Trump Is Burning All the Bridges on His Way Out

By Sam Stein, Asawin Suebsaeng

The president has turned on a huge number of Republicans who aided his rise to power. And that’s just in the past week.

By Kelly Weill

The forgotten saga of Zion, Illinois, is evidence that America’s political situation could still be a whole lot stupider.

By Justin Baragona

“I expect there will be a little chaos. This is a scam, though,” Kinzinger said about Republicans' planned effort to contest the Electoral College results.

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For a while, entertainment innovation seemed to take place in the clouds. But new physical devices are working to modernize the viewing experience.

By Michael Ellsberg

Jet Setting Jasmine has produced and starred in her own porn for a decade. She’s been a licensed therapist for even longer, and now helps sex workers navigate the adult industry.

By Tom Sykes, Tim Teeman

Plus, the “Mail on Sunday” apologizes to Prince Harry, but Harry still wants his day in court, the queen resists giving Tony Blair a top honor, and Prince Andrew plans a comeback.

By Lloyd Grove

Through years of gaslighting and lying, Trump and his cronies have done immeasurable damage to public trust in evidence-based reporting. What can be done to reverse it?

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By David Rothkopf, Bernard Schwartz

It was not just a triumph of one politician, Joe Biden, over another, Donald Trump. Nor was it a win by one political party over another. No, the stakes were far higher.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Italy should have taught the world a lesson as the first epicenter outside of China. Now the country is repeating its mistakes as COVID-19 cancels Christmas.

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 PRIORITIES 

The president made false claims on Twitter about the effectiveness of lockdowns on coronavirus case numbers.

 SENSELESS 

Rockford police say three others were wounded in the shooting, which appeared to be random.

 A DEATH FORETOLD 

She jumped to her death from a Manhattan tourist attraction after a battle with anorexia and mental illness.

 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT 

So-called “V-Day” was launched across the European Union’s 27 member states on Sunday morning.

 THAT’S THE END OF THAT 

The deputy was fired just one day after officials began an internal investigation into his online activities.

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