New York's Penn Station shows how progressives have made it too hard for the government to do big things—and why, believe it or not, Robert Caro is to blame.

The Democratic establishment is counting on him to stop Trump and, perhaps, stave off Bernie as well. But can his cerebral politics still galvanize voters in an age of extremes?

The top editor says the company also won't investigate its owner's Democratic rivals.

A slowly unfolding plot and a complicated anti-hero make the impeachment hearings feel like a prestige drama. Maybe TV hasn't ruined our brains for politics after all.

We've seen impeachment proceedings before—but not like this. We rounded up 5 experts on the process to tell us what we should have been paying attention to.

Donald Trump knows there are potential traitors in his midst. His presidency could depend on keeping them at bay.

40 years ago, a gang of Klansmen and Nazis murdered five communists in broad daylight. America has never been the same.

Food is closely linked to health, yet federal nutrition research is underfunded, even as the costs of diet-related diseases are skyrocketing. Does Washington hold the key to solving the obesity crisis?

The Labor Department says the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.5% to 3.6%, still near a five-decade low. For the second straight month, average hourly wages rose 3% from a year ago.

Steve Bullock was supposed to be the key to unlocking Trump voters. Here's why he thinks he still has a chance.

For decades, the two ambitious New Yorkers have found ways to use each other's celebrity to stoke their own.

Members of leadership and vulnerable Democrats were opposed to taking the vote.