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Noah Millman

The best replacement for Stephen Breyer ...

... is Stephen Breyer

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will they or won't they

Will Manchin and Sinema block Biden's SCOTUS nominee?

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W. James Antle III

The Senate battle to replace Stephen Breyer will get ugly

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guess who

Biden's options for Breyer's seat

Speed Reads

11:45 PM

Amy Schneider's historic Jeopardy! winning streak is over

10:33 PM

San Jose approves 1st U.S. law requiring liability insurance for gun owners

9:23 PM

U.S. sends Russia letter on security demands: 'The ball is in their court'

7:24 PM

McConnell not giving any clues as to how GOP senators will approach a Biden Supreme Court nominee

January 26, 2022

Spotify removing Neil Young's music amid Rogan debacle

January 26, 2022

Breyer reportedly wasn't happy his retirement news leaked

Daily Briefing

26 January 2022

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Biden discussing gas alternatives for Europe if Russia cuts off fuel

Pfizer starts trial for Omicron vaccine

College Board says SAT is going digital

N.Y. appeals judge temporarily restores state mask mandate

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W. James Antle III

There is no such thing as a 'Generic Republican'

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Damon Linker

Princeton boldly helps people who don't need help

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Noah Millman

Could the threat of Ukrainian resistance deter Russia?

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Damon Linker

America's hyperbole habit is the worst thing ever

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The daily gossip

25 January 2022

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Tiffany Haddish jokes about her DUI arrest

Disney responds after being put on blast by Peter Dinklage over 'Snow White' remake

The Rock cryptically teases he’s adapting a 'badass' video game

Damon Albarn addresses controversial comments about Taylor Swift at concert

Culture

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Samuel Goldman

Barry Bonds doesn't need the Hall of Fame

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Damon Linker

A tragedy in Indianapolis

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Samuel Goldman

The show The Gilded Age could have been

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Feature

Bernardine Evaristo recommends 6 books on being Black and British

Cartoons

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2022's Most Anticipated

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Jeva Lange

9 books to read in 2022

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Nandini Balial

15 TV shows to watch in 2022

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Brigid Kennedy

11 albums to stream and anticipate in early 2022

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David Faris

15 movies to watch in 2022

Business Briefing

26 January 2022

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Biden administration pulls vaccine mandate for big companies

GE says supply-chain problems dragged down revenue

Cryptocurrency plunge has wiped out $1 trillion in value since November

Biden discussing gas alternatives for Europe if Russia cuts off fuel

Business & Tech

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James Pethokoukis

Reagan's supply-side economics get a Biden update

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Ryan Cooper

Our economy is a group project

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Ryan Cooper

The weirdest economy in decades

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Ryan Cooper

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout

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1.'Daddy Pig Gets a Peloton'

Stephen Colbert's Late Show ropes Peppa Pig into Peloton's dead TV character mess

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2.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts tie Trump's vote-seizure order, Fox News' green M&M fetish

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3.ba dum tssss

Senate candidate J.D. Vance says 'our country's kind of a joke'

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4.drop your pencils

The digital SAT will be 'shorter, simpler, and perhaps easier'

5.Last night on late night

Late night hosts joke about great NFL playoffs, bad RFK Jr. Nazi analogies

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Joel Mathis

The differences between Boris and Donald

7.No apologies

Fox's Peter Doocy says Biden called him to 'clear the air' after 'stupid SOB' dig

8.horrible

The best replacement for Stephen Breyer ...

Will Manchin and Sinema block Biden's SCOTUS nominee?

The Senate battle to replace Stephen Breyer will get ugly

Biden's options for Breyer's seat

Speed Reads

Amy Schneider's historic Jeopardy! winning streak is over

San Jose approves 1st U.S. law requiring liability insurance for gun owners

U.S. sends Russia letter on security demands: 'The ball is in their court'

McConnell not giving any clues as to how GOP senators will approach a Biden Supreme Court nominee

Spotify removing Neil Young's music amid Rogan debacle

Breyer reportedly wasn't happy his retirement news leaked

Daily Briefing

Biden discussing gas alternatives for Europe if Russia cuts off fuel

Pfizer starts trial for Omicron vaccine

College Board says SAT is going digital

N.Y. appeals judge temporarily restores state mask mandate

Politics

There is no such thing as a 'Generic Republican'

Princeton boldly helps people who don't need help

Could the threat of Ukrainian resistance deter Russia?

America's hyperbole habit is the worst thing ever

The Week Magazine

The daily gossip

Tiffany Haddish jokes about her DUI arrest

Disney responds after being put on blast by Peter Dinklage over 'Snow White' remake

The Rock cryptically teases he’s adapting a 'badass' video game

Damon Albarn addresses controversial comments about Taylor Swift at concert

Culture

Barry Bonds doesn't need the Hall of Fame

A tragedy in Indianapolis

The show The Gilded Age could have been

Bernardine Evaristo recommends 6 books on being Black and British

Cartoons

2022's Most Anticipated

9 books to read in 2022

15 TV shows to watch in 2022

11 albums to stream and anticipate in early 2022

15 movies to watch in 2022

Business Briefing

Biden administration pulls vaccine mandate for big companies

GE says supply-chain problems dragged down revenue

Cryptocurrency plunge has wiped out $1 trillion in value since November

Biden discussing gas alternatives for Europe if Russia cuts off fuel

Business & Tech

Reagan's supply-side economics get a Biden update

Our economy is a group project

The weirdest economy in decades

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout

Most Popular

Stephen Colbert's Late Show ropes Peppa Pig into Peloton's dead TV character mess

Late night hosts tie Trump's vote-seizure order, Fox News' green M&M fetish

Senate candidate J.D. Vance says 'our country's kind of a joke'

The digital SAT will be 'shorter, simpler, and perhaps easier'

Late night hosts joke about great NFL playoffs, bad RFK Jr. Nazi analogies

The differences between Boris and Donald

Fox's Peter Doocy says Biden called him to 'clear the air' after 'stupid SOB' dig

Mexican journalist who said she feared for her life killed in Tijuana