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Bust the Filibuster: Much of the attention placed on Democrats sweeping Congress and the White House ignores the fact that the Senate is still crippled by a decades-old rule: the filibuster. That leaves Democrats with an imperative to…

A sign reading “Extraterrestrial Highway” stands along the road in Rachel, Nevada.Ideas From The AtlanticOnly the Right Can Defeat White Nationalism (Adam Serwer) “White nationalism is a far greater threat to American democracy…

The federal government cannot legally pay for most abortions. But it does give money to abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood for all sorts of other reproductive-health services, especially for low-income women. For years,…

As all of this was happening on the legislative side, the courts were also working through what the law already says about LGBTQ rights. In the past 30 years, the Supreme Court has ruled sex stereotyping illegal; declared sodomy bans…

Snapshot(Stephen Yang / Reuters)People stand behind police tape near the Fulton Street subway station in New York City as police investigate suspicious packages.Ideas From The AtlanticFour Lessons From Israel’s Clash With Tlaib and Omar…

There was joy in toyland this week — albeit muted — after the Trump administration said it would postpone tariffs on toys made in China until after the holiday rush.Why it matters: The industry, still recovering from the demise of Toys…

In the days leading up to the congresswomen’s planned visit, Israel watchers circulated rumors that they might not be allowed into the country. This morning, Trump definitively weighed in on Twitter. Israel should not let Tlaib and Omar…

According to the Department of Labor, 420,000 entities are currently registered as potential federal contractors. While this figure might overestimate the number of groups eligible to work with the Department of Labor, it illustrates how…

Enter Cuccinelli. The former Virginia attorney general joined the Trump administration in late May. His background includes trying to eliminate birthright citizenship, questioning whether Barack Obama was born in the United States, and…

The Official Account: Today, Attorney General William Barr criticized “serious irregularities” at the Manhattan jail where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead from an apparent suicide. The online swamps of conspiracy theorists reacted…