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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh leaves the office Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)

Kavanaugh’s civil rights views studied ahead of confirmation

Civil rights organizations that have been combing through Kavanaugh's 300-plus decisions during 12 years as a federal appeals court judge.

7 years ago

Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain, pays respects before his flag-draped casket Friday at the Capitol rotunda. His final public memorial is Saturday at the National Cathedral. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

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Washington pays tribute to John McCain

Friends, family members and former political rivals will pay tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, in a ceremony Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 28, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he arrives at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. McCain’s family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

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What Are We Thinking?

Crossing the aisle: In the end it was the Dems who loved him most, McCain’s final poll numbers show

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

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The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain arrives inside the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Friday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

McCain makes a final return to Washington for rare honors

McCain will lie in state in the rotunda, an honor reserved for roughly only 30 other people since the practice began in 1852.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden prepares to speak at a ceremony for John McCain at North Phoenix Baptist Church on Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

‘We shall not see his like again’: Joe Biden honors his friend, John McCain

Through the lens of today's era of partisanship, it makes little sense that Joe Biden and John McCain would be friends.

7 years ago

Tyler Mitchell photographed Beyoncé for the September issue of Vogue.
(Courtesy of Vogue)

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Lifestyle

Tyler Mitchell on being the first African-American to photograph a ‘Vogue’ cover

When Vogue unveiled its annual fashion issue earlier this month, the Internet took notice.

7 years ago

A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017. (Biomedical Imaging Unit, Southampton General Hospital/Science Source)

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Health

Record high number of STD infections in U.S., as prevention funding declines

"It is time that President Trump and Secretary Azar declare STDs in America a public health crisis."

7 years ago

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Education

The School Shootings That Weren’t

How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop in Austin, Texas. A federal judge in Seattle has granted an injunction that prohibits the Trump administration from allowing a Texas company to post 3D gun-making plans online. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)

Courts & Law

Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns

A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns.

7 years ago

Last year, the Trump administration unveiled its goals for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, a deal that reshaped trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States.
(Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

U.S. and Mexico reach trade deal; Trump wants to drop NAFTA name

The United States and Mexico have reached an "understanding" on several critical trade issues following bilateral talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

7 years ago

Deep-fried tarantula. Hungry yet?
(Smithsonian Networks)

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Lifestyle

Don’t bug out! The Smithsonian Channel is going to show you how to cook insects

Joseph Giraldi, executive producer of Bug Bites thinks Westerners' attitudes towards insects as the main ingredient are finally catching up with the rest of the world.

7 years ago

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mulvaney took over the CFPB as acting director in late November. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

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Education

Student loan watchdog quits; blames Trump administration

In the letter, obtained by NPR, Frotman accuses Mulvaney and the Trump administration of undermining the CFPB and its ability to protect student borrowers.

7 years ago

After partnering with Democrat Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, John McCain worked alongside many others on what campaign finance reform should look like and how they might outmaneuver Senate Republican leaders who wanted to sink the legislation. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

McCain made campaign finance reform a years-long mission

McCain devoted much of his Senate career to handling the influence of money in public life — in part to try to recover from his role in a big congressional influence scandal.

7 years ago