The wounded were crying, and the rest were dying. -- Seth Tucker

Guns, Violence, and Student Activism: A Conversation With Emma González, David Hogg, and Others 

EDUCATION

Arne Duncan: Parents Should Boycott Schools Until Gun Laws Are Fixed 

U.S. Security Cooperation With Korea 

U.S. Security Cooperation With Japan

STEVE BANNON

China grows in a threat we have not had yet, says former Trump's chief political strategist, Steve Bannon 

JARED KUSHNER

Jared Kushner Granted Permanent Security Clearance 

SCREEN

H Is for Hawk: A New Chapter

The Weird Sex Lives of Jumping Spiders: Ep. 8 | Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade

The Fixers Who Buried Old Hollywood’s Biggest Scandals

Yes, Animals Have Personalities—And They’re Altering Wildlife Biology 

People on the move: The science of migrations

Chemists may be zeroing in on chemical reactions that sparked the first life

Rice plant engineered with a ‘tunable’ immune system could fight multiple diseases at once

SECRETARY OF STATE
Mike Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says the U.S. Will Fight Russian Interference in the 2018 Elections 

Mike Pompeo Vows To Fill Anti-Semitism Post

Pompeo to Meet With High-Ranking North Korean Ahead of Summit

Mike Pompeo to Huddle With Anti-Semite’s Envoy

POLITICS

Democrats Prepare Assault on Trump Over Rising Gas Prices 

Michael Avenatti, After Firm Loses $10M Dispute: ‘I’m Not a Celebrity, I’m a Lawyer’

Democrats Resurrect the Worst Talking Point in Politics OPINION

US criticizes China’s militarization of disputed waters 

Pentagon Blocks China From Joining Naval Exercise

Pentagon Is Speeding Up Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, Other Allies

BARACK OBAMA
Former President   

Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency 

Obama considering post-presidential digital media career, sources say

Simply Exhaling May Spread Flu 

Microbe That Causes Sepsis & Meningitis Has Mutated into a New Sexually Transmitted Disease

Gut Bacteria Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

DeVos: State Bans on Public Money to Religious Schools Should Go To 'Ash Heap of History' 

Five Things to Watch for When Betsy DeVos Makes Rare Visit to Capitol Hill

Betsy DeVos and Democrats in Congress Both Support Paying Teachers More. They Differ on the Details

Russian interference in the 2016 election    

Senate GOP finds Russia meddled in 2016 election, breaking with House 

The Trump administration’s Plan B on Iran is no plan at all 

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